Laura Gauché
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 Gauché in January 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1995 |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  France |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom[3] |
| World Cup debut | 11 January 2014 (age 18) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2021, 2023, 2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 13 − (2014–2026) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 – (1 DH) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (30th in 2024) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (15th in SG, 2026) |
Laura Gauché (French pronunciation: [loʁa ɡoʃe]; born 4 March 1995) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. She made her World Cup debut in January 2014 and has competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
Personal life
Born in Moûtiers, Savoie, Gauché was a student at Middle School Saint Exupery in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France, and attended High School Jean Moulin in Albertville. In 2017, she obtained a two-year diploma in marketing techniques from Annecy University Institutes of Technology.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2017 | 21 | 102 | — | — | 47 | — | 45 |
| 2018 | 22 | 65 | — | — | 30 | 36 | 25 |
| 2019 | 23 | 100 | — | — | 38 | 43 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | 97 | — | — | 47 | — | 26 |
| 2021 | 25 | 60 | — | — | 26 | 35 | N/a |
| 2022 | 26 | 37 | — | — | 19 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 27 | 36 | — | — | 22 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 30 | — | — | 18 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 29 | 49 | — | — | 26 | 24 | |
| 2026 | 30 | 42 | — | — | 15 | 33 |
Top-ten finishes
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2022 | 16 January 2022 |  Zauchensee, Austria | Super-G | 5th |
| 5 March 2022 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Super-G | 9th | |
| 17 March 2022 | Courchevel, France | Super-G | 8th | |
| 2023 | 14 January 2023 | St Anton, Austria | Super-G | 10th |
| 20 January 2023 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 7th | |
| 26 February 2023 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 15 March 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra | Downhill | 9th | |
| 2024 | 13 January 2024 | Zauchensee, Austria | Downhill | 9th |
| 14 January 2024 | Super-G | 7th | ||
| 27 January 2024 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 4th | |
| 17 February 2024 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Downhill | 9th | |
| 18 February 2024 | Super-G | 10th | ||
| 2026 | 14 December 2025 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Super-G | 5th |
| 28 February 2026 | Soldeu, Andorra | Super-G | 9th |
