Haruka Kasai Explained

Haruka Kasai
Birth Date:4 February 2004
Birth Place:Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Club:Waseda University
Seasons:2022–
Totalpodiums:3

is a Japanese Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. She medaled bronze at the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships.

Early life

Kasai was born on 4 February 2004[1] in Sapporo, Hokkaido,[2] and has an older twin sister, Yuna Kasai.

She graduated from Nishino Junior High School[3] and Tokai University Sapporo High School; she is currently part of the Waseda University Ski Club.[4]

Career

Kasai represented Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, where she ranked 9th in the girls' individual Nordic combined event.[5]

In December 2021, Kasai won the women's championship at the Nordic Ski Yoshida Cup Jump Tournament.[6] She medaled silver in both the individual Nordic combined event and the team ski jumping event at the 2022 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships.[7] At the 2021–22 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup Kasai ranked second in her two competitions.[8] [9]

Kasai medaled bronze at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023, the first Japanese medal in her event.[10] She also participated in the mixed team ski jumping event as part of the Japanese team, which ranked fifth.[11] At the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, Kasai medaled gold in the women's individual Nordic combined event and silver in the mass start event behind her sister. In the 2022–23 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, Kasai ranked seventh overall.[12]

Statistics

World Cup

Season standings!Season!Placement!Points
2021–22[13] 14th85
2022–23[14] 7th330
2023–24[15] 4th969

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KASAI Haruka - Athlete Information . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224174221/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=nk&competitorid=220268&type=result . 24 February 2023 . 27 July 2023 . International Ski and Snowboard Federation.
  2. Web site: ja:JAPAN SKI TEAM メンバー 公益財団法人全日本スキー連盟 . JAPAN SKI TEAM Member Ski Association of Japan . 27 July 2023 . Ski Association of Japan . ja.
  3. Web site: Women's Junior Team normal hill results . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305111012/https://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2022/JP/3923/2022JP3923RL.pdf . 5 March 2022 . FIS.
  4. Web site: 28 March 2022 . ja:複合女子双子の葛西優奈＆春香姉妹「２人卒業式」に出席　五輪目指し東海大札幌高から早大進学 . Combined Women twins Yuna Kasai & Haruka sisters attended the "two-person graduation ceremony" aiming for the Olympics, going from Tokai University Sapporo High School to Waseda University . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230124124027/https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202203280001241.html . 24 January 2023 . 27 July 2023 . Nikkan Sports.
  5. Web site: 18 January 2020 . Nordic Combined – Women's Individual NH/4km – Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200118141827/https://www.lausanne2020.sport/results/nh/en/Root/ViewPdf/NCW070000_C73B4_1.0.pdf . 18 January 2020 . Lausanne 2020.
  6. Web site: 22 December 2021 . ja:葛西春香「『優勝してね』と言われたので」 姉の活躍で奮起／ジャンプ . Haruka Kasai "Because I was told to win the championship" Inspired by my sister's success / Jump . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222223444/https://www.sanspo.com/article/20211222-L27NFBFZI5PLFMYROMYFTYROWY/ . 22 December 2021 . 27 July 2023 . Sanspo . Sankei Digital . ja.
  7. Web site: FIS Junior World Ski Championships Zakopane (POL) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224174234/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=NK&competitorid=220268&raceid=2792 . 24 February 2023 . 27 July 2023 . International Ski and Snowboard Federation.
  8. Web site: Women Individual Gundersen NH/5.0km - Schonach (GER) . FIS.
  9. Web site: Women Individual Gundersen NH/5.0km - Schonach (GER) . FIS.
  10. Web site: 25 February 2023 . ja:ノルディックスキー世界選手権 複合女子 葛西春香が銅メダル . Nordic Ski World Championships Combined Women's Haruka Kasai Wins Bronze Medal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320030010/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20230224/k10013990581000.html . 20 March 2023 . 27 July 2023 . NHK.
  11. Web site: Final results . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226150702/https://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2023/NK/4161/2023NK4161ROF.pdf . 26 February 2023 . FIS.
  12. Web site: Women's Overall standing . 25 July 2023 . FIS.
  13. Web site: Cup standings . 27 July 2023 . International Ski and Snowboard Federation.
  14. Web site: Cup standings . 27 July 2023 . International Ski and Snowboard Federation.
  15. Web site: Cup standings . 2024-04-27 . International Ski and Snowboard Federation.

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