Sophia Laukli

Sophia Laukli
Personal information
Nationality United States
Citizenship
  • Norway
  • United States
Born (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000
Yarmouth, Maine, United States
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubUniversity of Utah Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (2021–present)
Indiv. starts39
Indiv. podiums2
Indiv. wins1
Team starts4
Team podiums1
Overall titles0 – (53rd in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  United States
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 Oberwiesenthal4 × 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

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   Individual   Skiathlon   Mass start   Sprint   Relay   Team 
 sprint 
202221——15———

World Championships

 Year   Age   Individual   Skiathlon   Mass start   Sprint   Relay   Team 
 sprint 
202120232528———
2023222529————
20252423216

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
2021209763—22——
2022215334NC9N/a23
2023225847NC5N/a23
2024232215NCN/aN/a14
2025242918NCN/aN/a21

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 SWC)
  • 2 podiums – (2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12022–238 January 2023Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start FStage World Cup3rd
22023–247 January 2024Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start FStage World Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12023–243 December 2023Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdDiggins / Brennan / Kern

References

  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.