Women
DEN
Elena Møller Rigas
DEN- Date of birth29 Jan 1996
- Height169 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownCopenhagen
- Place of birthAlbertslund
- Start skating Club She first tried inline skating at age five. She began speed skating during the 2011/12 season. Hurtigloberforeningen af 72 [HLF72]: Copenhagen, DEN
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesDanish, English, Greek
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
She was Denmark's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (standard.co.uk, 09 Feb 2018)
"Go fast, have fun." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2018)
Her grandfather Borge Scharfe. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2018)
Coach Jesper Carlson, and her grandmother Leni. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2018)
To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (elenarigas.com, 2018)
Placing second in the mass start at the 2017 World Cup event in Calgary, AB, Canada, and competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2018)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied economics and corporate communications at Copenhagen Business School [CBS] in Denmark. (Facebook profile, 21 Apr 2017)
HERITAGE
Her mother is Danish and her father was born in Greece. (elenarigas.com, 2018)
She has studied economics and corporate communications at Copenhagen Business School [CBS] in Denmark. (Facebook profile, 21 Apr 2017)
HERITAGE
Her mother is Danish and her father was born in Greece. (elenarigas.com, 2018)
She has represented Denmark in inline skating. She was ranked seventh in the road 10,000m points race at the 2016 European Championships in Heerde, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Nov 2016)
"My friends changed from inline skating to speed skating during the winter and so did I."
