In her early twenties Elena Hight is already a two-time Olympian in snowboard halfpipe. In 2002, and at the tender age of 13, she was the first woman to land a 900 in competition. More recently, in 2013, she became the first snowboarder to land a double cork (OK so technically it was a backside alley-oop rodeo, but basically the same thing) in competition at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado.
Needless to say, getting her kit off for ESPN’s body issue isn’t the only reason she’s made the news recently, and we’re sure if she’s riding anything like this she’ll continue to do so this season:
