Liz Stephen

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Liz Stephen
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Full nameElizabeth Stephen
Born (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 36)
Barre, Vermont, United States
Ski clubBurke Mountain Academy
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (2007, 20092018)
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums6
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts173
Team starts13
Overall titles0 – (10th in 2015)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

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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 
2010 23 49 57
2014 27 12 24 8
2018 31 30

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2009 2249173913
2011 24 24 16 9
2013 26 5 20 16 4
2015 28 10 11 11 4
2017 30 20 25 4

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2007 20NCNC
2009 2210679NC
2010 23NCNCNC
2011 248159NC47
2012 254228NC352418
2013 26201571171516
2014 2717156232717
2015 28107NC295
2016 293328NC5919DNF
2017 302822753814
2018 315244NC561650

Individual podiums

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

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums – (4 RL)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 2012–13 25 November 2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Brooks / Randall / Diggins
2 2013–14 8 December 2013 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Randall / Bjornsen / Diggins
3 2015–16 6 December 2015 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Brennan / Bjornsen / Diggins
424 January 2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Caldwell / Bjornsen / Diggins

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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. 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.