Elizabeth Gardner (athlete)

Elizabeth Gardner (born 4 September 1980 in Melbourne, Australia), also known as Liz Gardner, is an Australian freestyle skier.

For the American painter, see Elizabeth Jane Gardner.

Liz Gardner
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Gardner
Born (1980-09-04) 4 September 1980
Melbourne, Australia
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Country Australia
SportFreestyle Skiing

Professional career

Gardner made her professional debut on 8 September 2001 at the Mount Buller women's aerial event. Since her debut, she has competed in the Europa, Nor-Am, and World Cup. Her coach is Michel Roth.

Her best World Cup result was third at Fernie, British Columbia and Sauze d'Oulx, Italy.[1]

She has participated in two Olympic games; the 2006 Turin Olympics and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Gardner finished 23rd in Turin, and finished 10th in Vancouver.

Personal life

Her nicknames vary from Gards and Beth to Lizard.[2] Gardner was a gymnast before switching to aerials.[3] She completed a bachelor's degree in Applied Science (Human Movement) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.[4]

References
  1. "Elizabeth Gardner". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. "Liz Gardner". wintersports.com.au. Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. "Elizabeth Gardner". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. "Paving the way to Games glory". RMIT News. RMIT University. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010.


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