Reira IWABUCHI
JapanEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Snowboard |
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle | 5 | |
| Women's Snowboard Big Air | 4 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 4 | Women's Big Air | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 14 | Women's Slopestyle | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 5 | Slopestyle Ladies | 2019 | Park City, USA | 82.75 |
| 8 | Big Air Ladies | 2021 | Aspen, USA | 61.75 |
| 20 | Slopestyle Ladies | 2021 | Aspen, USA | 46.25 |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Slopestyle | Big Air | Overall Park&Pipe |
| 2021/2022 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020/2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019/2020 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018/2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017/2018 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Slopestyle | Big Air |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 1st |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 4th |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 2nd | 2 x 1st |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 2nd | 2 x 1st |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 1st |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 1 | Big Air | 2021/2022 | Steamboat, USA | 178.25 |
| 4 | Slopestyle | 2021/2022 | Laax, SUI | 76.16 |
| 7 | Slopestyle | 2021/2022 | Calgary, CAN | 38.78 |
| 7 | Big Air | 2021/2022 | Chur, SUI | 35.50 |
| 11 | Slopestyle | 2021/2022 | Mammoth Mountain, USA | 59.27 |
Leila.
Photography. "At the start of this 2021 I got a camera, and I've been loving taking pictures whenever I can." (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)
Athlete
Currently studying sports health at Hosei University in Tokyo.
Japanese, English
Yasuhiro Sato (JPN)
2015 Junior World Championships in Yabuli (Slopestyle - 19th)
2017 World Cup in Cardrona (Slopestyle - 4th)
Suffered a few concussions across the years. "Aside from that, I've been lucky so far in terms of big injuries." (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)
2016
Started snowboarding with her father at age four at Geto resort in Iwate, Japan.
Started alpine snowboarding at first, but then some of the local snowboard park crew took her under their wing and she started riding park because it was more fun. Entered slopestyle competitions at age seven and just kept going from there. "At first I didn't really like jumping that much because hitting big jumps was really scary. As I got older though, flying through the air became a feeling that I started to love." (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)
"I've been competing for the majority of my life, with a lot of both ups and downs. Of course I'd love to achieve some more good results before my competitive career is over, then I'm really looking forward to exploring the non-competitive sides of snowboarding." (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)
Pre-season training in Passo Stelvio, Italy, Saas-Fee, Switzerland and Stubai, Austria.
The 2017/18 season was really special for her. "I entered my first World Cup big air competition at 15 years old and did a backside double cork 1080 for the first time in competition, which helped me win that event. After that success, I was invited to the X Games for the first time and ended up in second place in big air." (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)
Snowboarder Hailey Langland (USA), 2016 Winter Youth Olympian, PyeongChang 2018 Olympian. "Always admired her for her super cool style in whatever she rides. She has the best method in snowboarding!" (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)
Her father, because he pushed her to keep improving and entering competitions after first attempts, and is still trying to guide her along her path in snowboarding. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)
"When I'm getting ready on competition day, I have to tune out all of the noise around me before I start and get into my own space. I plug in some music and just block out everything around me." (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)
Athletics Award (2017), from the Iwate Nippo Press in Japan. (Info 2018)
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- Gold Medal Event
