Liz Stephen

Elizabeth 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 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.

In the 2015 Tour de Ski, 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 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 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

Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2007 20 — — 2009 22 106 79 — — 2010 23 — — 2011 24 81 59 47 — — 2012 25 42 28 35 24 18 2013 26 20 15 71 17 15 16 2014 27 17 15 62 32 7 17 2015 28 10 7 29 5 2016 29 33 28 59 19 2017 30 28 22 75 38 14 — 2018 31 52 44 56 16 50

Individual podiums 6 podiums – (2 , 4 )

Team podiums 4 podiums – (4 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 2012–13 25 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Brooks / Randall / Diggins 2 2013–14 8 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Randall / Bjornsen / Diggins 3 2015–16 6 December 2015 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Brennan / Bjornsen / Diggins 4 24 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Caldwell / Bjornsen / Diggins