Elisabeth Maier

Elisabeth Vathje
At the 2017/2018 World Cup race in Lake Placid
Personal information
Born (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 (age 30)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)[1]
Websiteslidelikeamother.com
Sport
Country Canada
SportSkeleton
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals9th (Pyeongchang 2018)
Medal record
Women's skeleton
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Winterberg Women
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Winterberg Mixed team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Winterberg Women
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014–15 Calgary Women
Gold medal – first place 2015–16 Whistler Women
Gold medal – first place 2016–17 Winterberg Women
Silver medal – second place 2014–15 Lake Placid Women
Silver medal – second place 2014–15 Igls Women
Silver medal – second place 2014–15 St. Moritz Women
Silver medal – second place 2017–18 Lake Placid Women
Silver medal – second place 2017–18 Winterberg Women
Silver medal – second place 2017–18 Igls Women
Bronze medal – third place 2017–18 St. Moritz Women
Third place 2017–18 overall Women
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Elisabeth Vathje (born March 17, 1994, in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian skeleton racer. In 2008, she was encouraged to try sliding sports by her father, who had shared an airplane trip with members of the Canadian luge team, but as a 14-year-old, she was too young to train bobsleigh, so she tried out for skeleton instead.[1] She used a Bromley sled.[2] Vathje was named one of the three women to represent Canada in skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang[3] after finishing third in the World Cup season standings for 2017–18.[4] She retired in 2022 after being left off the Canadian team for the 2021–22 season.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Elisabeth Vathje (athlete profile)". Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ^ "Elisabeth VATHJE". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  3. ^ "Canadian bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated for 2018 Olympic Winter Games" (Press release). Canadian Olympic Committee. January 24, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ "Standings (2017/2018) (Women's skeleton) (BMW IBSF World Cup)". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ "Elisabeth Maier and Karlien Sleper end their careers" (Press release). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-08.