Elena Könz (born 12 September 1987, Guarda) is a

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snowboarder, competing in

slopestyle Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disci ...

. Könz qualified for the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

and showed the third result in her heat in the qualification round (the seventh best result in the qualification), directly qualifying for the final. In the final, she fell in both runs and was classified ninth. Her best World Cup result finish and the only podium before the 2014 Olympics was the third-place finish in Copper Mountain on December 22, 2013. Könz only learned to ride snowboard as a teenager.

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Könz Sochi profile
Swiss female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Switzerland Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics 1987 births Living people 21st-century Swiss women {{Switzerland-snowboarding-bio-stub