Laurenne Ross
 Ross in January 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1988 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined |
| Club | Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation |
| World Cup debut | December 4, 2009 (age 21) |
| Retired | April 9, 2021 (age 32) |
| Website | laurenneross.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 6 – (2011–21) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 9th – (2011–19) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 – (1 DH, 1 SG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (18th in 2016) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (8th in SG, 2016) |
Laurenne Ross (born August 17, 1988) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She specialized 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 divided her time between the professional ski circuit and the University of Oregon in Eugene, where she currently studies art.[7]
World Cup results
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 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 18 | 11 | 17 |
| 2016 | 27 | 18 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| 2017 | 28 | 25 | — | — | 17 | 9 | 24 |
| 2018 | 29 | 65 | — | — | 32 | 32 | — |
| 2019 | 30 | 57 | — | — | 32 | 25 | — |
- Standings through 3 February 2019
- ^ Only four World Cup starts during 2010 season, while on Nor-Am/European Cup circuit.
Top ten finishes
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 Mar 2011 |  Tarvisio, Italy |
Super G | 4th |
| 2012 | 4 Feb 2012 |  Garmisch, Germany |
Downhill | 10th |
| 2013 | 12 Jan 2013 |  St. Anton, Austria |
Downhill | 5th |
| 1 Mar 2013 | Garmisch, Germany |
Super G | 9th | |
| 2 Mar 2013 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 2015 | 5 Dec 2014 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 4th |
| 6 Dec 2014 | Downhill | 6th | ||
| 16 Jan 2015 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill | 4th | |
| 18 Jan 2015 | Downhill | 9th | ||
| 2016 | 19 Dec 2015 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Downhill | 10th |
| 6 Feb 2016 | Garmisch, Germany |
Downhill | 5th | |
| 7 Feb 2016 | Super G | 10th | ||
| 19 Feb 2016 | La Thuile, Italy |
Downhill | 5th | |
| 20 Feb 2016 | Downhill | 5th | ||
| 21 Feb 2016 | Super G | 9th | ||
| 27 Feb 2016 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Super G | 2nd | |
| 13 Mar 2016 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Combined | 7th | |
| 17 Mar 2016 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Super G | 5th | |
| 2017 | 2 Dec 2016 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 9th |
| 3 Dec 2016 | Downhill | 7th | ||
| 16 Dec 2016 | Val d'Isère, France |
Combined | 10th | |
| 29 Jan 2017 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Super-G | 10th | |
| 4 Mar 2017 |  Jeongseon, South Korea |
Downhill | 4th | |
| 5 Mar 2017 | Super-G | 6th | ||
| 15 Mar 2017 |  Aspen, USA |
Downhill | 5th | |
| 2018 | 16 Dec 2017 | Val d'Isère, France |
Super-G | 8th |
| 2019 | 18 Jan 2019 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill | 9th |
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 |
| 2017 | 28 | — | — | 14 | 5 | 15 |
| 2019 | 30 | — | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2021 | 32 | – | 26 |
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | — | — | DNF1 | 11 | DNF1 |
| 2018 | 29 | — | — | 15 | 15 | — |
Video
- You Tube.com – Mt. Bachelor – Laurenne Ross – December 2011
References
- ^ "Laurenne Ross". loserr.com. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Laurenne Ross". Shred Optics. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Joy in Austria, Goergl wins DH, Vonn snares silver". Ski Racing.com. February 13, 2011.
- ^ Mintz, Geoff (March 2, 2013). "Podium for Ross, Maze the win, McKennis helicoptered off in Garmisch". Ski Racing.com.
- ^ "Maze wins her 1st DH of the season and breaks the 2000 point record!". FIS Alpine.com. March 2, 2012.
- ^ Mintz, Geoff (July 1, 2013). "Marker-Volkl signs Laurenne Ross, Julia Ford to roster". Ski Racing. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ "UO Student Competes at Sochi Winter Olympics". UOAA. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
External links
- Laurenne Ross at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Laurenne Ross World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Laurenne Ross at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Laurenne Ross at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- U.S. Ski Team – profile – Laurenne Ross
- Mount Bachelor – U.S. Ski Team athletes – Laurenne Ross
- Official website
- Laurenne Ross on Twitter
- 1988 births
- American female alpine skiers
- Living people
- People from Klamath Falls, Oregon
- Sportspeople from Edmonton
- Sportspeople from Oregon
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers of the United States
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- 21st-century American women