Leanne Smith

This article is about the skier. For the swimmer, see Leanne Smith (swimmer).

Leanne Smith

Smith in January 2009
Personal information
Born	(1987-05-28) May 28, 1987 (age 38) North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Combined
Club	Mt. Washington Valley
World Cup debut	December 1, 2007 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	2 – (2011, 2013)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	7th – (2008–14)
Wins	0
Podiums	2 – (2 DH)
Overall titles	0 – (25th in 2013)
Discipline titles	0 – (12th in DH & SG, 2013)

Leanne Smith (born May 28, 1987) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events.

Early life

Born in North Conway, New Hampshire, Smith attended A. Crosby Kennett High School. She spent her skiing time on the local mountain, Cranmore, where the founder of the first skiing school in the United States, Hannes Schneider, arrived from Austria. Following Cranmore, she trained with the Mount Washington Valley Ski Team, coached by Kurt Simard. Smith graduated from high school in 2005, and then attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham and raced for the Wildcats in 2006.

U.S. Ski Team

After her freshman year at UNH, Smith joined the U.S. Ski Team for the 2007 season, on the developmental team. ^[1] She moved up to the World Cup team the following season and made her debut in December 2007 in Canada at Lake Louise and finished 23rd in the downhill.

Smith's best World Cup finish is 2nd in a downhill at Val-d'Isère in December 2012. ^[2] She represented the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014, and at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant  Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2008	20	88	—	—	36	45	35
2009	21	94	—	—	43	41	41
2010	22	75	—	—	41	36	31
2011	23	30	—	—	15	22	19
2012	24	38	—	—	16	25	28
2013	25	25	—	—	12	12	37
2014	26	52	—	—	19	30	—

Top ten finishes

• 2 podiums – (2 DH)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2011	21 Jan 2011	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Super G	8th
	4 Mar 2011	Tarvisio, Italy	Super Combined	9th
2012	15 Jan 2012	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Super G	10th
	28 Jan 2012	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Downhill	7th
	15 Mar 2012	Schladming, Austria	Super G	5th
2013	2 Dec 2012	Lake Louise, Canada	Super G	8th
	14 Dec 2012	Val-d'Isère, France	Downhill	2nd
	19 Jan 2013	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Downhill	3rd
	20 Jan 2013		Super G	6th
2014	8 Dec 2013	Lake Louise, Canada	Super G	6th

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2011	23	—	—	19	DNF	DSQ1
2013	25	—	—	16	12	DNS2

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2010	22	—	—	18	—	21
2014	26	—	—	18	—	DNF2

References

1. "Former Wildcat Leanne Smith named to 2010 U.S. Olympic alpine ski team". UNH Athletics. January 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
2. "Career firsts for Gut and Smith, as Vonn goes into the nets". Ski Racing.com. December 14, 2012.

External links

• Leanne Smith at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Leanne Smith World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
• Leanne Smith at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Leanne Smith at U.S. Ski Team
• Leanne Smith at Rossignol Skis
• Leanne Smith at Team USA (archived)
• Leanne Smith at Olympics.com
• Leanne Smith at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)