Elizabeth Gardner (athlete)

For the American painter, see Elizabeth Jane Gardner.

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

Liz Gardner

Personal information
Full name	Elizabeth Gardner
Born	(1980-09-04) 4 September 1980 (age 44) Melbourne, Australia
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight	121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Freestyle 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]