Elena Hight

Elena Hight
Hight in 2009
Personal information
Born (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989
Kauaʻi, Hawaii, U.S.
Home townSouth Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) (2010)[1]
Weight115 lb (52 kg) (2010)[1]
Websiteelenahight.com
Sport
Country United States
Sportsnowboarding
Event
halfpipe
Turned pro
2002
Achievements and titles
2006 Winter Olympics 6th ladies' halfpipe
2010 Winter Olympics 10th ladies' halfpipe
Medal record
Women's Snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Winter Dew Tour
Bronze medal – third place2008–2009 Dew CupSuperPipe
Bronze medal – third place2009 Mt. SnowSuperPipe
Bronze medal – third place2008 BreckenridgeSuperPipe
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place2017 AspenSuperPipe
Silver medal – second place2012 AspenSuperPipe
Silver medal – second place2013 AspenSuperPipe
Bronze medal – third place2007 AspenSuperPipe
Bronze medal – third place2011 AspenSuperPipe

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

In May 2012, while training with the U.S. snowboard team in Mammoth, California, Hight became the first snowboarder to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo in halfpipe competition.[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. Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Snowboarder Hight ready to hit her heights". February 15, 2010. Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere". Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Elena Hight's double backside alley-oop rodeo - ESPN Video". August 23, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Elena Hight lands first double backside alley-oop rodeo". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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