Yuto TOTSUKA

Japan

Snowboard

Date of Birth: 27 Sep 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Place of birth: YOKOHAMA

Birth Country:

Japan

Residence: YOKOHAMA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Snowboard	Men's Snowboard Halfpipe	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium	Men's Snowboard Halfpipe Qualification	Finished
	Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium	Men's Snowboard Halfpipe Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Men's Halfpipe	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Halfpipe Men	2021	Aspen, USA	96.25
2	Halfpipe Men	2019	Park City, USA	92.25

World Cup Rankings
Season	Halfpipe	Overall Park&Pipe
2021/2022	5	16
2020/2021	1	2
2019/2020	2	2
2018/2019	1	3
2017/2018	1	2

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Halfpipe
2021/2022	1 x 3rd
2020/2021	2 x 1st
2019/2020	1 x 1st
2018/2019	2 x 1st
2017/2018	1 x 1st

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
3	Halfpipe	2021/2022	Copper Mountain, USA	87.75
9	Halfpipe	2021/2022	Mammoth Mountain, USA	45.80
12	Halfpipe	2021/2022	Laax, SUI	19.25

Hobbies:

Motorbikes.

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Yonex

Debut:

2017 World Cup in Cardrona (Halfpipe - 1st)

Start:

Started snowboarding at age three, and focused on the halfpipe event in his third year of primary school. (Info 2018)

Reason:

His mother took him to a ski resort. (Info 2018)

Ambition:

Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games will be about redemption, after having fallen short of his goals at PyeongChang 2018. “I didn’t have what it takes at the last Games in PyeongChang - both mentally and technically. I’ve improved since then and I’m sure I can compete at the highest level in the world. The Olympics is an event I haven’t won gold in so I really want to win it. If I do, it takes me to a whole new place." (olympics.com, 30 Nov 2021)

Hero:

Snowboarder Hirano Ayumu (JPN), two-time Olympic silver halfpipe medallist (2014, 2018). (Info 2018)

General Interest

SCOTTY JAMES' NEMESIS
After having finished behind Scotty James (AUS) in many events, in a three-month span at the beginning of 2021 he managed to finally defeat his Aussie rival three consecutive times - in January 2021 (Laax World Cup), in February 2021 (he won in front of the two-time defending X Games champion), in March 2021 (on the same halfpipe in Aspen to interrupt James' quest for a fourth consecutive world title).

PERFECT SEASON
After having won everything last season, he is ready to meet the Olympic challenge. “I had the perfect season last year. This season is the Olympic season and I need to sharpen up. I want to win every competition on the calendar." (olympics.com, 30 Nov 2021)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Was 16 years of age when he made his Olympic Winter Games halfpipe debut at PyeongChang 2018, finishing 11th. During his second run of the final, he crash-landed very hard on his lower back and had to be taken off the slopes on a strecher, straight to the hospital. “I didn’t have what it takes at the last Games in PyeongChang - both mentally and technically. I’ve improved since then and I’m sure I can compete at the highest level in the world." (olympics.com, 30 Nov 2021)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Won two World Championship medals in two halfpipe starts - 2021 gold, 2019 silver. In 2021 in Aspen, he dethroned three-time defending champion Scotty James (AUS) by almost six points. He is only the second Japanese world champion after Aono Ryo in 2009.

WORLD CUP
Won his World Cup halfpipe debut in September 2017 (Cardrona), one of only a few to have ever achieved this.

In his first 15 World Cup starts, he has been on the podium 14 times, six of which are victories.

Has three podium finishes at Secret Gardens, but no victories.

2018 and 2019 halfpipe Crystal Globe winner.

OTHER
2021 X Games halfpipe champion, becoming the first-ever winner from Japan. (2020 silver medallist).

2020 US Open champion thanks to a "never-been-done" combo of frontside double cork 1440, cab double cork 1260 and switch backside double cork 1080.

Three-time national champion.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/yuto_totsuka/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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