Laura Gauché

Laura Gauché (born 4 March 1995 in Moûtiers) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. She made her World Cup debut in January 2014 and has competed in two Winter Olympics and two World Championships.

Laura Gauché

Laura Gauché in January 2017
Personal information
Born	(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29) Moûtiers, Savoie, France[1]
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)[2]
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Alpine skiing
Event(s)	Downhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom[3]

Career

At the Winter Olympics in 2018, Gauché finished 22nd in the downhill and twelfth in the combined.^[3] Her first World Cup podium came in February 2023 in a downhill at Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

Personal life

Born in Moûtiers, Savoie, Gauché was a student at Middle School Saint Exupery in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France, and attended High School Jean Moulin in Albertville. In 2017, she obtained a two-year diploma in marketing techniques from Annecy University Institutes of Technology.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2017	21	102	—	—	47	—	45
2018	22	65	—	—	30	36	25
2019	23	100	—	—	38	43	—
2020	24	97	—	—	47	—	26
2021	25	60	—	—	26	35	—
2022	26	37	—	—	19	28
2023	27	36	—	—	22	18
2024	28	30	—	—	18	17

Top ten finishes

• 0 wins
• 1 podium (1 DH); 12 top tens (6 SG, 6 DH)

Season
	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2022	16 Jan 2022	Zauchensee, Austria	Super-G	5th
	5 Mar 2022	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Super-G	9th
	17 Mar 2022	Courchevel, France	Super-G	8th
2023	14 Jan 2023	St. Anton, Austria	Super-G	10th
	20 Jan 2023	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Downhill	7th
	26 Feb 2023	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Downhill	3rd
	15 Mar 2023	Soldeu, Andorra	Downhill	9th
2024	13 Jan 2024	Zauchensee, Austria	Downhill	9th
	14 Jan 2024		Super-G	7th
	27 Jan 2024	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Downhill	4th
	17 Feb 2024	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Downhill	9th
	18 Feb 2024		Super-G	10th

World Championship results

Year
	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2021	25	—	—	26	20	7
2023	27	—	—	14	12	7
2025	29	—	—	13	20	13

Olympic results

Year
	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2018	22	—	—	—	22	12
2022	26	—	—	16	10	8

References

1. "Laura Gauche". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
2. "Laura Gauche". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
3. "Laura Gauché". PyeongChang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

External links

• Laura Gauché at FIS (alpine)
• Laura Gauché at Olympics.com
• Laura Gauché at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
• Laura Gauché at Olympedia
• Laura Gauché at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database