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Leanne Smith

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Leanne Smith
Smith in January 2009
Personal information
Born (1987-05-28) May 28, 1987 (age 37)
North Conway,
New Hampshire, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G, Combined
ClubMt. Washington Valley
World Cup debutDecember 1, 2007 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (2011, 2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons7th – (200814)
Wins0
Podiums2 – (2 DH)
Overall titles0 – (25th in 2013)
Discipline titles0 – (12th in DH & SG, 2013)

Leanne Smith (born May 28, 1987) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events.

Early life

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Born in North Conway, New Hampshire, Smith attended A. Crosby Kennett High School. She spent her skiing time on the local mountain, Cranmore, where the founder of the first skiing school in the United States, Hannes Schneider, arrived from Austria. Following Cranmore, she trained with the Mount Washington Valley Ski Team, coached by Kurt Simard. Smith graduated from high school in 2005, and then attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham and raced for the Wildcats in 2006.

U.S. Ski Team

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After her freshman year at UNH, Smith joined the U.S. Ski Team for the 2007 season, on the developmental team.[1] She moved up to the World Cup team the following season and made her debut in December 2007 in Canada at Lake Louise and finished 23rd in the downhill.

Smith's best World Cup finish is 2nd in a downhill at Val-d'Isère in December 2012.[2] She represented the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014, and at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season  Age  Overall  Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super G Downhill Combined
2008 20 88 36 45 35
2009 21 94 43 41 41
2010 22 75 41 36 31
2011 23 30 15 22 19
2012 24 38 16 25 28
2013 25 25 12 12 37
2014 26 52 19 30

Top ten finishes

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  • 2 podiums – (2 DH)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2011 21 Jan 2011 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super G 8th
4 Mar 2011 Tarvisio, Italy Super Combined 9th
2012 15 Jan 2012 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super G 10th
28 Jan 2012 St. Moritz, Switzerland Downhill 7th
15 Mar 2012 Schladming, Austria Super G 5th
2013 2 Dec 2012 Lake Louise, Canada Super G 8th
14 Dec 2012 Val-d'Isère, France Downhill 2nd
19 Jan 2013 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Downhill 3rd
20 Jan 2013 Super G 6th
2014 8 Dec 2013 Lake Louise, Canada Super G 6th

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2011 23 19 DNF DSQ1
2013 25 16 12 DNS2

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2010 22 18 21
2014 26 18 DNF2

References

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  1. ^ "Former Wildcat Leanne Smith named to 2010 U.S. Olympic alpine ski team". UNH Athletics. January 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Career firsts for Gut and Smith, as Vonn goes into the nets". Ski Racing.com. December 14, 2012.
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