Elizabeth Cain

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.

Elizabeth Cain
Full name	Elizabeth Jane Cain
Born	(1962-12-29) 29 December 1962 Sydney
Figure skating career
Country	Australia

On 28 March 2007, Cain and several members of the Australian figure skating team were in a small boat on Sydney Harbour near the Harbor 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)

International
Event	75-76	76-77	77-78	78-79	79-80
Olympics					11th
Worlds		12th	14th	13th	14th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	3rd
National
Australian Champ.	1st	1st	1st		1st
British Champ.	3rd
J = Junior level

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elizabeth Cain". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
• Skatabase: 1980s Olympics
• Skatabase: 1970s Worlds

External links

• Brisbane Times article on the crash
• Article on accident from Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet
• Article on crash (pl)