 Laura Gauché in January 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1995 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] |
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.
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 | — | — | 20 | 17 |
- Standings through 26 February 2023
Top ten finishes
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2022 | 16 Jan 2022 |  Zauchensee, Austria | Super-G | 5th |
| 5 Mar 2022 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
World Championship results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2021 | 25 | — | — | 26 | 20 | 7 |
| 2023 | 27 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 7 |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2018 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 |
| 2022 | 26 | — | — | 16 | 10 | 8 |
References
- ↑ "Laura Gauche". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Laura Gauche". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- 1 2 "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 Olympedia
- Laura Gauché at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Laura Gauché at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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