Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 7 | Moguls | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 25.38 |
| FIS World Championships |
| 5 | Dual Moguls | 2013 | Voss, NOR | |
| 12 | Moguls | 2013 | Voss, NOR | 24.59 |
| 21 | Moguls | 2011 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | 20.54 |
| 28 | Dual Moguls | 2011 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | ALL | MO |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 23 | 4 |
| 2012/2013 | 31 | 6 |
| 2011/2012 | 30 | 8 |
| 2010/2011 | 62 | 16 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | MO | Dual MO |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 3rd | - |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 6th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 5th |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 10th |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 3 | Moguls | 2013/2014 | Ruka, FIN | 25.24 |
| 6 | Moguls | 2013/2014 | Val Saint-Come, QC, CAN | 19.35 |
| 7 | Moguls | 2013/2014 | Lake Placid, NY, USA | 24.59 |
| 7 | Moguls | 2013/2014 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | 23.43 |
| 14 | Moguls | 2013/2014 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | 20.20 |
LegendALL-Overall, AE-Aerials, MO-Moguls, SX-Ski Cross, HP-Halfpipe, SS-Slopestyle, BA-Big Air, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified, RNS-Received no score
- Hobbies: Cycling, fishing. (shoendo.net, 26 Aug 2013)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
- Languages Spoken: Japanese
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe took up the sport when he was a primary school student. (shoendo.net, 26 Aug 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHe saw the Canadian freestyle skier Jean-Luc Brassard competing at a International Ski Federation [FIS] world cup event and thought the skier looked cool. (shoendo.net, 26 Aug 2013)
HeroJapanese baseball player Suzuki Ichiro. (shoendo.net, 26 Aug 2013)
Superstitions / RitualsHe washes his face at a certain time on competition day. (shoendo.net, 26 Aug 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Success comes from confidence. Confidence comes from day-to-day effort." (shoendo.net, 26 Aug 2013)
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