Elizabeth Gardner

For the American painter, see Elizabeth Jane Gardner.
Elizabeth Gardner
Personal information
Born (1980-09-04) 4 September 1980
Melbourne, Australia
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight 121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Country  Australia
Sport Freestyle Skiing

Elizabeth Gardner (born 4 September 1980 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian freestyle skier

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 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. ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=FS&listid=&competitorid=19433&type=result&rec_start=0&limit=100
  2. ↑ http://wintersports.com.au/athletes.cfm?AthleteID=5
  3. ↑ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-freestyle-skiing/athletes/elizabeth-gardner_ath1017055ri.html
  4. ↑ Paving the way to Games glory - RMIT News, 24 February 2010

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