Elena GASKELL
CanadaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Freestyle Skiing |
Women's Freeski Big Air | DNS |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 15 | Big Air Ladies | 2019 | Park City, UT, USA | 53.75 |
| World Cup Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Halfpipe | Slopestyle | Big Air | Overall Park&Pipe |
| 2021/2022 | 29 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 2019/2020 | 60 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2018/2019 | 19 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2017/2018 | 54 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2016/2017 | 170 | 43 | |||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Freeski Big Air Ladies | Freeski Halfpipe Ladies | Freeski Slopestyle Ladies | Big Air Ladies | Slopestyle Ladies |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 15th | |||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 6th | 1 x 3rd | |||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 9th | |||
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 5th | |||
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 16th | ||||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 3 | Freeski Big Air Ladies | 2021/2022 | Chur, SUI | 91.00 |
| 4 | Freeski Big Air Ladies | 2021/2022 | Steamboat, CO, USA | 166.75 |
| 15 | Freeski Halfpipe Ladies | 2021/2022 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 63.20 |
| 26 | Freeski Halfpipe Ladies | 2021/2022 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 29.40 |
Golfing, biking, hiking and working out. (Athlete, May 2021)
Athlete
Studying marketing online through Thompson Rivers University.
Graduated from a Vernon, BC high school a year early.
Parents, Ken and Holly Gaskell. Brother, Josiah.
English
Freestyle Canada
National: Toben Sutherland (CAN)
2017 World Cup in Quebec City (Slopestyle - 16th)
2021: Broke her wrist while skiing in Calgary, when she hadn't yet gone back on the World Cup tour after her 2020 injury.
2020: Partially tore her anterior cruciate ligament and sustained a lateral meniscus tear.
2019: Dislocated elbow at World Cup in Modena.
2016
Started skiing at four, and freestyle skiing at seven at the Silver Star Resort Freestyle Club program, with her older brother. (vernonmorningstar.com, 24 Aug 2018)
Tributes her brother with her success as he pushed her to try new things. "I always wanted to be better then my older brother but as I got older it became more of a 'me' thing. I love the thrill you get in the air. The happiness the sport brings me and the freedom." (Athlete, May 2021)
Wants to leave events always knowing that she tried her best and gave it her all: "Hopefully the results come with that." (Athlete, May 2021)
Winning the 2018/19 Big Air Crystal Globe. (Athlete, May 2021)
Her father, as he got her into skiing: "He knows all about it and always pushed me to be my best. He helps me plan and organize. He supports me so much." (Athlete, May 2021)
She doesn't listen to music when she competes: "I am too nervous to rely on a song and would probably think part of the song would be cursed." (Athlete, May 2021)
"You can do this. If you never try, you will never succeed." (Athlete, May 2021)
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