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Ri Yong Gum
Ri Yong Gum (리영금), born 1999, is a North Korean cross-country skier of Jangjasan Sports Club who finished 89th in the women's 10 km freestyle at Pyeongchang 2018 after a special invitation; distinct from weightlifter Ri Song-Gum.
Ria Falk
Ria Falk, born Ria Baran, was a West German pair skater who won Olympic gold with her husband Paul Falk at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games.
Ricco Groß
Ricco Groß, a German former biathlete born in 1970, achieved nine world championship titles and four Olympic gold medals in the men's relay between 1990 and 2007.
Richard Adjei
Richard "Richy" Adjei (1983–2020), German bobsledder and former NFL Europa American football player; won two-man silver with Thomas Florschütz at Vancouver 2010 and four-man world gold with Manuel Machata in 2011; first Black athlete in a German bob.
Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Safin (Риннат Ибрагимович Сафин), also listed as Rinat Safin, Soviet biathlete (1940-2014); 1972 Sapporo Olympic relay gold medalist, four-time world relay champion 1969-1973, Dynamo Leningrad.
Rintje Ritsma
Rintje Ritsma (De Beer van Lemmer), Dutch long track speed skater born 1970 in Lemmer; six Olympic medals (2 silver, 4 bronze), four World Allround titles, six European titles, 1500 m world record twice, founder of commercial team skating, now KNSB national coach.
Rio Nakata (中田 璃士)
Rio Nakata (中田 璃士), born 2008 in Cardiff, Wales, is a Japanese men's figure skater, two-time World Junior champion (2025, 2026), 2023 Junior GP Final winner, now debuting at senior level with Seibu Group.
Risto Laakkonen
Risto Laakkonen (Risto Juhani Laakkonen), Finnish ski jumper born 1967 in Kuopio; 1992 Albertville Olympic team large hill gold, 1989 Lahti world team gold, and 1988-89 Four Hills Tournament overall winner without an individual win.
Roald Aas
Roald Aas (Roald Edgar Aas, 1928–2012), Norwegian speed skater; Olympic 1500 m gold at Squaw Valley 1960 tied with Yevgeny Grishin, bronze at Oslo 1952, and Egebergs Ærespris 1956 for skating and cycling.
Roald Larsen
Roald Morel Larsen, Norwegian speed skater (1898-1959), won six Olympic medals (2 silver, 4 bronze) at Chamonix 1924 and St. Moritz 1928 without gold, and set a 500 m world record of 43.1 in 1928.
Robert Johansson
Robert Høneren Johansson (born 1990, Lillehammer), Norwegian ski jumper for Søre Ål IL; 2018 Olympic team gold and two bronzes, normal-hill Olympic record 113.5 m; retired May 2025 after the Norwegian suit-tampering scandal.
Robert Paul
Robert (Bob) Paul (1937–2024), Canadian pair figure skater; with Barbara Wagner won pairs gold at Squaw Valley 1960, four straight World titles 1957–1960, and became a pioneering skating choreographer for Fleming, Hamill, and Disney.
Robert Vunderink
Robert Vunderink, born 1961 in Zwolle, Dutch long-distance speed skater; Olympic 10,000 m fourth at Albertville 1992, one-hour world record 39,986.59 m (1988), Dutch 10,000 m champion 1987 and 1989.
Roberto Cecon
Roberto Cecon, born 1971 in Gemona del Friuli, Italian ski jumper; four Olympics 1992-2002, six World Cup wins, two ski-flying world bronzes, Italian record 207.5 m; father and coach of Francesco Cecon.
Roberto Zandonella
Roberto Zandonella (Roberto Zandonella Necca), Italian bobsledder born 1944 in Comelico Superiore; 1968 Grenoble Olympic four-man gold with pilot Eugenio Monti, 1970 world four-man champion, 1972 Sapporo Olympian.
Robin Bussard
Robin Bussard (born 2002) is a Swiss ski mountaineer from Albeuve who won gold in the mixed relay at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and his first World Cup sprint in 2024.
Robin Cousins
Robin Cousins (Robin John Cousins), British figure skater born 1957 in Bristol, won men's singles gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, was 1980 European champion, BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and later head judge on Dancing on Ice.
Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran
Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran (Thomas Robin Valerian Dixon), British bobsledder born 1935; with Tony Nash won two-man bobsleigh gold at Innsbruck 1964, world titles 1964-65, later Conservative House of Lords peer.
Roland Wetzig
Roland Wetzig (born 1959, Oschatz) is a German former bobsledder for East Germany, four-man Olympic gold medalist at Sarajevo 1984 with Wolfgang Hoppe and bronze medalist at Lake Placid 1980, plus world and European four-man medals.
Rolf Falk-Larssen
Rolf Falk-Larssen, Norwegian allround speed skater (born 1960, Trondheim), 1983 World Allround Champion at Bislett, the only champion ever decided by the three-of-four-distances rule, later abolished in 1986.
Roller skiing
Roller skiing, or skirolling, is off-snow cross-country skiing on short two-wheeled skis. Originating in 1930s Italy, it is the main summer training tool for cross-country and biathlon athletes and an FIS discipline with its own World Cup.
Roman Kostomarov
Roman Kostomarov (Роман Сергеевич Костомаров), Russian ice dancer born 1977 in Moscow; 2006 Olympic champion with Tatyana Navka, two-time world and three-time European champion; returned to ice shows after 2023 amputations.
Ronald Mulder
Ronald Mulder (born 1986, Zwolle) is a Dutch sprint speed skater, twin brother of Michel Mulder, bronze medalist in the 500 m at Sochi 2014 and Dutch 500 m record holder at 34.08.
Rosa Pohjolainen
Rosa Pohjolainen (born 2003) is a Finnish alpine skier of Hyvinkään Slalomseura Sukkula, slalom specialist who added speed events; two-time Olympian (Beijing 2022, Milano Cortina 2026), Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic gold and silver medalist.
Rosi Mittermaier
Rosi Mittermaier (1950–2023), "Gold-Rosi", West German alpine skier who won downhill and slalom gold and giant slalom silver at Innsbruck 1976, took the overall, slalom, and combined World Cup titles that season, and retired immediately afterward.
Ross Powers
Ross Powers (born 1979) is an American snowboarder from Vermont who won 1998 Olympic bronze and 2002 Olympic gold in halfpipe, the first male snowboarder with two Olympic medals, and now coaches at Stratton Mountain School.
Ross Rebagliati
Ross Rebagliati, Canadian snowboarder born 1971 in Vancouver, won the first Olympic snowboarding gold (giant slalom, Nagano 1998), was stripped of the medal for marijuana, then reinstated by CAS on 12 February 1998.
Rossignol (company)
Rossignol is a French winter sports equipment manufacturer founded in 1907, best known for alpine and Nordic skis and, through group brands like Dynastar and Lange, boots, bindings, and apparel.
Rostelecom Cup
The Rostelecom Cup, established in 1996 as the Cup of Russia (Кубок России), was Russia's annual ISU Grand Prix figure skating event, usually held in Moscow until 2022.
Roy Blair (speed skater)
Roy Alexander James Blair (1921–2002) was a New Zealand sportsman from Dunedin whose verified record is one first-class cricket match for Otago in 1953/54, scoring 2 runs.