William Poromaa
Appearance
William Poromaa | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Bengt William Poromaa | ||||||||||||||
Born | Malmberget, Sweden | 23 December 2000||||||||||||||
Ski club | Åsarna IK | ||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
Seasons | 6 – (2019–present) | ||||||||||||||
Starts | 55 | ||||||||||||||
Podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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.[1]
He competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf, where he placed fourth in the relay with the Swedish team.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Poromaa is a son of former cross-country skiers Anette Fanqvist and Larry Poromaa .[2] Poromaa is of Finnish descent through his paternal grandmother.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 9[a] | — | 4 | 4 |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
[edit]- 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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||||
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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
[edit]- 5 podiums – (4 WC, 1 SWC)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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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
[edit]- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 2 podiums – (2 RL)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c "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
[edit]- William Poromaa at FIS (cross-country)
- William Poromaa at Olympedia
- William Poromaa at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
Categories:
- 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