Laurie Stephens
Laurie Stephens (born March 5, 1984) be alpine monoskier wey get spina bifida.[1] She win multiple medals for de United States for de Paralympics.[2][3] She sanso get success for de IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup.
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | United States |
| Country for sport | United States |
| Name wey dem give am | Laurie |
| Family name | Stephens |
| Ein date of birth | 5 March 1984 |
| Place dem born am | Wenham |
| Ein occupation | alpine skier |
| Educate for | University of New Hampshire, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School |
| Sport | alpine skiing |
| Participant insyd | 2010 Winter Paralympics, 2006 Winter Paralympics, 2014 Winter Paralympics, 2018 Winter Paralympics, 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships |
Career
editLaurie Stephens start dey ski for age 12 for Loon Mountain top insyd New Hampshire den then she begin dey race 3 years later for age 15 wen na she cam turn member of Chris Devlin-Young ein New England Disabled Ski Team.[4] Stephens dey compete insyd 5 different skiing events wich be de downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, den Super Combined. She compete insyd 4 Paralympic games den 5 world championships. Na ein debut as Paralympian be insyd 2006 den since she compete insyd de 2010, 2014, den de 2018 games. She win total of 7 Paralympic medals (2 gold, 2 silver, den 3 bronze) den 7 world championship medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze).[4] Na dem name Stephens de Paralympic Sportswoman of de Year insyd 2006 by de United States Olympic Committee. Na sam of ein best racing performances dey insyd 2006 wen na she win ein two gold medals insyd de super-G-Sitting (time 1:33.88) den downhill-Sitting (time 1:46.86).[2] Insyd 2006 na dem sanso nominate Stephens for Excellence insyd Sports Performance Yearly Award as Best Female Athlete plus Disability. Insyd de 2018 PyeongChang games Laurie Stephens win bronze medal give de US insyd alpine skiing wey she use mono-ski, na ein time be 1:35.8. Insyd 2018 she sanso place 4th insyd de Super combined-Sitting, 5th insyd de super-G-Sitting den Slalom-Sitting, 7th insyd giant slalom-Sitting.[4] Stephens sanso compete give de United States insyd Paralympic swimming wey she hold two records insyd de 100-meter backstroke den one insyd de 200-meter backstroke.[2]
She win de gold medal insyd de women's giant slalom sitting para-alpine skiing event for de 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships.[5]
Education
editOutside of sports she study therapeutic recreation at de University of New Hampshire.[6][7]
References
edit- ↑ "STEPHENS Laurie - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ↑ "Para Alpine". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "LAURIE STEPHENS". teamusa.org. Team USA. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ↑ "Marie Bochet earns 30th major gold medal in gripping Giant Slalom finish". Paralympic.org. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Article in Foster's Daily Democrat from March 12, 2010
- ↑ "Laurie Stephens". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
External links
edit- Laurie Stephens at de International Paralympic Committee
- Laurie Stephens at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Laurie Stephens at Team USA (archived)