Laura Leclair
Country Canada
Born (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997
Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
Ski clubChelsea Nordiq
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (2017, 2019, 2021)
Starts10
Podiums0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0
Updated on 20 January 2022.

Laura Leclair (born 15 January 1997) is a Canadian cross-country skier.[1]

Career

Junior

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

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

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
202225——5158——

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2021245748—519—

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
201720NCNCNCNC——67
201922NCNCNCNC——61
202124NCNCNC————

References

  1. 1 2 "Laura Leclair". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Nordiq Canada reveals cross-country skiing team for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca. CBC. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Seven-athlete cross-country skiing team nominated for Beijing Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canada's Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team announced". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ↑ 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)
  10. ↑ "LECLAIR Laura". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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