Career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Laursen defeated Canada’s Marie-Pier Beaudet 7-3, but was defeated by American Khatuna Lorig 4-6. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Laursen finished her ranking round with a total of 605 points. This gave her the 52nd seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Malgorzata Cwienczek in the first round.