“Elena Möller Riga” ( d. Elena Møller Rigas ; born January 29, 1996 , Albertslund , Denmark ) - Danish speed skater , silver medalist of the World Cup in speed skating 2017/2018 season. Participant in the 2018 Winter Olympics .
Elena Rigas | |
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general information | |
Original name | dates Elena Rigas |
Citizenship | Denmark |
Date of Birth | January 29, 1996 (23 years) |
Place of Birth | Albertslund (commune) , Denmark |
Personal records | |
500 meters | 41.80 (September 30, 2016 - Inzell) |
1000 meters | 1.21,71 (October 21, 2016 - Inzell) |
1500 meters | 2.02.48 (December 9, 2017 - Salt Lake City) |
3000 meters | 4.11.69 (December 1, 2017 - Calgary) [1] |
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Biography
Elena Möller Rigas was born in the commune of Albertslund , Metropolitan area of Denmark . For the first time on skates began in 2000. The choice of this sport was due to the influence of the family: her cousin is the coach of the national team, her mother is a member of the board of the Danish Skating Union, her grandmother is a coach at the roller club. He professionally trains on the basis of the club "HLF72". He trains under the leadership of Jesper Carlson ( dat. Jesper Carlson ) [2] .
Sports career
The only medal at the moment in the Rigas asset was won during the 3rd stage of the speed skating world cup of the season 2017/2018 , which took place in the Canadian city of Calgary . On December 3, 2017 in the women's mass start with the result of 8: 39.43 she took second place, losing the championship to the German athlete ( Claudia Pechstein - 8: 38.89, 1st place), overtaking the Japanese woman ( Nana Takagi - 8:39, 65, 3rd place) [3] [4] .
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Rigas was announced to participate in the mass start [5] . On February 24, in the semi-final of the mass start, she finished with the result of 8: 54.39 and thus ended the fight for medals [6] . In total, he took the 20th place [7] [8] . Rigas was entrusted to carry the flag of the country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. This was possible due to her successful performance at the World Cup in speed skating season 2017/2018, when she became the first Danish skater to win the medal of this competition [9] .
Notes
- ↑ SpeedskatingResults.com (English) . speedskatingresults.com. The appeal date is March 2, 2018. Archived August 9, 2016.
- ↑ About | Elena Rigas (Eng.) (Neopr.) ? . www.elenarigas.com. The appeal date is March 2, 2018. Archived March 2, 2018.
- ↑ 3. World Cup 2017/2018 (eng.) , SpeedSkatingNews . Archived March 2, 2018. The appeal date is March 2, 2018.
- ↑ SS - PhaseEvent Unc . www.isu.html.infostradasports.com. The appeal date is March 2, 2018. Archived March 2, 2018.
- ↑ Speedskater flyttede til Frankrig som 15-årig: Droppede sin dimission at forfølge drømmen (Danish) , DR . Archived on February 27, 2018. The appeal date is March 2, 2018.
- ↑ Dansk speedskater misser OL-finale med mindste margin (Danish) , www.b.dk (February 24, 2018). The appeal date is March 2, 2018.
- Results: Pyeongchang 2018 - Speed Skating - women, mass start. Olympteka.ru (rus.) , Olympteka.ru: Olympic encyclopedia, sports news, statistics . Archived September 16, 2017. The appeal date is March 2, 2018.
- ↑ Snelschaatsen: Olympische Spelen 2017/2018 - Uitslagen Dames ( inc .) . www.sportuitslagen.org. The appeal date is March 2, 2018. Archived March 2, 2018.
- ↑ Elena Rigas wird Dänemarks Fahnenträgerin (German) . Der Nordschleswiger. The appeal date is March 2, 2018. Archived March 2, 2018.
Links
- Elena Möller Riga - Eurosport.com profile (English)
- Elena Möller Riga - profile on SpeedSkatingNews website (English)
- Elena Möller Riga - profile on Speedskatingresults.com (English)
- Elena Möller Rigas - profile on the website of the International Skating Union (eng.)
- Elena Möller Riga - profile on Olympic.org (English)
- Elena Möller Riga - profile on the site of Dansk Skøjte Union (Danish)
- Elena Möller Rigas - personal site (English)