Elizabeth Gardner
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Elizabeth Gardner is an Australia
n freestyle skier
Her best World Cup result was third at Fernie, British Columbia
and Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
.
She has participated in two Olympic games; the 2006 Turin Olympics
and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games
. Gardner finished 23 in Turin. She has currently qualified for the finals at the Vancouver aerial event.
in Applied Science
(Human Movement
) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n freestyle skier
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
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
Fernie, British Columbia
Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the eastern approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains...
and Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
Sauze d'Oulx
Sauze d'Oulx is a town and comune in the province of Turin, Piedmont located 80 kilometres from Turin in the Val di Susa, at the foot of monte Genevris ....
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She has participated in two Olympic games; the 2006 Turin Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
. Gardner finished 23 in Turin. She has currently qualified for the finals at the Vancouver aerial event.
Personal life
Her nicknames vary from Gards and Beth to Lizard. Gardner was a gymnast before switching to aerials. She completed a bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Applied Science
Applied science
Applied science is the application of scientific knowledge transferred into a physical environment. Examples include testing a theoretical model through the use of formal science or solving a practical problem through the use of natural science....
(Human Movement
Sports science
Sport science is a discipline that studies the application of scientific principles and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance...
) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
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