Laurenne Ross

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.

Laurenne Ross

Ross in January 2017
Personal information
Born	(1988-08-17) August 17, 1988 (age 36) 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)

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

• 2 podiums (1 DH, 1 SG)

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

1. "Laurenne Ross". loserr.com. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
2. "Laurenne Ross". Shred Optics. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. 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.

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