Leanne Smith (born May 28, 1987) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events.
Early life Born in North Conway, New Hampshire, Smith attended A. Crosby Kennett High School. She spent her skiing time on the local mountain, Cranmore, where the founder of the first skiing school in the United States, Hannes Schneider, arrived from Austria. Following Cranmore, she trained with the Mount Washington Valley Ski Team, coached by Kurt Simard. Smith graduated from high school in 2005, and then attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham and raced for the Wildcats in 2006.
U.S. Ski Team After her freshman year at UNH, Smith joined the U.S. Ski Team for the 2007 season, on the developmental team. She moved up to the World Cup team the following season and made her debut in December 2007 in Canada at Lake Louise and finished 23rd in the downhill.
Smith's best World Cup finish is 2nd in a downhill at Val-d'Isère in December 2012. She represented the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014, and at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined 2008 20 88 — — 36 45 35 2009 21 94 — — 43 41 41 2010 22 75 — — 41 36 31 2011 23 30 — — 15 22 19 2012 24 38 — — 16 25 28 2013 25 25 — — 12 12 37 2014 26 52 — — 19 30 —
Top ten finishes 2 podiums – (2 DH) Season Date Location Discipline Place201121 Jan 2011 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super G 8th4 Mar 2011 Tarvisio, Italy Super Combined 9th201215 Jan 2012 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super G 10th28 Jan 2012 St. Moritz, Switzerland Downhill 7th15 Mar 2012 Schladming, Austria Super G 5th20132 Dec 2012 Lake Louise, Canada Super G 8th14 Dec 2012 Val-d'Isère, France Downhill 2nd19 Jan 2013 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Downhill 3rd20 Jan 2013 Super G 6th20148 Dec 2013 Lake Louise, Canada Super G 6th
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2011 23 — — 19 DNF DSQ1 2013 25 — — 16 12 DNS2
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2010 22 — — 18 — 21 2014 26 — — 18 — DNF2
References
External links
Leanne Smith World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
Leanne Smith at U.S. Ski Team Leanne Smith at Rossignol Skis