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Sophia Laukli

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Sophia Laukli
CountryU.S, Norwegian
Born (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 24)
Yarmouth, Maine, United States
Ski clubUniversity of Utah Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (2021–present)
Starts39
Podiums2
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (53rd in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  United States
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Oberwiesenthal 4 × 3.33 km relay
Updated on 7 January 2024.

Sophia Laukli (born 8 June 2000) is an American cross-country skier and trailrunner from Yarmouth, Maine. Her highest World Cup finish was first in the freestyle 10 km event at Val di Fiemme on January 7, 2024.[1] She previously skied for the Middlebury College ski team,[2] where she earned All-American honors placing second in the 5k freestyle,[3] and now races for the University of Utah ski team.[4] She was named in the United States Ski Team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

In 2023 she won the Marathon du Mont Blanc and Sierre-Zinal.[5]

Laukli has dual citizenship through her Norwegian father and speaks fluent Norwegian.[6]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]

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 
2022 21 15

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2021 20 23 25 28
2023 22 25 29

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
2021 20 97 63 22
2022 21 53 34 NC 9 23
2023 22 58 47 NC 5 23
2024 23 20 15 NC 14

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 SWC)
  • 2 podiums – (2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2022–23 8 January 2023 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 3rd
2 2023–24 7 January 2024 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 1st

Team podiums

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  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2023–24 3 December 2023 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Diggins / Brennan / Kern

References

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  1. ^ "18TH TOUR DE SKI WOMEN". VAL DI FIEMME (ITA) 7TH WORLD CUP STAGE - FIS TOUR DE SKI.
  2. ^ "Sophia Laukli - 2021 - Nordic Skiing". Middlebury College. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "RMISASkiing.com". Rmisaskiing.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Sophia Laukli - Skiing". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ "How American Sophia Laukli Won Switzerland's Sierre-Zinal Mountain Race". trailrunner. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ Unformatted reference https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/athletes/sophia-laukli
  7. ^ "LAUKLI Sophia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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