Laura Gauché
 Gauché in January 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1995 |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[3] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  France |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom[1] |
| World Cup debut | 11 January 2014 (age 18) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2021, 2023, 2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 13 − (2014–2026) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 – (1 DH) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (30th in 2024) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (17th in DH, 2024) |
Laura Gauché (French pronunciation: [loʁa ɡoʃe]; born 4 March 1995) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. She made her World Cup debut in January 2014 and has competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
Career
At the Winter Olympics in 2018, Gauché finished 22nd in the downhill and twelfth in the combined.[1] 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 | N/a |
| 2022 | 26 | 37 | — | — | 19 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 27 | 36 | — | — | 22 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 30 | — | — | 18 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 29 | 49 | — | — | 26 | 24 | |
| 2026 | 30 | 45 | — | — | 13 | 30 |
- Standings through 8 February 2026
Top ten finishes
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2022 | 16 Jan 2022 |  Zauchensee, Austria |
Super-G | 5th |
| 5 Mar 2022 | .svg.png){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 | |
| 15 Mar 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Downhill | 9th | |
| 2024 | 13 Jan 2024 | Zauchensee, Austria |
Downhill | 9th |
| 14 Jan 2024 | Super-G | 7th | ||
| 27 Jan 2024 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill | 4th | |
| 17 Feb 2024 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
Downhill | 9th | |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Super-G | 10th | ||
| 2026 | 14 Dec 2025 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Super-G | 5th |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2021 | 25 | — | — | 26 | 20 | 7 | N/a |
| 2023 | 27 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 29 | — | — | 13 | 20 | N/a | 13 |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2018 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | N/a |
| 2022 | 26 | — | — | 16 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 30 | — | — | 12 | 13 | N/a | 8 |
References
- ^ a b "Laura Gauché". PyeongChang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Laura Gauche". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Laura Gauche". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
External links
- Laura Gauché at FIS (alpine)
- Laura Gauché at Olympics.com
- Laura Gauché at Team France (in French)
- Laura Gauché at the French Olympic Committee (archived) (in French)
- Laura Gauché at Olympedia
- Laura Gauché at InterSportStats
- Laura Gauché at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database