Naoto BABA

20 Jul 1996
25
Male
 
Japan
YAMANOUCHI
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CCS Cross-Country Skiing Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon 35
Men's 50km Mass Start Free 24
Men's 4 x 10km Relay 10

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
9Rel 4x10 km M Men2021Oberstdorf, GER
1915 km F Men2021Oberstdorf, GER
2150 km F Mst Men2019Seefeld, AUT
23Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men2019Seefeld, AUT
25Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men2021Oberstdorf, GER
2815 km C Men2019Seefeld, AUT
World Cup Rankings
SeasonDistanceAll
2021/20223846
2020/202170110
2019/20205592
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
Season15 km F Pursuit15 km F15 km C15 km C Mst15 km C Pursuit15 km F Mst
2021/20221 x 20th1 x 29th1 x 57th
2020/20211 x 26th1 x 24th
2019/20201 x 32nd1 x 54th1 x 57th
2018/20191 x 33rd1 x 47th
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
Season15/15 km C/F30 km F
2020/20211 x 38th
2019/20201 x 17th
2018/20191 x 36th
World Cup
SeasonFIS Tour de Ski Men
2021/20221 x 24th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocation
2015 km F Pursuit2021/2022Ruka, FIN
24FIS Tour de Ski Men2021/2022FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
2915 km F2021/2022Lillehammer, NOR
3815 km F2021/2022Davos, SUI
5715 km C2021/2022Ruka, FIN
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocation
24FIS Tour de Ski Men2021/2022FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
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Fishing. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

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Athlete, Student

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Business Administration at the Senshu University Faculty. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

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One older brother.

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Japanese

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Nakano Doken Co: Ltd

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National: Osamu Yamagishi (JPN)

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Baseball. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

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2017 World Cup in Davos (15km - 71st)

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Followed his brother into the sport. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

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First, did not really like cross-country skiing but soon started to enjoy doing outdoor sports with his friends and he liked the speed. (furisake.com, 29 Nov 2021)

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To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, Nov, 2021)

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Winning the gold medal in 30km mass start at the 2019 Universiade in Krasnoyarsk. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

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Baseball player Shohei Ohtani (JPN), plays for the Los Angeles Angels in the United States of America. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

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His brother always motivated him the most. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

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Continuation is power. (Instagram, 29 Nov 2021)

Milestones

Competed at the 2021 World Championships and two Junior World Championships (2015-16), his best finish being ninth in the junior skiathlon in 2015 (Almaty).

Has six top-30 World Cup finishes, with a best of 17th in skiathlon in 2020 (Oberstdorf).

In 2019, he won the 30km mass start event at the 2019 Winter Universiade when he pulled off the near-impossible as he beat a trio of Russian skiers. This was his personal breakthrough event. “From the very beginning, I tried to use my speed to create an advantage over my rivals. My strategy was to get ahead and not to let my opponents get close. Everything worked out. This medal is very significant for me because the Universiade is a major international event. I will give my gold medal to the school where I studied." (fisu.net, 11 Mar 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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