Laurenne Ross (born August 17, 1988) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer who specialized in the speed events of downhill and super G.
Biography Born in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, Ross was on skis at age two at the Snow Valley ski hill, as her father was a former alpine racer. The family moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon, when she was age 7 and Ross skied and raced at Mount Bachelor near Bend. She was selected to the U.S. Ski Team in 2006, and made her World Cup debut in December 2009. Ross was moved up to the World Cup team for the 2011 season and represented the U.S. at the 2011 World Championships, where she finished tenth in the women's downhill. Ross attained her first World Cup podium in March 2013, placing second in a downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
In the summer of 2013, Ross switched from Atomic to Völkl skis.
Ross divided her time between the professional ski circuit and the University of Oregon in Eugene, where she studied art. She graduated in 2025 from the University of California, Berkeley with a Master of Architecture.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined 2010^ 21 115 — — — 46 — 2011 22 40 — — 16 30 22 2012 23 49 — — 29 22 28 2013 24 26 — — 13 16 20 2014 25 80 — — — 34 20 2015 26 26 — — 18 11 17 2016 27 18 — — 8 10 16 2017 28 25 — — 17 9 24 2018 29 65 — — 32 32 — 2019 30 57 — — 32 25 — Standings through 3 February 2019 ^ Only four World Cup starts during 2010 season, while on Nor-Am/European Cup circuit.
Top ten finishes 2 podiums (1 DH, 1 SG) Season Date Location Discipline Place 20116 Mar 2011 Tarvisio, Italy Super G 4th 20124 Feb 2012 Garmisch, Germany Downhill 10th201312 Jan 2013 St. Anton, Austria Downhill 5th1 Mar 2013 Garmisch, Germany Super G 9th2 Mar 2013 Downhill 2nd2015 5 Dec 2014 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 4th 6 Dec 2014 Downhill 6th16 Jan 2015 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Downhill 4th18 Jan 2015 Downhill9th201619 Dec 2015 Val d'Isère, France Downhill 10th6 Feb 2016 Garmisch, Germany Downhill 5th7 Feb 2016 Super G 10th19 Feb 2016 La Thuile, Italy Downhill 5th20 Feb 2016 Downhill 5th21 Feb 2016 Super G 9th27 Feb 2016 Soldeu, Andorra Super G 2nd13 Mar 2016 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Combined 7th17 Mar 2016 St. Moritz, Switzerland Super G 5th20172 Dec 2016 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 9th3 Dec 2016 Downhill 7th16 Dec 2016 Val d'Isère, France Combined 10th29 Jan 2017 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G 10th4 Mar 2017 Jeongseon, South Korea Downhill 4th5 Mar 2017 Super-G 6th15 Mar 2017 Aspen, USA Downhill 5th201816 Dec 2017 Val d'Isère, France Super-G 8th201918 Jan 2019 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Downhill 9th
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2011 22 — — 16 10 28 2013 24 — DNF2 26 — 11 2015 26 — — 15 17 14 2017 28 — — 14 5 15 2019 30 — — DNF — — 2021 32 – 26
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2014 25 — — DNF1 11 DNF1 2018 29 — — 15 15 —
Video You Tube.com – Mt. Bachelor – Laurenne Ross – December 2011
References
External links
Laurenne Ross World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
U.S. Ski Team – profile – Laurenne Ross Mount Bachelor – U.S. Ski Team athletes – Laurenne Ross