Liz Stephen

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.

Liz Stephen
Country United States
Full nameElizabeth Stephen
Born (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987
Barre, Vermont, United States
Ski clubBurke Mountain Academy
World Cup career
Seasons2007, 20092018
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums6
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts173
Team starts13
Overall titles0 – (10th in 2015)
Discipline titles0

Career

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

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km 
individual
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010234957
20142712248
20183130

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
individual
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20092249173913
20112424169
201326520164
2015281011114
20173020254

Season standings

 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
200720NCNCN/AN/AN/A
20092210679NCN/AN/A
201023NCNCNCN/AN/A
2011248159NC47N/A
2012254228NC352418N/A
201326201571171516N/A
20142717156232717N/A
201528107NC295N/AN/A
2016293328NC5919N/ADNF
2017302822753814N/A
2018315244NC561650N/A

Individual podiums

  • 6 podiums – (2 WC, 4 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2012–13 6 January 2013 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
2 2013–14 5 January 2014 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
3 2014–15 23 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
4 2015–16 10 January 2016 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
5 2016–17 8 January 2017 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
62 February 2017 Pyeongchang, South Korea7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums – (4 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2012–13 25 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBrooks / Randall / Diggins
2 2013–14 8 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRandall / Bjornsen / Diggins
3 2015–16 6 December 2015 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBrennan / Bjornsen / Diggins
424 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndCaldwell / Bjornsen / Diggins

References

  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. 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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