Elena Hight
Elena Hight (born August 17, 1989, in Kauai)[2] is an American Olympic snowboarder.
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. | August 17, 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) (2010)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52.0 kg (114.6 lb) (2010)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | elenahight.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 2006 Winter Olympics 6th ladies' halfpipe 2010 Winter Olympics 10th ladies' halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Athletic achievements
- Two-time Olympian
- X Games Gold Medalist
- Seven-time X Games Medalist
- Burton US Open Champion
- First female to land a frontside 900 in competition at 13 years old
- First snowboarder to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo in a halfpipe contest at the 2013 Winter X Games
- Featured in the 2013 ESPN Magazine Body Issue
- Oxygen Magazine's February 2014 Cover Girl
- Included in the coveted all women's feature film Full Moon
- First Women to pursue a wholly human powered project with snowboarding Icon Jeremy Jones
- Experience Magazine's November 2018 Cover Girl
- Explored alongside Jeremy Jones for feature film Ode To Muir
- First female to ride the infamous Tahoe Grizzly Spines
References
- "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights". January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "Snowboarder Hight ready to hit her heights". February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere".
- "Elena Hight's double backside alley-oop rodeo - ESPN Video". August 23, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "Elena Hight lands first double backside alley-oop rodeo". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "Elena Hight - Pro Snowboarder". Retrieved May 19, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Elena Hight at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Elena Hight at the X Games (archived)
- Elena Hight at Olympics.com
- Elena Hight at Olympedia
- Elena Hight at TeamUSA.org (archived)
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