Yugo Tsukita

Yugo Tsukita (附田雄剛, Tsukita Yūgo, born July 18, 1976 in Ishikari) is a Japanese freestyle skier, specializing in moguls.[1]

Yugo Tsukita
Born (1976-07-18) July 18, 1976
Ishikari, Japan
World Cup career
Individual wins1
Indiv. podiums11
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2003 Deer Valley Dual moguls
Updated on March 2, 2013.

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.[1]

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.[1]

World Cup Podiums

[1]

Date Location Rank Event
January 18, 1997BlackcombDual moguls
January 24, 1998BlackcombMoguls
January 29, 2000MadaraoDual moguls
February 5, 2000InawashiroMoguls
March 16, 2000LivignoDual moguls
February 10, 2001Iizuna KogenDual moguls
March 3, 2002InawashiroMoguls
March 9, 2002MadaraoDual moguls
December 14, 2005TignesMoguls
February 17, 2007InawashiroMoguls
February 7, 2009Cypress MountainMoguls
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References
  1. FIS Profile
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yugo Tsukita". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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