Laurie Taylor (skier)
British alpine skier (born 1996)
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Laurie Taylor (born 10 February 1996) is a British World Cup alpine ski racer. He competed for Great Britain at the 2018 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
United Kingdom| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1996 Basingstoke, England |
| Website | laurietaylorski.co.uk |
| Skiing career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Club | British Ski Academy |
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom |
World Cup debut | 5 March 2017 (age 21) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – (2017–2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10 – (2017–2026) |
| Podiums | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 – (63rd in 2026) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (21st in SL, 2026) |
Career
Taylor started skiing at the age of 6, while on holiday with family and joined the Aldershot ski race team when he was 9. He was then invited to join the British Ski Academy, the year after.[1]
He made his Olympic debut in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics finishing 26th overall in the slalom[2] and 5th in the team parallel[3] narrowly missing out on an Olympic bronze medal.[4]
Taylor had his best World Cup finish when he came fourth in the opening slalom race of the 2025–26 season at Levi in Finland.[5]
In January 2026 Taylor was selected to compete in his second Olympics, at the 2026 Winter Olympics held in Italy.[6] He raced in the slalom but skied out during the first run.[7]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | |
| 2020 | 24 | 149 | 56 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 25 | no World Cup points earned | ||||
| 2022 | 26 | 145 | 55 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 27 | 133 | 45 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 28 | 96 | 33 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 29 | 85 | 34 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 30 | 63 | 21 | — | — | — |
Top-ten results
- 0 podiums; 2 top tens
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2024 | 3 March 2024 |  Aspen, United States |
Slalom | 8th |
| 2026 | 16 November 2025 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 4th |
