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Elena Hight (born August 17, 1989, in Kauai)[2] is an American Olympic snowboarder.
Elena Hight in June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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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