Roman Virolainen

Roman Virolainen (Russian: Роман Виролайнен, Belarusian: Раман Віралайнэн; Raman Virałainen and Finnish: Roman Virolainen; born 1981) is a Russian cross-country skier. He participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he represented Belarus. He placed 13th in the 15 km, and also competed in the sprint, 10 km pursuit, and the relay.^[1]

Personal life

Born in Petrozavodsk, Virolainen is of Ingrian Finnish descent.^[2]^[3] He has three children with his wife, Daria Virolainen, a Russian and Finnish biathlete.^[3] The family moved to Finland in 2016.^[4] Their son, Daniel Virolainen, has competed in SM-hiihdot, the national cross-country skiing championships in Finland.^[5]

References

^"Profile: Roman Virolaynen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^Kosunen, Janne (12 September 2022). "Kova väite: Venäläinen ampumahiihtäjä on vaihtamassa Suomen maajoukkueeseen" [Bold claim: A Russian biathlete is about to switch to Finland's national team]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
^ ^a ^bLeppänen, Jelena (1 October 2023). "Venäjä vaihtui Suomeen" [Russia replaced by Finland]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
^"Darja Virolainen voi edustaa ampumahiihtäjänä jatkossa Suomea" [Darja Virolainen can represent Finland as a biathlete in the future]. Itä-Savo (in Finnish). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
^Silvennoinen, Santtu (5 April 2025). "Venäläissankarin lapsenlapsi valitsi Suomen armeijan" [The grandchild of a Russian hero chose the Finnish army]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2025.

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[sports-ref-1] "Profile: Roman Virolaynen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

[2] Kosunen, Janne (12 September 2022). "Kova väite: Venäläinen ampumahiihtäjä on vaihtamassa Suomen maajoukkueeseen" [Bold claim: A Russian biathlete is about to switch to Finland's national team]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[yle-1-3] Leppänen, Jelena (1 October 2023). "Venäjä vaihtui Suomeen" [Russia replaced by Finland]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[4] "Darja Virolainen voi edustaa ampumahiihtäjänä jatkossa Suomea" [Darja Virolainen can represent Finland as a biathlete in the future]. Itä-Savo (in Finnish). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.

[5] Silvennoinen, Santtu (5 April 2025). "Venäläissankarin lapsenlapsi valitsi Suomen armeijan" [The grandchild of a Russian hero chose the Finnish army]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2025.

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