Laurenne Ross

Laurenne Ross
— Alpine skier —
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G, Combined
Club Mount Bachelor Ski
Education Foundation
Born August 17, 1988
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
World Cup debut December 4, 2009 (age 21)
Website laurenneross.com
Olympics
Teams 1 – (2014)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 3 – (2011, 2013, 2015)
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 5th – (2011–15)
Podiums 1 – (1 DH)
Overall titles 0 – (26th in 2013)
Discipline titles 0 – (13th in SG, 2013)

Laurenne Ross (born August 17, 1988) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She specializes in the speed events of downhill and super G.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, Ross was on skis at age two at the Snow Valley ski hill, as her father was a former alpine racer. The family moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon, when she was age 7 and Ross skied and raced at Mount Bachelor near Bend.[1] She was selected to the U.S. Ski Team in 2006[2] and made her World Cup debut in December 2009. Ross was moved up to the World Cup team for the 2011 season and represented the U.S. at the 2011 World Championships, where she finished tenth in the women's downhill.[3] Ross attained her first World Cup podium in March 2013, placing second in a downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.[4][5]

In the summer of 2013, Ross switched from Atomic to Völkl skis.[6]

Ross divides her time between the professional ski circuit and the University of Oregon, where she currently studies art.[7]

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

Season Date Location Discipline Place
20116 Mar 2011 Italy Tarvisio, Italy Super G 4th
20124 Feb 2012 Germany Garmisch, Germany Downhill 10th
2013 12 Jan 2013 Austria St. Anton, Austria Downhill 5th
1 Mar 2013 Germany Garmisch, Germany Super G 9th
2 Mar 2013 Downhill 2nd
20155 Dec 2014 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 4th
6 Dec 2014 Downhill 6th

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom 		Super G Downhill Combined
2010^ 21 115 — — — 46 —
2011 22 40 — — 16 30 22
2012 23 49 — — 29 22 28
2013 24 26 — — 13 16 20
2014 25 80 — — — 34 20

^ Only four World Cup starts during 2010 season, while on Nor-Am/European Cup circuit.

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom  		Super-G Downhill Combined
2011 22 — — 16 10 28
2013 24 — DNF2 26 — 11
2015 26 — — 15 17 14

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom  		Super-G Downhill Combined
2014 25 — — DNF1 11 DNF1

Video

References

  1. ↑ "Laurenne Ross". loserr.com. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Laurenne Ross". Shred Optics. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Joy in Austria, Goergl wins DH, Vonn snares silver". Ski Racing.com. February 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ Mintz, Geoff (March 2, 2013). "Podium for Ross, Maze the win, McKennis helicoptered off in Garmisch". Ski Racing.com.
  5. ↑ "Maze wins her 1st DH of the season and breaks the 2000 point record!". FIS Alpine.com. March 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ Mintz, Geoff (July 1, 2013). "Marker-Volkl signs Laurenne Ross, Julia Ford to roster". Ski Racing. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ "UO Student Competes at Sochi Winter Olympics". UOAA. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

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