Kaishu Hirano | |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Birth Date: | 14 October 2002 |
Birth Place: | Murakami, Niigata |
Country: | Japan |
Sport: | Snowboarding |
Event: | Halfpipe |
Kaishu Hirano (born 14 October 2002) is a Japanese snowboarder who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Hirano competed at the 2018 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships and won a bronze medal in the halfpipe event.[1]
He represented Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the halfpipe event.[2]
He competed at the 2022 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won a bronze medal in the superpipe event.[3]
He represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's halfpipe event. He broke the world record for height on a superpipe trick.[4]
Kaishu's brother, Ayumu Hirano, is also a snowboarder.[5]