Laura Leclair (born 15 January 1997) is a Canadian cross-country skier.[1]
| Laura Leclair | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Born | 15 January 1997 Chelsea, Quebec, Canada |
| Ski club | Chelsea Nordiq |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 3 – (2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Starts | 10 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
| Updated on 20 January 2022. | |
Career edit
Junior edit
At the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany, Leclair had a 20th-place finish in the U-23 skate ski race.[2]
Senior edit
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, Leclair at her first senior FIS World Championships. Along with Dahria Beatty, Cendrine Browne, and Katherine Stewart-Jones, finished 9th in the 4x5km relay, Canada's best result in 20 years in the event.[1]
At the Canadian Olympic Cross-country skiing trials in January 2022, Leclair went onto win the individual sprint event, clinching her a spot on the 2022 Olympic team.[3][4]
On January 13, 2022, Leclair was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[5][6][7][8][9]
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]
Olympic Games edit
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 | — | — | 51 | 58 | — | — |
World Championships edit
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | 57 | 48 | — | 51 | 9 | — |
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2017 | 20 | NC | NC | NC | NC | — | — | 67 |
| 2019 | 22 | NC | NC | NC | NC | — | — | 61 |
| 2021 | 24 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
References edit
- ^ a b "Laura Leclair". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Laura Leclair Grabs 20th Spot at Under 23 Nordic World Ski Championships". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Richard, Nicholas (6 January 2022). "Cendrine Browne et Laura Leclair sont en bonne posture pour les JO" [Cendrine Browne and Laura Leclair are in good shape for the Olympics] (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada: La Presse. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Laura Leclair and Antoine Cyr Strike First at Olympic Cross-Country Ski Trials in Canmore". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (14 January 2022). "Seven cross-country skiers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Nordiq Canada reveals cross-country skiing team for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca. CBC. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Seven-athlete cross-country skiing team nominated for Beijing Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team announced". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Baines, Tim (14 January 2022). "Ottawa-area cross-country skiers Ritchie, Leclair and Stewart-Jones will compete at Olympics". Ottawa Citizen. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "LECLAIR Laura". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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