Elizaveta Chesnokova (born in

Tryokhgorny Tryokhgorny (, lit. ''(a town of) three mountains'') is a closed city, closed town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the western part of the oblast from Chelyabinsk. Population: History On January 24, 1952, the Council of Minister ...

) is a Russian

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

, specializing in

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and

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.FIS Profile
/ref> Chesnokova competed at the

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for Russia. She placed 19th in the qualifying round in the

, failing to advance. As of September 2015, her best showing at the

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is 12th, in the

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halfpipe. Chesnokova made her

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debut in January 2013. As of September 2015, her best World Cup finish is 11th, in at

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in 2013–14. Her best World Cup overall finish in halfpipe is 19th, in 2013–14.

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1996 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Russia Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics People from Tryokhgorny Russian female freestyle skiers FISU World University Games silver medalists for Russia Winter World University Games medalists in freestyle skiing Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk Oblast 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub