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** The title says Maria Rodriguez Denton but the article is actually about Lauren Macuga. We had to change our topic and I didn't want to change the link for the peer reviewers**

Lauren Macuga (born 2 July 2002) is a competitive alpine ski racer on the U.S. Alpine Ski Development Team.

Macuga began competing in skiing at 7 years old. In 2011, she joined Park City Ski and Snowboard’s club team at the age of 8. In the same year, Macuga was invited to participate in NASTAR nationals and championed her age group. In 2019, she was just one of three women to join the U.S. national Alpine ski team. She is currently a student at Park City Winter Sports School and is coached by Jay Hey. Macuga also competed in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in alpine skiing, and started in her first World Cup in December 2021.

Early and Personal Life
She was born on July 2nd 2002. Her hometown is Park City, Utah. She has been on the Alpine D Team for 3 years after first joining the team in 2020. She attended Park City Winter Sports School and participated in the Park City Ski & Snowboard Club.

Professional Life
Macuga joined the Park City Ski & Snowboard FIS women’s team for the first time in 2019. She was trained by Jay Hey. Due to the fact that she had no previous racing experience, Macuga had to work her way up from 990th place by participating and placing in various FIS events. Macuga placed 3rd in the last race of the FIS season, giving her enough points to qualify to be a US Team nominee at 445th place. Her place on the Team was confirmed a month later by U.S. Ski and Snowboard Alpine development director Chip Knight.