Elisabeth Creighton

Sara Rask DU Invitational Loveland slalom 2026 January 12 podium Elisabeth Creighton Mia Hunt

Photo by: Adri Meyer

Position:
Alpine
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
High School:
Northwood School
Prev Team:
Ski Quebec Alpine

Race-by-Race Results

Honors & Awards: National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team (2026) ... DU Athletics Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (2025-26) ... DU Skiing’s 2026 Alpine Pioneer Award

2026 (Freshman): Recorded three top-10 results and came in the top 15 six times during her freshman season, including placing on the podium in her first career race … Finished seven-of-14 events overall, coming in the top-20 in each of them … Earned a qualifying spot for the NCAA Championships and served as an alternate for the event … Made her collegiate debut at the Denver Invitational on Jan. 12 and tied for third place in slalom with teammate Mia Hunt at Loveland Ski Area … Did not finish the slalom at the Colorado Invite on Jan. 13 at Loveland … Came in 15th in her first giant slalom race of the year at the DU Invite on Jan. 14 at Aspen Highlands before registering a season best in GS in eighth place on Jan. 15 to complete the CU Invitational … Did not finish any of her first runs at the RMISA Alpine Qualifiers and Nevada Invitational from March 31-Feb. 3 … Came in 12th in the Utah Invitational giant slalom on Feb. 22 and 18th in GS for the RMISA Alpine Qualifier on Feb. 23 at Olympic Park in Park City … Earned her second top 10 in slalom in 10th place at the Utah Invite on Feb. 24 … Did not finish run 1 of the RMISA Alpine Qualifier slalom at Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Montana, on Feb. 26 before coming in 11th on Feb. 27 in the tech discipline to begin the RMISA Championships … Was able to cross the finish line in run 1 of giant slalom at the RMISA Championships on Feb. 28 but suffered lower-body injuries on the descent and did not race for the remainder of the campaign.

Before Denver: Previously raced for Ski Quebec Alpine and Northwood School … Won the 2024 Canadian National Championship in slalom and placed fourth in giant slalom … Recognized as the Ski Quebec Alpine’s rising star in 2024 … Placed 26th in giant slalom in the 2025 Nor-Am Cup race in Lake Louise, Alberta … Came in 11th in slalom at the Nor-Am Cup slalom at Panorama, British Columbia, in December 2024 … Placed 14th in slalom at the 2024 Nor-Am Cup in Devils Glen, Ontario.

Personal: Graduated from Northwood School in 2024 … Intends to major in international studies at DU … After her skiing career, would like to go to law school and work in international or humanitarian law … Enjoys staying active and spending time outdoors, and hobbies include running, biking and hiking … Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy … Also competed in figure skating, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and road biking … Earned the Northwood School’s Linda Friendlander Award for outstanding effort in academics and women’s sports and was inducted into Cum Laude Society in 2024.

Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver for the opportunity to ski at a high level while pursuing strong academics. The location, support system and global focus of the program really stood out to me.”