Elena Könz

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Elena Könz (born 12 September 1987, Guarda) is a Swiss snowboarder, competing in slopestyle.[1]

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Elena Könz
Personal information
Born (1987-09-12) 12 September 1987 (age 37)
Guarda
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Women's Snowboarding
FIS Snowboarding World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 KreischbergBig Air
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Könz qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics and showed the third result in her heat in the qualification round (the seventh best result in the qualification), directly qualifying for the final.[2] In the final, she fell in both runs and was classified ninth.

Her best World Cup result finish and the only podium before the 2014 Olympics was the third-place finish in Copper Mountain on December 22, 2013.[1]

Könz only learned to ride snowboard as a teenager.[3]

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