[1] She started her competitive career playing third for her sister Kari, making it to the semifinals or better at the United States Junior Championships three years in a row, 1989 to 1991.

[5] A few months later she won her first United States Women's Championship, playing second for her sister with Lori Kreklau at third and Ann Swisshelm at lead.

[6] In 2001 Liapis won her second women's national championship, again playing second with her sister Kari as skip and Swisshelm as lead but this time with Debbie McCormick at third.

[9] At the 2002 Winter Olympics they entered the playoffs as the third seed team but lost their semifinal game to Switzerland's Luzia Ebnöther.

In the bronze medal game they faced the number one seed Canada with skip Kelley Law, losing 5–9 to finish in fourth place.