__NOTOC__ Elizabeth Clifford (born October 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. At the

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, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the

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and 10th at the

1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

. In 1971, she won the

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in slalom skiing. In 1970, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1971, she was inducted into the

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World Cup victories

Overall

Individual races

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* * * * * * * 1953 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Canada Canadian female alpine skiers Canadian people of English descent Skiers from Ottawa FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions {{Canada-alpine-skiing-bio-stub