Laurien van der Graaff

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

Laurien van der Graaff
Country 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 – (20082022)
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  Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Team sprint

Career

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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

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

Olympic Games

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 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

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 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

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Season standings

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 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

Individual podiums

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  • 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 5 podiums – (4 WC, 1 SWC)
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

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 4 podiums – (4 TS)
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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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