William Poromaa
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| Full name | Bengt William Poromaa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 2000 Gällivare, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Åsarna IK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 – (2019–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
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 |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
- 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 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 | — |
| 2025 | 24 | 6 | 8 | Silver | — | Bronze | — |
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 | — | — | N/a | — | |
| 2020 | 19 | NC | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | N/a | |
| 2021 | 20 | 35 | 27 | 83 | 4 | 17 | 23 | N/a | N/a | |
| 2022 | 21 | 35 | 20 | — |  |
N/a | — | N/a | N/a | |
| 2023 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 95 |  |
N/a | 24 | N/a | N/a | |
| 2024 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 95 | N/a | N/a | 14 | N/a | N/a | |
| 2025 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 116 | N/a | N/a | 13 | N/a | N/a | |
Individual podiums
- 1 victory – (1 WC)
- 7 podiums – (6 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 |
| 6 | 2024–25 | 19 January 2025 | Les Rousses, France |
20 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st |
| 7 | 15 March 2025 |  Oslo, Norway |
20 km Individual C | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Goms, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Karlsson / Burman / Svahn |
References
- ^ 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
- William Poromaa at FIS (cross-country)
- William Poromaa at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- William Poromaa at Olympedia
- William Poromaa at InterSportStats