# Elena Gaskell

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{{Short description|Canadian freestyle skier (born 2001)}}
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'''Elena Gaskell''' (born 17 September 2001) is a Canadian [freestyle skier](/source/Freestyle_skiing) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_FIS_Freestyle_Ski_World_Cup), 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](/source/Canadian_Olympic_Committee)|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>

On January 24, 2022, Gaskell was named to [Canada's 2022 Olympic team](/source/Canada_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! 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](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics)
| ''20''
| [–](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_slopestyle)
| [DNS](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_big_air)
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [2026 Milano Cortina](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics)
| ''24''
| [23](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_slopestyle)
| [20](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_big_air)
|}

=== World Championships ===
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:165px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! 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](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2019) 
| ''17''
| {{NA}}
| [15](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2019_%E2%80%93_Women's_ski_big_air)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{FIS freestyle skier|204938}}
* [https://www.freestylecanada.ski/team/elena-gaskell Elena Gaskell] at [Freestyle Canada](/source/Freestyle_Canada)
* {{Team Canada|elena-gaskell}}
* [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/53443 Elena Gaskell] at [Milano Cortina 2026](/source/Milano_Cortina_2026)
* {{Olympics.com|elena-gaskell}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Instagram|name=Elena Grace Gaskell}}<!-- per [WP:ELMINOFFICIAL](/source/WP%3AELMINOFFICIAL), choose one official website only -->

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaskell, Elena}}
Category:2001 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian female freestyle skiers
Category:Sportspeople from Vernon, British Columbia
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for Canada

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