Laurien van der Graaff (born 14 October 1987) is a Swiss, former

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Career

Born in the Netherlands to Dutch parents, she has dual citizenship. Her family moved to Switzerland when she was four. Van der Graaff competed at the

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for Switzerland. She placed 20th in the qualifying round in the

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, advancing to the quarterfinals. She then finished 5th in that quarterfinal, failing to advance. As of April 2014, her best showing at the

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is 11th, in the freestyle team sprint in

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. Her best individual finish is 30th, in the 2013 classical sprint. Van der Graaff made her

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debut in March 2008. As of April 2014, she has two podium finishes, with the best a silver medal, in a freestyle sprint race at Nove Mesto in 2013–14. Her best World Cup overall finish is 24th, in 2013–14. Her best World Cup finish in a discipline is 7th, in the sprint in 2013–14. She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in March, 2022.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

*1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 2 victories – (1 , 1 ) * 5 podiums – (4 , 1 )

Team podiums

*1 victory – (1 ) *4 podiums – (4 )

References

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* 1987 births Living people Swiss female cross-country skiers Dutch female cross-country skiers Tour de Ski skiers Dutch emigrants to Switzerland Olympic cross-country skiers for Switzerland Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics People from Graubünden People from Nieuwkoop FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from South Holland {{Crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub