Katsuya Tahara
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Katsuya Tahara |
| Born | September 10, 1972 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
Katsuya Tahara (田原 勝也, Tahara Katsuya, born 10 September 1972) is a Japanese snowboarder. Generally, he is called Rio Tahara (ライオ田原, Raio Tahara).
Tahara is from Nagano Prefecture.[1] He was ranked Asian Best Player by ISF from 1998 to 2001. He was noted for his proficiency with the Rodeo flip and Haakon flip.[1]
Rio participated in X-Trail Jam seven times and received the "Highest Air" award in the quarter pipe event in 2003, recording a 5.40m jump, and again in 2004, recording a 5.20m jump.[2]
He also made a cameo appearance in the movie Out Cold.
Tahara retired in 2008.