William Poromaa

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William Poromaa
CountrySweden
Full nameBengt William Poromaa
Born (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 23)
Malmberget, Sweden
Ski club Åsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (2019–present)
Starts55
Podiums5
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (13th in 2023 )
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Planica 50 km classical
Updated on 26 January 2024.

William Poromaa (born 23 December 2000) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competes internationally. [1]

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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

Poromaa is a son of former cross-country skiers Anette Fanqvist and Larry Poromaa  [ sv ]. [2] Poromaa is of Finnish descent through his paternal grandmother. [3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1]

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 [a] — 4 4

aDistance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

 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 standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		Ski Tour
2020		World Cup
Final
2019 18NCNC—NC————
2020 19NCNC—NC————
2021 2035278341723——
2022 213520—Bronze medal icon.svg————
2023 2213795Silver medal icon.svg—24——
2024 23141395——14——

Individual podiums

  • 5 podiums – (4 WC, 1 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2021–22 27 February 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
2 2022–23 27 January 2023 Flag of France.svg Les Rousses, France10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
329 January 202320 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
426 March 2023 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland20 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
5 2023–24 6 January 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 2 podiums – (2 RL)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 2022–23 11 December 2022 Flag of Norway.svg Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Dahlqvist / Karlsson / Halfvarsson
2 2023–24 26 January 2024 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Goms, Switzerland4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Karlsson / Burman / Svahn

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "William Poromaa" . Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Supertalangen hyllas – kallas för "frälsaren"". Expressen (in Swedish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ↑ 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.
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