Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja
Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished eighth in the team sprint, 13th in the 30 km, 21st in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 31st in the 10 km events.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Sarasoja finished 21st in the individual sprint, 24th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 25th in the 30 km events.
Her best World Cup finish was sixth in a sprint event in Finland in 2009.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.Olympic Games
World Championships
- 1 medal –
| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
| 2009 | 27 | — | 24 | 24 | 20 | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | — | 18 | 33 | 27 | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | Bronze |
| 2015 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
- 6 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 2003–04 | 11 January 2004 |  Otepää, Estonia | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Välimaa / Saarinen / Kuitunen |
| 2 | 2003–04 | 22 February 2004 |  Umeå, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Saarinen / Salonen / Venäläinen |
| 3 | 2007–08 | 25 November 2007 |  Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Saarinen / Roponen / Muranen |
| 4 | 2007–08 | 24 February 2008 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Kuitunen / Saarinen / Roponen |
| 5 | 2011–12 | 20 November 2011 | Sjusjøen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Lähteenmäki / Saarinen / Roponen |
| 6 | 2011–12 | 12 February 2012 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Saarinen / Roponen / Lähteenmäki |