Yūto Totsuka Explained
| Yūto Totsuka |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
| Weight: | 64 kg |
| Country: | Japan |
| Sport: | Snowboarding |
| Event: | Halfpipe |
| Club: | Yonex |
is a Japanese snowboarder who competed in the men's halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He finished 11th overall.[1] He fell during the final, hitting the edge of the halfpipe and injuring his hip, and had to be evacuated by medics.[2] [3]
Totsuka took the silver medal at the 2020 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado behind the gold medalist Scotty James.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Yuto Totsuka . PyeongChang2018.com . 13 February 2018 . 15 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023406/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/snowboard/athlete-profile-n3013704-yuto-totsuka.htm . dead .
- News: Scott Davis . 16-year-old Japanese snowboarder suffers horrifying fall in men's halfpipe and gets taken out on stretcher . Business Insider . San Francisco Chronicle . 14 February 2018 .
- News: Phil Rosenthal . Phil Rosenthal . Why thrill of Shaun White soaring, agony of Yuto Totsuka's crash will stick with us . Chicago Tribune . 14 February 2018 .
- Web site: Aspen 2020 Monster Energy Men's Snowboard SuperPipe.
