Lorna Bonnel

{{Short description|French ski mountaineer (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Lorna Bonnel | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France | height = 1.73 m | weight = 57 kg | country = France | sport = Ski mountaineering | event = | club = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's ski mountaineering}} {{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2017 Alpago|Team}} {{MedalGold|2019 Villars-sur-Ollon|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Villars-sur-Ollon|Individual race}} }} '''Lorna Bonnel''' (born 10 November 1986) is a French ski mountaineer. She is a two-time World Champion.

==Career== Bonnel competed at the 2017 World Championships and won a gold medal in the team race, along with Axelle Mollaret. She again competed at the World Championships in 2019 and won a gold medal in the team race, along with Mollaret, and won a bronze medal in the individual race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2019/03/16/lorna-bonnel-une-histoire-de-famille |title=Championnats du monde relais : à Villars-sur-Ollon (Suisse). Lorna Bonnel, une histoire de famille |newspaper=Le Dauphiné libéré |first=Gauthier |last=Castaldi |date=16 March 2019 |access-date=1 January 2026 |language=French}}</ref> In March 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and finished in fourth place in the team race, along with her cousin Léna Bonnel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ismf-ski.com/france-double-gold-medallist-in-the-team-race/ |title=France, double gold medallist in the Team race |website=ismf-ski.com |date=10 March 2025 |access-date=1 January 2026}}</ref> She then competed at the 39th edition of the Pierra Menta and won all four stages of the team race, along with Mollaret.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Ski/Actualites/Double-victoire-pour-la-france-sur-la-pierra-menta/1547005 |title=Pierra Menta : le duo Xavier Gachet - William Bon Mardion et la paire Axelle Gachet-Mollaret - Lorna Bonnel remportent la 39e édition de la Pierra Menta |newspaper=L'Équipe |first=David |last=Michel |date=15 March 2025 |access-date=1 January 2026 |language=French}}</ref>

==Personal life== Bonnel comes from a ski mountaineering family. She is the daughter of ski club coach Laurent, and niece of former ski mountaineer Lionel Bonnel. Her cousin's Candice and Léna, are both also ski mountaineers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ledauphine.com/skichrono/2025/03/15/bonnel-et-la-pierre-une-histoire-de-famille |title=Les Bonnel et la Pierra Menta, une histoire de famille |newspaper=Le Dauphiné libéré |first=Julien |last=Marin |date=15 March 2025 |access-date=1 January 2026 |language=French}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{ISMF results|1431}} * {{SkiMo Stats|lorna-bonnel}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnel, Lorna}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:French female ski mountaineers Category:People from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Category:World ski mountaineering champions Category:21st-century French sportswomen Category:Skiers from Savoie