Laurien van der Graaff

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Laurien van der Graaff
FIS Skilanglauf-Weltcup in Dresden PR CROSSCOUNTRY StP 6878 LR10 by Stepro.jpg
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1987-10-14) 14 October 1987 (age 37)
Nieuwkoop, Netherlands
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Ski clubTG Hütten
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (2008–2022)
Indiv. starts173
Indiv. podiums5
Indiv. wins2
Team starts21
Team podiums4
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (21st in 2018)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Oberstdorf Team sprint

Laurien van der Graaff (born 14 October 1987) is a Swiss, former cross-country skier. [1]

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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. [2] Van der Graaff competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. She placed 20th in the qualifying round in the sprint, advancing to the quarterfinals. She then finished 5th in that quarterfinal, failing to advance. [3] [4]

As of April 2014, her best showing at the World Championships is 11th, in the freestyle team sprint in 2013. Her best individual finish is 30th, in the 2013 classical sprint. [1]

Van der Graaff made her World Cup 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. [1]

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in March, 2022. [5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [6]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2014 26 — — — 21 — —
2018 30 — — — 10 7 4
2022 34 — — — 24 7 7

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2011 23 — — — 40 — —
2013 25 — — — 30 — 11
2015 27 — — — 27 — 7
2017 29 — — — 30 7 7
2019 31 — — — 16 10 8
2021 33 — — — 14 — Silver

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		Ski Tour
2020		World Cup
Final		Ski Tour
Canada
2008 20NC—NC—————
2009 21NC—NC—————
2010 22121—86—————
2011 2382—56—————
2012 2436NC14———42—
2013 2547NC19—DNF—44—
2014 2624NC7DNFDNF—DNF—
2015 2738NC10DNFDNF———
2016 2840NC21DNFDNF——DNF
2017 29346014DNFDNF—39—
2018 3021715DNFDNF—40—
2019 31517325DNFDNF—DNF—
2020 323162133625DNF——
2021 333491115235———

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 5 podiums – (4 WC, 1 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2011–12 3 December 2011 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany0.9 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
2 2013–14 11 January 2014 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
3 2014–15 24 January 2015 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
4 2017–18 30 December 2017 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
527 January 2018 Flag of Austria.svg Seefeld, Austria1.1 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 4 podiums – (4 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2019–20 22 December 2019 Flag of Slovenia.svg Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Fähndrich
212 January 2020 Flag of Germany.svg Dresden, Germany12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Fähndrich
3 2020–21 20 December 2020 Flag of Germany.svg Dresden, Germany12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st Fähndrich
47 February 2021 Flag of Sweden.svg Ulricehamn, Sweden6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Fähndrich

References

  1. 1 2 3 FIS Profile
  2. ↑ Zwitserse Van der Graaff dacht weleens aan uitkomen voor Nederland NOS, 18 February 2018
  3. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 11 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "The end of the Cross-Country journey of Laurien van der Graaff". International Ski Federation . 29 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2019.


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