Elizabeth Cain
{{Short description|Australian pair skater and coach}}
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Elizabeth Jane "Liz" Cain (born 29 December 1962) is an Australian former pair skater and current figure skating coach. With brother Peter Cain, she is the 1976 World Junior bronze medalist and four time Australian national champion. Their highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 12th, in 1977. They competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics, finishing eleventh. She is the mother and coach of Australian national champion Sean Carlow.
On 28 March 2007, Cain and several members of the Australian figure skating team were in a small boat on Sydney Harbour near the Harbour Bridge when it collided with a ferry. Cain lost her leg in the accident, which has become known as the Sydney Harbour fatal ferry crash. However, her life was saved by her son, who jumped into the water and held her until rescuers could arrive. She has since returned to coaching. Due to her accident, she wears a prosthetic leg.
Results
(with Cain)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 75-76 ! 76-77 ! 77-78 ! 78-79 ! 79-80 | |||||
| align=left | Olympics | 11th | ||||
| align=left | Worlds | 12th | 14th | 13th | 14th | |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International: Junior | |||||
| align=left | Junior Worlds | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National | |||||
| align=left | Australian Champ. | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |
| align=left | British Champ. | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||
| colspan=6 align=center | J = Junior level |
References
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- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/elizabeth-cain-1.html |title=Elizabeth Cain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020142732/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/elizabeth-cain-1.html |archive-date=2012-10-20 |url-status=dead}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103113/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/olympicpairs1980.html Skatabase: 1980s Olympics]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710202157/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/worldpairs1970.html Skatabase: 1970s Worlds]
External links
- [http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2007/03/29/1174761613170.html Brisbane Times article on the crash]
- [https://archive.today/20130418015141/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1034143,00.html/ Article on accident from Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet]
- [http://sport.wp.pl/kat,1826,wid,8793280,wiadomosc.html Article on crash] (pl)
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Category:Australian female pair skaters
Category:Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic figure skaters for Australia
Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales
Category:World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
Category:Figure skaters from Sydney
Category:20th-century Australian sportswomen
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