Kaishu Hirano Explained

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.

Career

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]

Personal life

Kaishu's brother, Ayumu Hirano, is also a snowboarder.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miller Gold, Maud Silver At Junior Worlds Halfpipe . usskiandsnowboard.org . 8 September 2018 . 9 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Brotherly love: Hirano Ayumu and Kaishu eye joint podium in Beijing . olympics.com . Shintaro . Kano . 25 January 2022 . 9 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Aussie James finds way back to top of X Games podium, bests Hirano in halfpipe . . David . Krause . 22 January 2022 . 9 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Kaishu Hirano . Beijing 2022 Olympics . 9 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220210030525/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/snowboard/athlete-profile-n1043823-kaishu-hirano.htm . 10 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Hirano Kaishu Q&A: Inspired by brother Ayumu's success . olympics.com . 13 December 2021 . 9 February 2022.