 Ross in January 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1988 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined |
| Club | Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation |
| World Cup debut | December 4, 2009 (age 21) |
| Retired | April 9, 2021 (age 32) |
| Website | laurenneross.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 6 – (2011–21) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 9th – (2011–19) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 – (1 DH, 1 SG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (18th in 2016) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (8th in SG, 2016) |
Laurenne Ross (born August 17, 1988) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She specialized in the speed events of downhill and super G.
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.[1] She was selected to the U.S. Ski Team in 2006,[2] 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.[3] Ross attained her first World Cup podium in March 2013, placing second in a downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.[4][5]
In the summer of 2013, Ross switched from Atomic to Völkl skis.[6]
Ross divided her time between the professional ski circuit and the University of Oregon in Eugene, where she currently studies art.[7]
