Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| FIS World Championships |
| 15 | Halfpipe | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | HP | AFU |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 22 | 38 |
| 2012/2013 | 23 | 31 |
| 2011/2012 | 35 | 46 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | HP |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 11th |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 12th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 12th |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 11 | Halfpipe | 2013/2014 | Ruka, FIN |
| 17 | Halfpipe | 2013/2014 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| 23 | Halfpipe | 2013/2014 | Cardrona, NZL |
| 32 | Halfpipe | 2013/2014 | Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
LegendALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: K-Tron (olympic.ca, 21 Jan 2014)
- Occupation: Athlete, Motivational Speaker
- Coach: Crispin Lipscomb [personal], CAN; Dan Raymond [national], CAN (olympic.ca, 21 Jan 2014; whistlerquestion.com, 16 Dec 2013)
- Sporting Relatives: Her brother and her sister-in-law have both been national wakeboarding champions. (ktathletics.com, 22 Nov 2013)
- Hobbies: Cooking, fitness, wakesurfing. (olympic.ca, 21 Jan 2014)
- Languages Spoken: English
- Position Style: Regular (anakieouterwear.com, 04 Sep 2012)
- Other Sports: She competed in wakeboarding growing up and was junior national champion in 2001. (ktathletics.com, 22 Nov 2013)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerShe took up snowboarding at age 16. (olympic.ca, 21 Jan 2014)
Reason for taking up this sportShe was a competitive swimmer for eight years, and also had a background in water skiing and wakeboarding. However when she saw halfpipe had been introduced at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, she thought it was something she could do, especially during the long winter in Canada. (olympic.ca, 21 Jan 2014)
AmbitionsTo finish in the top five at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Facebook page, 23 Jan 2014)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning the 2006 National Championships at Mont Avila in Quebec, Canada. (fis-ski.com, 18 Jan 2014; pro-ride.com, 27 Aug 2013)
HeroHer parents, Japanese snowboarder Soko Yamaoka. (anakieouterwear.com, 04 Sep 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto"I love winning. I can take losing. Most of all I love to play." [Boris Becker] (olympic.ca, 21 Jan 2014)
GeneralINSPIRING HER COACH
Her efforts to qualify for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi have inspired her coach Crispin Lipscomb to come out of retirement. He has also been selected in the Canada squad for the Games. (olympic.ca, 21 Jan 2013)
VANCOUVER OLYMPICS
She was a forerunner for the halfpipe competition at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (olympic.ca, 21 Jan 2013)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has coached snowboarding and given motivational speeches. (LinkedIn profile, 2014; pro-ride.com, 27 Aug 2013)
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