Elena Gaskell

Elena Gaskell
Personal information
Born (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 23)
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air

Elena Gaskell (born 17 September 2001) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines.[1][2]

Career

Gaskell joined the national team in 2016.[1] At the first World Cup of the 2021-22 season, Gaskell took bronze in the big air event.[3]

On January 24, 2022, Gaskell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the big air and slopestyle events.[4][5][6] Gaskell did not compete however, as she sustained an injury in training at the games.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Elena Gaskell". www.freestylecanada.ski/. Freestyle Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Elena Gaskell". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ Awad, Brandi (22 October 2021). "Harle and Gaskell open freestyle World Cup season on the podium". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Vernon freestyle skier reaches Olympic dream". Vernon Morning Star. Vernon, British Columbia. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Injury knocks Canadian freestyle skier Elena Gaskell out of big air event". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.


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