Lauren Macuga
American alpine skier (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lauren Macuga (born July 4, 2002) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team, and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.
_by_Sandro_Halank–103.jpg) At the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 4, 2002 Park City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | December 3, 2021 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 4 – (2022–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 – (1 SG, 1 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in DH, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Macuga competed in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and made her World Cup debut in December 2021.[1]
Early life
Born and raised in Park City, Utah,[1] Macuga is the second-born of four children. She has an older sister, Sam; a younger sister, Alli; and a younger brother, Daniel.[2]
Macuga began competing in ski racing at seven years old.
Career
In 2011, Macuga joined the Park City Ski and Snowboard's club team at the age of 8. In the same year, she was invited to participate in NASTAR nationals and championed her age group.[3] Macuga attends Park City Winter Sports School and participates in the Park City Ski & Snowboard Club.[1] Macuga joined the Park City Ski & Snowboard FIS women's team for the first time in 2019, trained by Jay Hey.[3] Because she had no previous racing experience, Macuga had to work her way up from 990th place by participating and placing in various FIS events.[3] Macuga placed 3rd in the last race of the FIS season, giving her enough points to qualify to be a US Team nominee at 445th place.[3] Her place on the Team was confirmed a month later by U.S. Ski and Snowboard Alpine development director Chip Knight,[3] and she is one of two women from Utah on the team.[4]
On March 18, 2019, Macuga made her debut in the Nor-Am Cup in Downhill skiing at the Sugarloaf ski resort.[5]
She has been on the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Alpine D Team for 3 years after first joining the team in 2020.[1] Alongside Zoe Zimmerman, Macuga was one of the first two mentees of Alice Merryweather.[6]
World Cup results
Season standings
- Standings through 27 March 2025
Race podiums
World Championship results
References
External links
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