Elena Hight facts for kids
Elena Hight in June 2009
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. |
August 17, 1989 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 metres (5 ft 1 in) (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52.0 kilograms (114.6 lb) (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Medal record
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Elena Hight (born August 17, 1989, in Kauai) 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.
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.
See also
In Spanish: Elena Hight para niños
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