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2026 Skiing Roster

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Liv Moritz

  • Position Alpine
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Vail, Colorado
  • High School Vail Mountain School
  • Prev Team Ski and Snowboard Club Vail / U.S. Ski Team

Biography

Race-by-Race Results

Honors & Awards:
2024 First-Team All-American in Giant Slalom2024 All-RMISA First Team (Women ‘s Alpine) … National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team (2024) … 2x DU Athletics Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (2023-24, 2024-25) … DU Skiing’s 2024 Alpine Rookie of the Year
 
2026 (Redshirt Sophomore): Named to the U.S. Ski Team Alpine squad for the third consecutive season.
 
2025 (Sophomore): Did not race collegiate, taking a redshirt season … Made her FIS Alpine World Cup debut in women’s slalom in Kronplatz, Italy, on Jan. 21 … Also raced in slalom and giant slalom on the World Cup circuit on Feb. 21-23 in Sestriere, Italy … Took part in four FIS Europa Cup races … Helped USA to the bronze medal in the team parallel slalom and was 11th in slalom at the FIS Alpine Junior World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, on March 1-5 … Won the FIS Nor-Am Cup women’s slalom overall season championship … Had 12 top-10 finishes across slalom, giant slalom and super-G in the Nor-Am Cup, earning five total podiums and winning the slalom event in Norquay, Alberta, Canada, on Jan. 30 … Placed 10th in super-G and fifth in GS (second among juniors) at the U.S. Alpine National Championships on March 30-April 1 in Vail, Colorado.

2024 (Freshman): Registered two podium finishes, three top-five results and six top-15 placements and one win while finishing seven-of-eight events … Also competed on the U.S. Ski Team Alpine D Team during the winter season … Picked up both of her collegiate podiums in giant slalom at Utah Olympic Park, placing runner-up in Westminster Invitational’s race on Jan. 20 before earning her first career victory in the Utah Invite on Jan. 21 … Made her collegiate debut in the Westminster Invitational’s slalom on Jan. 17 but recorded a DNF … Came in 20th the next day in the Utah Invitational’s slalom on Jan. 18 … Did not race in the RMISA Alpine Qualifier and Colorado Invitational in Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Feb. 1-3 while representing the United States at the Junior World Championships in France … Was 36th in super G, 11th in giant slalom, 19th in slalom and helped Team USA to the bronze in the team parallel slalom event at the Junior Worlds from Jan. 31-Feb. 3 … Returned to collegiate action on Feb. 5 for the Denver Invitational and posted her best finish of the season in slalom by placing ninth at Loveland Ski Area … Came in 11th in slalom #2 at the DU Invite on Feb. 6 … Did not race in Big Sky, Mont., on Feb. 22-24 for the RMISA Alpine Qualifier and RMISA Championships due to competing on the Nor-Am Cup circuit in Eastern Canada at the same time … Made her NCAA Championships debut and led all DU women’s skiers in fifth place in giant slalom on March 6 in Steamboat Springs, Colo., earning First Team All-American honors … Finished 12th in the night slalom at Howelsen Hill at the national championships on March 8 … Finished seventh in super-G at the U.S. Alpine National Championships on March 21 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
 
Denver Women’s Soccer: 2024: Played in all 19 matches and started in all but one … Was second on the team with five goals and finished fourth in total points (11) … Scored the game-winner at Southern Utah on Sept. 8 ... Named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team and Academic All-Summit League Team.  2023: Played and started in all 18 matches, totaling 925 minutes while scoring seven goals and finishing with 18 total points—both second-most on team ... Scored game-winners in back-to-back matches vs. Colgate on Sept. 7 and at Oregon on Sept. 10 ... Scored DU's first goal of the season in her first collegiate match on Aug. 17 vs. Colorado State ... Twice notched career-best four points in a single match (Aug. 27 at Milwaukee, Sept. 10 at Oregon on September 10) … Awards included United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team, Summit League Newcomer of the Year, All-Summit League Honorable Mention (2023), Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2023), Top Drawer Soccer Women's Top 100 Freshmen. 

Before Denver: Previously competed for Ski and Snowboard Club Vail and was first named to the U.S. Ski Team Alpine D Team for the 2024 season ... Helped the United States to fifth place in the team parallel at the FIS World Junior Championship in Austria in January 2023 … Placed third in super-G, fifth in slalom and 10th in giant slalom at the 2023 U.S. Alpine National Championships in Sun Valley, Idaho … Placed second in slalom and ninth in giant slalom at the 2023 Nor-Am Cup Finals in Whistler … Overall, took part in 16 Nor-Am Cup races during 2023 season, recording six top 10 results (three in slalom, two in giant slalom, one in super-G) … Placed first in slalom at the 2023 Italian National Championships … Competed as a non-collegiate athlete at the 2023 Colorado and Denver Invitationals and finished ninth among all skiers in giant slalom at the CU Invite … Awarded to Les Streeter Award for most outstanding alpine performance in 2023 … Enters 2024 season ranked No. 109 in the world in slalom.

Personal: First name is pronounced Leev Also a member of Denver’s Division I women’s soccer team … Has three sisters, including a twin that skis at Middlebury College and is also on the U.S. Ski Team … Mother played rugby and skied at Dartmouth and earned a graduate degree in business from DU in 1999 … Father played club soccer at the University of Colorado … Has an aunt that was a three-sport-athlete in lacrosse, alpine skiing and field hockey at Middlebury College … Family is part of the ownership group of the NWSL club Denver Summit FC ... Career goals are to ski and play soccer for as long as she enjoys both, hopes to compete in the Olympics for alpine skiing … Hobbies include tennis, cooking/baking, listening to music, needlepoint, art, mountain biking, traveling and going to concerts … Participated in the Vail Mountain School Environmental Club and Chess Club and volunteered with the Eagle Valley Community Market and Salvation Army … 2023 Vail Mountain School Faculty Award for Scholar Athlete and awarded the Vail Mountain School Excellence in Science in 2021 and 2022.

Why DU: "I chose the University of Denver because the variety of majors and minors offered will allow me to explore numerous interests, the proximity of the campus to the mountains and city, and athletics with very dedicated coaching staff and athletes.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Alpine
    5'6"
  • 2025Sophomore

    Alpine
    5'6"
  • 2026Junior

    Alpine
    5'6"