Laura Orgué Vila (born 11 September 1986, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish cross country skier and sky runner who has competed since 2004. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 10th in the 30 km skating at Sochi in 2014. In 2014, she switched her focus from skiing to trail running.[1]
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Full name | Laura Orgué Vila | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Barcelona, Spain | September 11, 1986||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Cross-country skiing Sky running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | 6 Skyrunning World Cup
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Biography
editAt the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Orgue finished 29th in the 30 km, 35th in the 10 km, and did not start the individual sprint event. Same year, in 2009, she reached the bronze medal on 10 km F at the U23 World Championships in Praz de Lys-Sommand. Furthermore, she finished second in the OPA Cup (European league).
Her best World Cup finish was 17th in a 10 km event at Poland in 2014.
Olympic results
editSeason | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2006 | 12 February 2006 | Turin, Italy | 15km Pursuit | 63rd |
16 February 2006 | Turin, Italy | 10km C | 63rd | |
2010 | 15 February 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | 10km F | 38th |
19 February 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | 15km Pursuit | 27th | |
27 February 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | 30km C | 36th | |
2014 | 8 February 2014 | Sochi, Russia | 15km Skiathlon | 25th |
13 February 2014 | Sochi, Russia | 10km C | 28th | |
22 February 2014 | Sochi, Russia | 30km F | 10th |