Elena Hight

Elena Hight
Elena Hight in June 2009
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989
Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.
Residence South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) (2010)[1]
Weight 52.0 kg (114.6 lb) (2010)[1]
Website elenahight.com
Sport
Country  United States
Sport snowboarding
Event(s) halfpipe
Turned pro 2002
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2006 Winter Olympics 6th ladies' halfpipe
2010 Winter Olympics 10th ladies' halfpipe
Medal record
Women's Snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Winter Dew Tour
2008–2009 Dew CupSuperPipe
2009 Mt. SnowSuperPipe
2008 BreckenridgeSuperPipe
Winter X Games
2017 AspenSuperPipe
2012 AspenSuperPipe
2013 AspenSuperPipe
2007 AspenSuperPipe
2011 AspenSuperPipe

Elena Hight (born August 17, 1989 in Kauai[2]) is an American Olympic snowboarder.

In May 2012, while training with the U.S. snowboard team in Mammoth, California, Hight became the first woman to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo in a halfpipe [3][4]

On January 26, 2013 at Winter X Games XVII, Hight became the first snowboarder to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo during a halfpipe competition.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights". January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Snowboarder Hight ready to hit her heights". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://espn.go.com/action/snowboarding/blog/_/post/7939008/elena-hight-double-bs-alley-oop-rodeo
  4. ↑ "Elena Hight's double backside alley-oop rodeo - ESPN Video". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Elena Hight lands first double backside alley-oop rodeo". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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