Laura Gauché (born 4 March 1995 in

Moûtiers Moûtiers (; Arpitan: ''Motiérs''), historically also called Tarentaise, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 3,511. Moûtiers is the main access poi ...

) is a French

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alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of

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and

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. She made her World Cup debut in January

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and has competed in two

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and two

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Career

At the Winter Olympics in

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, Gauché finished 22nd in the

and twelfth in the combined. Her first World Cup podium came in February

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in a downhill at

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, Switzerland.

Personal life

Born in

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population ...

, Gauché was a student at Middle School Saint Exupery in

Bourg-Saint-Maurice Bourg-Saint-Maurice (; Arpitan: ''Bôrg-Sant-Mori'' or simply ''Le Bôrg''), popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Located on the Italian border south of Cham ...

, France, and attended High School Jean Moulin in

Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...

. In 2017, she obtained a two-year diploma in marketing techniques from Annecy

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World Cup results

Season standings

Top ten finishes

* 0 wins * 1 podium (1 DH); 10 top tens (5 SG, 5 DH)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* * 1995 births Living people People from Moûtiers Sportspeople from Savoie Skiers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for France Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics 21st-century French women Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub