Laurien van der Graaff

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

Laurien van der Graaff
Country  Switzerland
Born (1987-10-14) 14 October 1987
Nieuwkoop, Netherlands
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Ski clubTG Hütten
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (2008–2022)
Individual wins2
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums5
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts173
Team starts21
Overall titles0 – (21st in 2018)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing   Switzerland
World Championships
2021 OberstdorfTeam sprint
Updated on 16 March 2022.

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]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201426———21——
201830———1074
202234———2477

World Championships
  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201123———40——
201325———30—11
201527———27—7
201729———3077
201931———16108
202133———14—Silver

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200820NC—NCN/A—N/A—N/A
200921NC—NCN/A—N/A—N/A
201022121—86N/A—N/A—N/A
20112382—56——N/A—N/A
20122436NC14——N/A42N/A
20132547NC19—DNFN/A44N/A
20142624NC7DNFDNFN/ADNFN/A
20152738NC10DNFDNFN/AN/AN/A
20162840NC21DNFDNFN/AN/ADNF
201729346014DNFDNFN/A39N/A
20183021715DNFDNFN/A40N/A
201931517325DNFDNFN/ADNFN/A
2020323162133625DNFN/AN/A
2021333491115235N/AN/AN/A

Individual podiums
  • 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, Germany0.9 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
2 2013–14 11 January 2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
3 2014–15 24 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
42017–1830 December 2017 Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
527 January 2018 Seefeld, Austria1.1 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 4 podiums – (4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
12019–2022 December 2019 Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdFähndrich
212 January 2020 Dresden, Germany12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndFähndrich
32020–2120 December 2020 Dresden, Germany12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stFähndrich
47 February 2021 Ulricehamn, Sweden6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdFähndrich

References
  1. 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. "VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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