Liz Stephen

Liz Stephen
Country United States
Full nameElizabeth Stephen
Born (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 37)
Barre, Vermont, United States
Ski clubBurke Mountain Academy
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (2007, 20092018)
Starts173
Podiums6
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (10th in 2015)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  United States
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Mals 15 km freestyle

Elizabeth "Liz" Stephen (born January 12, 1987, in East Montpelier, Vermont[1]) is a retired American cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2018.

Career

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At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Stephen had her best finish of 14th in the 4 x 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 15th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit.

It was announced on 19 January 2010 that she had qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished 50th in the 10 km and 58th in the 15 km mixed pursuit.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Stephen finished 16th in the Women's 30 kilometre Freestyle, as the first of the four Americans in the class, with a time of 1:30:07.

Stephen was named to the U.S. team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. In the 15 kilometer skiathlon, she placed 12th (out of 61 competitors) with a time of 40:09.6.[2]

In the 2015 Tour de Ski, she finished 5th in the overall ranking, also recording her best World Cup performance.[3]

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in April 2018.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010 23 49 57
2014 27 12 24 8
2018 31 30

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2009 22 49 17 39 13
2011 24 24 16 9
2013 26 5 20 16 4
2015 28 10 11 11 4
2017 30 20 25 4

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2007 20 NC NC
2009 22 106 79 NC
2010 23 NC NC NC
2011 24 81 59 NC 47
2012 25 42 28 NC 35 24 18
2013 26 20 15 71 17 15 16
2014 27 17 15 62 32 7 17
2015 28 10 7 NC 29 5
2016 29 33 28 NC 59 19 DNF
2017 30 28 22 75 38 14
2018 31 52 44 NC 56 16 50

Individual podiums

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  • 6 podiums – (2 WC, 4 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2012–13 6 January 2013 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
2 2013–14 5 January 2014 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
3 2014–15 23 January 2015 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
4 2015–16 10 January 2016 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
5 2016–17 8 January 2017 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
6 2 February 2017 South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 4 podiums – (4 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2012–13 25 November 2012 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Brooks / Randall / Diggins
2 2013–14 8 December 2013 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Randall / Bjornsen / Diggins
3 2015–16 6 December 2015 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Brennan / Bjornsen / Diggins
4 24 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Caldwell / Bjornsen / Diggins

References

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  1. ^ "Liz Stephen". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ "Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Sundby repeats and Bjoergen finally captures Tour de Ski title". Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  4. ^ Ramsey, Ben (19 April 2018). "Liz Stephen retires from U.S. cross-country ski team". Park Record. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ "STEPHEN Elizabeth". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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