Yūto Totsuka
Yūto Totsuka (戸塚優斗, Totsuka Yūto, born 27 September 2001) is a Japanese snowboarder who competed in the men's halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He finished 11th overall.[1] He fell during the final, hitting the edge of the halfpipe and injuring his hip, and had to be evacuated by medics.[2][3]
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 2001 Yokohama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yonex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Totsuka took the silver medal at the 2020 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado behind the gold medalist Scotty James.[4]
References
- "Yuto Totsuka". PyeongChang2018.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- Scott Davis (14 February 2018). "16-year-old Japanese snowboarder suffers horrifying fall in men's halfpipe and gets taken out on stretcher". Business Insider – via San Francisco Chronicle.
- Phil Rosenthal (14 February 2018). "Why thrill of Shaun White soaring, agony of Yuto Totsuka's crash will stick with us". Chicago Tribune.
- http://www.xgames.com/events/2020/aspen/results/27845345/monster-energy-men-snowboard-superpipe-final
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