is a Japanese

alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. Ando specializes in the technical events of

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and

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. Ando made her World Cup debut on 25 October

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Career

Ando made her World Cup debut on 25 October

in the Sölden

, and she failed to qualify for the second run, finishing in 32nd place. She competed for

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at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 in

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. She finished 35th in the

and failed to finish the first run of the

World Cup results

* Season still in progress.

World Championship results

References

External links

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Asa Ando
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * 1996 births Japanese female alpine skiers Living people Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Japan Asian Games medalists in alpine skiing Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Alpine skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Universiade gold medalists for Japan Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in alpine skiing Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-alpine-skiing-bio-stub