Yuki Kadono
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| Native name | 角野 友基 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1996 Miki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Slopestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Japan (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuki Kadono (角野 友基, Kadono Yūki, born May 18, 1996) is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the slopestyle event.[1]
Born in Miki, Hyōgo, Japan, he competed for Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, qualifying for the final of the slopestyle event and finishing 8th overall.[2]
Kadono won the Nokia Air and Style in Beijing in 2012, at the age of 16, making him one of the youngest to win the event besides Shaun White.[citation needed] He was the 2012–13 overall World Cup Champion in the slopestyle event.[3]
Kadono placed 3rd in Big Air at the 2015 X Games in Aspen and first at the 2016 X games in Oslo.[4][5] He won the 2015 Burton US Open Slopestyle with the first ever Back-To-Back Triple Cork 1620s.[citation needed]
Despite being considered a medal contender by observers including Tyler Nicholson and Transworld Snowboarding, Kadono was not selected for the 2018 Winter Olympics, with reports indicating that this was due to a code of conduct violation.[6][7]
References
- ^ Yuki Kadono at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ "Yuki Kadono". www.sochi2014.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001016148
- ^ "Aspen 2015 Snowboard Big Air". X Games. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ^ "Oslo 2016 Men's Snowboard Big Air". X Games. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ^ Bird, T (29 August 2017). "2018 Winter Olympic Predictions: Will Japan's Best Bet for Gold Make the Team?". Transworld Snowboarding. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (9 February 2018). "One of the world's best snowboarders isn't in PyeongChang". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
External links
- WST – Biography
- Official website