Elena Hight
 Elena Hight in June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 17, 1989 Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2006 Winter Olympics 6th ladies' halfpipe 2010 Winter Olympics 10th ladies' halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ a b "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights". January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Snowboarder Hight ready to hit her heights". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/action/snowboarding/blog/_/post/7939008/elena-hight-double-bs-alley-oop-rodeo
- ^ "Elena Hight's double backside alley-oop rodeo - ESPN Video". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Elena Hight lands first double backside alley-oop rodeo". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
External links
Categories:
- 1989 births
- American female snowboarders
- Living people
- Olympic snowboarders of the United States
- Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Hawaii
- People from Kauai County, Hawaii
- Sportspeople from California
- X Games athletes
- People from South Lake Tahoe, California