{{Short description|Canadian freestyle skier (born 2001)}} {{Infobox sportsperson |headercolor = |name = Elena Gaskell |nickname = |image = |caption = |image_size = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|09|17|df=y}} |birth_place = Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |residence = |country = {{CAN}} |sport = Freestyle skiing |event = Slopestyle, Big air |alma_mater = |death_date = |death_place = |height = |weight = |club = |pb = |website = | medaltemplates = }} '''Elena Gaskell''' (born 17 September 2001) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://freestylecanada.ski/team/elena-gaskell/|title=Elena Gaskell|website=www.freestylecanada.ski/|publisher=Freestyle Canada|access-date=29 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/elena-gaskell/|title=Elena Gaskell|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=29 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Career== Gaskell joined the national team in 2016.<ref name=bio/> At the first World Cup of the 2021-22 season, Gaskell took bronze in the big air event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/10/22/harle-and-gaskell-open-freestyle-world-cup-season-on-the-podium/|title=Harle and Gaskell open freestyle World Cup season on the podium|last=Awad|first=Brandi|date=22 October 2021|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
On January 24, 2022, Gaskell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the big air and slopestyle events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/24/team-canada-adds-24-freestyle-skiers-to-the-roster-for-beijing-2022/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220129/https://olympic.ca/2022/01/24/team-canada-adds-24-freestyle-skiers-to-the-roster-for-beijing-2022/ |archive-date=2022-01-29 |url-status=live|title=Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=24 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=24 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ewing|first=Lori|date=24 January 2022|title=Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/freestyle-skiing/mikael-kingsbury-canadian-olympic-freestyle-team-beijing-1.6325326|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=24 January 2022|title=Vernon freestyle skier reaches Olympic dream|url=https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/sports/vernon-freestyle-skier-reaches-olympic-dream/|work=Vernon Morning Star|location=Vernon, British Columbia|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> Gaskell did not compete however, as she sustained an injury in training at the games.<ref>{{cite news|date=6 February 2022|title=Injury knocks Canadian freestyle skier Elena Gaskell out of big air event|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/freestyle-skiing/elena-gaskell-pulls-out-inaugural-freeski-big-air-1.6341499|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>
== Results == === Olympic Winter Games === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:165px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:65px;"|Slopestyle ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:65px;"|Big Air |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2022 Beijing | ''20'' | – | DNS |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2026 Milano Cortina | ''24'' | 23 | 20 |}
=== World Championships === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:165px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:65px;"|Slopestyle ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:65px;"|Big Air |- | align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} 2019 Park City Mountain Resort | ''17'' | {{NA}} | 15 |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links == * {{FIS freestyle skier|204938}} * [https://www.freestylecanada.ski/team/elena-gaskell Elena Gaskell] at Freestyle Canada * {{Team Canada|elena-gaskell}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/53443 Elena Gaskell] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com|elena-gaskell}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Instagram|name=Elena Grace Gaskell}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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