Elizabeth "Liz" Stephen (born January 12, 1987, in
East Montpelier, Vermont) is a retired American
cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2018.
Career
At the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 ( cs, Mistrovství světa v klasickém lyžování Liberec 2009) took place 18 February – 1 March 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. This was the fourth time these championships were hosted either i ...
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
)''
, nations = 82
, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...
where she finished
50th in the 10 km and
58th in the 15 km mixed pursuit.
At the
in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 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.
In the 2015
Tour de Ski
Tour or Tours may refer to:
Travel
* Tourism, travel for pleasure
* Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service
* Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus
* Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...
, she finished 5th in the overall ranking, also recording her best World Cup performance.
She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in April 2018.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*6 podiums – (2 , 4 )
Team podiums
* 4 podiums – (4 )
References
External links
*
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stephen, Liz
1987 births
Living people
American female cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Tour de Ski skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States
Skiers from Vermont
21st-century American women