Elena Rigas


Elena Møller Rigas, born 29 January 1996 in Albertslund is a Danish inline and speed skater. She was selected as flag-bearer for Denmark at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics. She participated in the women's mass start.

Biography

Rigas started out as a roller skater in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen in 2000. The following year she joined Vesterbro Rulleskøjteklub but moved to Vallensbæk Rulleskøjteklub in 2005. She participated three times in the European roller skating championships before taking up ice skating. At the 2015 Junior European Roller Skating Championships in Wörgl, Austria, she won three gold, a silver and a bronze medal.

Personal records

Rigas has achieved the following personal records in speed skating:
DistanceTimeDateLocation
500 meter41.8030 September 2016Inzell
1000 meters1:21.7121 October 2016Inzell
1500 meters2:02.489 December 2017Salt Lake City
3000 meters4:11.691 December 2017Calgary