| Laurien van der Graaff | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1987 Nieuwkoop, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | TG Hütten | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 15 – (2008–2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 173 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (21st in 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laurien van der Graaff (born 14 October 1987) is a Swiss, former cross-country skier. [1]
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]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [6]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2008 | 20 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 21 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 22 | 121 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23 | 82 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | 36 | NC | 14 | — | — | — | 42 | — |
| 2013 | 25 | 47 | NC | 19 | — | DNF | — | 44 | — |
| 2014 | 26 | 24 | NC | 7 | DNF | DNF | — | DNF | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 38 | NC | 10 | DNF | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 28 | 40 | NC | 21 | DNF | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| 2017 | 29 | 34 | 60 | 14 | DNF | DNF | — | 39 | — |
| 2018 | 30 | 21 | 71 | 5 | DNF | DNF | — | 40 | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 51 | 73 | 25 | DNF | DNF | — | DNF | — |
| 2020 | 32 | 31 | 62 | 13 | 36 | 25 | DNF | — | — |
| 2021 | 33 | 34 | 91 | 11 | 52 | 35 | — | — | — |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011–12 | 3 December 2011 |  Düsseldorf, Germany | 0.9 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2013–14 | 11 January 2014 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 2014–15 | 24 January 2015 |  Rybinsk, Russia | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 2017–18 | 30 December 2017 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 5 | 27 January 2018 |  Seefeld, Austria | 1.1 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019–20 | 22 December 2019 |  Planica, Slovenia | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Fähndrich |
| 2 | 12 January 2020 | Dresden, Germany | 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Fähndrich | |
| 3 | 2020–21 | 20 December 2020 | Dresden, Germany | 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Fähndrich |
| 4 | 7 February 2021 |  Ulricehamn, Sweden | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Fähndrich |
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