Leanne Smith (born May 28, 1987) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events.
 Smith in January 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 28, 1987 North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| 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) |
Early life
editBorn 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
editAfter 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
editSeason standings
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | — | — | 19 | DNF | DSQ1 |
| 2013 | 25 | — | — | 16 | 12 | DNS2 |
Olympic results 
edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | — | — | 18 | — | 21 |
| 2014 | 26 | — | — | 18 | — | DNF2 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Career firsts for Gut and Smith, as Vonn goes into the nets". Ski Racing.com. December 14, 2012.
External links
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- 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)