Name: Elena HightSport: Snowboarding
Discipline: Halfpipe
Height: 5’1”
Current Residence: South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Olympic Experience:
- 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 10th place
- 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 6th place
Career Highlights:
- 2013, World Cup Sochi, 9th place
- 2013, X Games Tignes, silver medalist
- 2013, X Games Aspen, silver medalist
- 2012, World Championships, 6th place
- 2012, X Games Tignes, silver medalist
- 2012, X Games Aspen, silver medalist
- 2012, U.S. Grand Prix Mammoth Mountain, 1st place
- 2012, U.S. Open, 1st place
- 2010, U.S. Grand Prix Mammoth Mountain, 2nd place
Fun Facts: She started snowboarding when she was 6 years old ... Elena was the first woman to land a 900 as a 13-year-old ... Was homeschooled so she could travel and compete ... First snowboarder (male or female) to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo in a halfpipe competition ... Enjoys rock climbing, surfing, cooking and yoga
Learn more:
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
