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