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 Cup SuperPipe
2009 Mt. Snow SuperPipe
2008 Breckenridge SuperPipe
Winter X Games
2017 Aspen SuperPipe
2012 Aspen SuperPipe
2013 Aspen SuperPipe
2007 Aspen SuperPipe
2011 Aspen SuperPipe

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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