Yugo Tsukita Explained

Yugo Tsukita
Birth Date:18 July 1976
Birth Place:Ishikari, Japan
Wins:1
Totalpodiums:11
Updated:March 2, 2013

is a Japanese freestyle skier, specializing in moguls.[1]

Tsukita competed at the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. His best performance came in 2002, when he qualified for the moguls final, finishing 16th. He also advanced to the final in 2010, finishing 17th. In 1998, he finished 18th in the qualifying round, and did not advance. In 2006, he finished 33rd in the qualifying round, and did not advance.[2]

As of February 2013, he has won one medal at the World Championships, a silver in the 2003 dual moguls event.

Tsukita made his World Cup debut in January 1995. As of February 2013, he has won one World Cup event, a Dual Moguls competition at Madarao in 1999/00. Altogether, he has eleven World Cup medals, his first coming at Blackcomb in 1996/97. His best World Cup finish is 10th, in 2008/09.

World Cup Podiums

DateLocationRankEvent
January 18, 1997 Dual moguls
January 24, 1998 Moguls
January 29, 2000 Dual moguls
February 5, 2000 Moguls
March 16, 2000 Dual moguls
February 10, 2001 Dual moguls
March 3, 2002 Moguls
March 9, 2002 Dual moguls
December 14, 2005 Moguls
February 17, 2007 Moguls
February 7, 2009 Moguls

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=FS&listid=&competitorid=62593 FIS Profile
  2. Yugo Tsukita. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210554/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/yugo-tsukita-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .