Tomoya Ishii Explained

Gender:m
Tomoya Ishii
石井 智也
Disciplines:Giant slalom, slalom
Club:Goldwin Ski Club
Birth Date:23 May 1989
Birth Place:Utashinai, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height:173 cm (2018)[1]
Olympicteams:1 – (2018)

is a Japanese alpine skier who competed for Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Early life

Ishii was born on 23 May 1989 in Utashinai, Hokkaidō, Japan.[2] He first skied at age 2 and took alpine skiing seriously during his first year of primary school in Utashinai. He studied at the Tokai University in Tokyo[3]

Career

Tomoya Ishii is part of Goldwin Ski Club[2] a skiing organization based in Japan. In 2014 he moved to Austria to focus on his training as well as to compete in Europe. He trains under national coach Yasuyuki Takishita.[3] He made his Olympic debut at the grand slalom event of the 2018 Winter Olympics on 18 February. He had a total time of 2:24.78 in two runs and placed 30th. In the first run he placed 35th.[4] He is the best placed skier representing an Asian country.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISHII Tomoyaa. EuroSport. 18 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Ishii Tomoya. FIS. 18 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Athlete Profile: Tomoya ISHII. Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. 18 February 2018.
  4. News: Olympics: Hirscher captures 2nd Pyeongchang gold in giant slalom. 18 February 2018. Kyodo News. 18 February 2018.
  5. News: UPDATE 3-Olympics-Alpine Skiing-Men's giant slalom overall results. 18 February 2018. Reuters. 18 February 2018.