Leanne Smith

Leanne Smith (born May 28, 1987) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States, and specializes in the speed events.

Leanne Smith
Alpine skier
Smith in January 2009
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G, Combined
ClubMt. Washington Valley
Born (1987-05-28) May 28, 1987
North Conway,
New Hampshire, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
World Cup debutDecember 1, 2007 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (2011, 2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons7th – (2008–14)
Wins0
Podiums2 – (2 DH)
Overall titles0 – (25th in 2013)
Discipline titles0 – (12th in DH & SG, 2013)

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 GDownhillCombined
20082088——364535
20092194——434141
20102275——413631
20112330——152219
20122438——162528
20132525——121237
20142652——1930—

Top ten finishes
  • 2 podiums – (2 DH)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
201121 Jan 2011Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper G8th
4 Mar 2011Tarvisio, ItalySuper Combined9th
201215 Jan 2012Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper G10th
28 Jan 2012St. Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill7th
15 Mar 2012Schladming, AustriaSuper G5th
20132 Dec 2012Lake Louise, CanadaSuper G8th
14 Dec 2012Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill2nd
19 Jan 2013Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill3rd
20 Jan 2013Super G6th
20148 Dec 2013Lake Louise, CanadaSuper G6th

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201123——19DNFDSQ1
201325——1612DNS2

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201022——18—21
201426——18—DNF2
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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.
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