| Katsuya Tahara | |
| Fullname: | Katsuya Tahara |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1972 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Sport: | Snowboarding |
is a Japanese snowboarder. Generally, he is called .
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.