Lauren Macuga
2022 World Juniors Downhill Bronze Medalist
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Hometown
Park City, Utah -
Team
Alpine C -
Years on Team
5 (since 2020) -
Born
07/04/2002 -
Club(s)
Park City Ski & Snowboard -
School:
Park City Winter Sports School
BIO
Lauren Macuga hails from Park City, Utah, where she was groomed into an already successful alpine career with Park City Ski & Snowboard. Macuga is the 2022 World Juniors bronze medalist. She spent her first full World Cup season on the speed tour in the 2022-23 season where she scored her first World Cup points in St. Moritz in downhill.
A fun fact about Macuga is that she has two siblings with ties to the team. Sam Macuga - a ski jumper and Alli Macuga - a mogul skier.
"'If you ain't first, you're last' as Ricky Bobby says. I was last in my first world cup but it was all about the experience!"
5 Things You Didn't Know About Lauren Macuga
- 1. Lauren loves listening to AJR and watching all of the Iron man movies with her family.
- 2. Lauren's first world cup start was in Lake Louise, Canada in 2021. A place where she has had tons of success over the years, including 5 top 5 NorAm finishes.
- 3. Lauren has a chinchilla named Cheech.
- 4. When she isn't skiing on the mountain, she likes to waterski and wakesurf.
- 5. Lauren has two siblings also on the team. Sam Macuga - a ski jumper and Alli Macuga - a mogul skier.
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Lauren's News
2023-24 Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team Nominations
May 10, 2023
Two Women in the Top Ten at Junior Worlds
January 19, 2023
2023 Alpine Junior World Ski Championships Team Announced
January 09, 2023
Johnson, Shiffrin Take Top 10 in St. Moritz Downhill
December 16, 2022
2022-23 Stifel U.S. Alpine Team Announced
October 19, 2022
2022-23 U.S. Alpine Ski Team Nominations
May 09, 2022
Wright and Goldberg Crowned National Downhill Champions
March 23, 2022
Nelson Golden, Jemison Grabs Silver At Junior Worlds Super-G
March 05, 2022
2022 Alpine Junior World Ski Championships Team Announced
February 23, 2022
