Laurenne Ross

Laurenne Ross ( born August 17, 1988 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an American alpine skier. She drives in all disciplines, but is particularly successful in the disciplines of downhill, super -G and super combined.

Biography

Ross was born in Canada, she learned to ski in Canmore. In her youth, she moved with the family to Klamath Falls in Oregon. Along with the sporty, they also showed musical talent; she plays the violin, piano and cello. Ross took in December 2003 for the first time in FIS races and was able to already celebrating their first victory four months later. The first deployments in Nor- Am Cup followed in November 2006, but had to short out due to injury the season break. In the U.S. Championships in 2008, she surprised with the second place in the giant slalom.

In January 2009, Ross won a race in the Nor- Am Cup, which was enough for 4th place in the giant slalom rating for the first time. In the 2009/10 season they won nine races with which they clearly decided the overall standings as well as the downhill and super-G standings for themselves. In the World Cup Ross made ​​his debut on 4 December 2009, where she went in the departure of Lake Louise on the 46th place. World Cup points they won for the first time on 30 January 2010 as the 28th departure from St. Moritz. Their first top 20 result they achieved on 4 December 2010 in 19th place in the downhill of Lake Louise. In their first major event, the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, she reached the tenth place in the downhill and super-G Rank 16 and Rank 28 in the super combined.

On March 6, 2011 Ross scored fourth place in the Super G in Tarvisio date the best result of her career. However, she was unable to repeat this performance in the series. In the winter of 2011/12 it did not come with a tenth place out. The 2012/13 season began initially as poor until then, on 12 December 2012, five of the departure from St. Anton am Arlberg. The best result at the World Championships 2013 in Schladming was the 11th in the super combined. Finally her on March 2, 2013 made ​​the first ever podium finish when she ended the departure of Garmisch -Partenkirchen in second.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Sochi 2014: 11 Departure

World Championships

  • Garmisch -Partenkirchen 2011: 10 Downhill, 16 Super -G, Super Combined 28
  • Schladming 2013: 11 Super Combined, Super G 26

Junior World Championships

  • Quebec 2006: 32 Downhill, 34 Super -G, Giant Slalom 46
  • Formigal 2008: 7 combination, 13 Giant Slalom, Downhill 18, 26, Super -G, Slalom 29

World Cup

  • 5 placings in the top ten, including one podium

Nor- Am Cup

  • Season 2007/ 08: 9 Rating, 4th exit rating, 4 Super -G standings
  • Season 2008/ 09: 9 Rating, 4 giant slalom rating
  • Season 2009/ 10: 1st overall, 1st exit rating, first super-G standings, 2 Combination results
  • 10 wins, 5 podiums more

Other successes

  • European Cup: 3 placings in the top ten
  • 1 American championship (Super -G 2013)
  • 16 wins in FIS races
2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2010 Alpine Skiing World Cup Canmore (Alberta) Klamath Falls, Oregon Lake Louise (Alberta) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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