| William Poromaa | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Bengt William Poromaa | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 23) Malmberget, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Åsarna IK | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 – (2019–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (13th in 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 26 January 2024. | |||||||||||||||
William Poromaa (born 23 December 2000) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competes internationally.
He competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf, where he placed fourth in the relay with the Swedish team.
Personal life
Poromaa is a son of former cross-country skiers Anette Fanqvist and Larry Poromaa [sv]. Poromaa is of Finnish descent through his paternal grandmother.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 |
Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | 4 | — |
| 2023 | 22 | 5 | 5 | Bronze | — | 6 | — |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final | |||
| 2019 | 18 | NC | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 19 | NC | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 20 | 35 | 27 | 83 | 4 | 17 | 23 | — | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | 35 | 20 | — |  |
— | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 95 |  |
— | 24 | — | — | |
| 2024 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 95 | — | — | 14 | — | — | |
Individual podiums
- 5 podiums – (4 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021–22 | 27 February 2022 |  Lahti, Finland |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2022–23 | 27 January 2023 |  Les Rousses, France |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 29 January 2023 | 20 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 4 | 26 March 2023 | Lahti, Finland |
20 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 2023–24 | 6 January 2024 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy |
15 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 2 podiums – (2 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022–23 | 11 December 2022 |  Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Dahlqvist / Karlsson / Halfvarsson |
| 2 | 2023–24 | 26 January 2024 |  Goms, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Karlsson / Burman / Svahn |
References
- ^ "William Poromaa". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- "Supertalangen hyllas – kallas för "frälsaren"". Expressen (in Swedish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- Vähätalo, Eelis (2 December 2021). "Ruotsin 20-vuotiaalta hiihtokarpaasilta kysyttiin vinkkejä etäsuhteeseen – näin hän kertoi kaukolemmestään Frida Karlssonin, 22, kanssa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
Poromaan isän puolen suku on Suomesta. Hänen isoäitinsä on suomalainen.
External links
- William Poromaa at FIS (cross-country)
- William Poromaa at Olympedia
- William Poromaa at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Swedish male cross-country skiers
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
- People from Gällivare Municipality
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen