Welcome home, Elizabeth!
The Gloucester Skating Club (GSC) is delighted to welcome home Olympic and World silver medalist, Elizabeth Manley!
The GSC is where it all began. In the early days of her figure skating career, Elizabeth spent countless hours training and competing for the GSC. We are thrilled that her career and life have brought her full circle as she joins the professional coaching staff at the GSC. To this position she brings her passion for skating and her coaching expertise to first-time skaters and aspiring young athletes who dare to dream. As a role model she exemplifies that skating is a life long sport for fun, for competition, and for life.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Manley was born in Belleville, Ontario in 1965. She lived in the United States from 1991 until the summer of 2007, when she returned home to Ottawa.
Elizabeth is the 1988 Olympic and World Silver Medallist, Olympic Freestyle Champion, and three-time Canadian National Champion.
She has achieved Gold levels in figures, freestyle, dance and the senior competitive level by the age of 14. Liz was the first Canadian female to successfully land a triple-double combination jump in competition, and one of the few to land the triple axel jump consistently in practices.
She competed as an amateur from 1971-1988 and as a professional from 1988-2002. In her amateur career Elizabeth garnished over 50 national and international medals. Among many achievements in her professional career, she was three-time U.S. Open Champion, four-time World Cup Professional Champion, '92 Rock n' Roll Champion, star of Champions on Ice and Ice Capades, star of three major television specials, and has published two autobiographies. In 1998, Elizabeth was made a member of the Order of Canada.
Spokesperson
Driven by her desire to give back to the community, over her professional career Liz has been the national spokesperson for numerous organizations including the Canadian Mental Health Association, Council on Drug Abuse, CUSO, and World Vision Canada. Liz was honoured to be the spokesperson for the 1991 Canada Winter Games. She has been a board member and spokesperson for the Starlight Foundation Canada, Boys and Girls Clubs, and Kiwanis Club of Ottawa.
Motivational Speaker
As a motivational speaker Liz has motivated and entertained for major companies such as IBM, Northern Telecom, Chartered Hospitals USA, Eating Disorders Group of Canada. Through her presentations, Liz has shared her energy and enthusiasm with students at many public schools, and recently she completed a national media tour for Wyeth, speaking about depression awareness.
Television Host and Commentator
On Westwood One NBC radio, Elizabeth commentated at the 2002 Salt Lake City and 2006 Torino Olympic Winter Games. She shared her passion for skating with the world on live television as lead commentator for figure skating with daily updates and analysis of the games. Liz has hosted shows such as Canada Day on Parliament Hill (live on CBC television) and has even presented at the NHL Hockey Awards!
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