Liz Stephen
Introduction '''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 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 )  No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2012–13 6 January 2013   Val di Fiemme, Italy  9 km Pursuit F  Stage World Cup  2nd2 2013–14 5 January 2014   Val di Fiemme, Italy  9 km Pursuit F  Stage World Cup  3rd3 2014–15 23 January 2015   Rybinsk, Russia  10 km Individual F  World Cup  2nd4 2015–16 10 January 2016   Val di Fiemme, Italy  9 km Pursuit F  Stage World Cup  3rd5 2016–17 8 January 2017   Val di Fiemme, Italy  9 km Pursuit F  Stage World Cup  2nd6  2 February 2017  Pyeongchang, South Korea   7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F  World Cup  2nd ====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
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