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United States Laurie Stephens is a highly decorated para-alpine monoskier and a five-time Paralympian with a distinguished career marked by seven Paralympic medals and multiple World Championship titles.
Stifel expanded its partnership with U.S. Ski & Snowboard, including naming rights for the Stifel U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team, with Laurie Stephens expressing excitement about the collaboration.
Toyota Motor North America and Toyota Racing Development USA collaborated to create and debut a sit-ski for use by U.S. Paralympics Alpine Skiing athletes, with Laurie Stephens being an advocate and beneficiary of such advancements.
Laurie Stephens was born on March 5, 1984, in Wenham, Massachusetts. She began her skiing journey at the age of 12 on Loon Mountain in New Hampshire, quickly progressing to competitive racing by age 15 after joining Chris Devlin-Young’s New England Disabled Ski Team. Stephens, who has spina bifida, developed into a formidable athlete competing across five different alpine skiing events: downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, and Super Combined. Her athletic pursuits also extended to Paralympic swimming, where she previously held two records in backstroke events.
Her debut as a Paralympian came in 2006 at the Torino Winter Paralympics, where she achieved significant success, securing two gold medals in the Super-G Sitting and Downhill Sitting categories, along with a silver in Giant Slalom Sitting. This exceptional performance led to her being named the Paralympic Sportswoman of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee in 2006. Stephens continued to build an impressive competitive record over her career, participating in five World Championships.
Throughout her career, Stephens has amassed a total of seven Paralympic medals, including two gold, two silver, and three bronze. Her World Championship achievements include seven medals, comprising two gold, four silver, and three bronze. Notable recent achievements include a gold medal in the women’s giant slalom sitting para-alpine skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships and multiple silver medals at the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships.
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