Elena Hight

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Born (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989 (age 36)
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) (2010)[1]
Weight115 lb (52 kg) (2010)[1]
Elena Hight
Hight in 2009
Personal information
Born (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989 (age 36)
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 pro2002
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2006 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]

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