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Kaila Lafreniere
- Class:
- Junior
- Discipline:
- Alpine
- Hometown:
- Whistler, B.C.
- Previous Team:
- Team Quebec
FIS Profile | RMISA Profile
2025 – Sophomore
2024 – Freshman
Prior to Utah
Personal
Lafreniere on the U
“It has always been a dream for me to compete in the NCAA, and to ski in Park City. Coming to Utah allows me to do both.”
2025 – Sophomore
- All-RMISA Second Team
- RMISA Skier of the Meet (Montana State Invitational)
- Made 13 starts on the season, competing in all but one event.
- Eight top-10 finishes, with her first collegiate victory coming in the Montana State giant slalom.
- Also had a top-five result in slalom at MSU.
- Earned a fifth-place in GS on home snow during the Utah Invitational.
- Made her NCAA Championships debut, taking 19th in GS and 24th in slalom.
2024 – Freshman
- Made 12 starts—every regular season race—in her first season as a Ute.
- First collegiate top-10 came in giant slalom during the RMISA qualifier (Feb. 1).
- Also took 11th in slalom at the Colorado Invitational (Feb. 3).
- Placed in the top-15 in GS during the Utah Invitational (Jan. 20).
Prior to Utah
- Competed with Team Quebec and Belle Neige.
Personal
- Parents are Guy and Sylvie.
- Has two siblings, Jen and Tommy.
- Enjoys volleyball and mountain biking, specifically in her howntown of Whistler.
Lafreniere on the U
“It has always been a dream for me to compete in the NCAA, and to ski in Park City. Coming to Utah allows me to do both.”
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