is a Japanese
snowboarder
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who competes in the
slopestyle
Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disci ...
event.
Born in
Miki, Hyōgo
is a Cities of Japan, city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 75,009 and a population density of 420 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Miki is located in the southwestern part of H ...
,
Japan
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, he competed for
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
at the
2014 Winter Olympics
, ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'')
, nations = 88
, events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, athletes = 2,873
, opening = 7 February 2014
, closing = 23 February 2014
, opened_by = President Vladimir Putin
, cauldron =
, stadium = Fisht Olympic ...
in
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
, qualifying for the final of the
slopestyle event and finishing 8th overall.
Kadono won the Nokia Air and Style in Beijing in 2012, at the age of 16, making him one of the youngest to win the event besides
Shaun White
Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X G ...
. He was the
2012–13 overall World Cup Champion in the slopestyle event.
Kadono placed 3rd in Big Air at the 2015 X Games in Aspen and first at the 2016 X games in Oslo. He won the 2015 Burton US Open Slopestyle with the first ever Back-To-Back Triple Cork 1620s.
Despite being considered a medal contender by observers including
Tyler Nicholson
Tyler Nicholson (born August 3, 1995) is a Canadian snowboarder, competing in the disciplines of big air and slopestyle.
Career X Games
Nicholson took the silver medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XXI
Winter X Games XXI (re-titled Winter X ...
and ''
Transworld Snowboarding
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'', Kadono was not selected for the
2018 Winter Olympics
, nations = 93
, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
, winte ...
, with reports indicating that this was due to a code of conduct violation.
In 2020, he won his second Burton US Open Slopestyle victory.
References
External links
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Yuki Kadonoat World Snowboarding
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1996 births
Japanese male snowboarders
Living people
Olympic snowboarders of Japan
Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
People from Miki, Hyōgo
Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture
X Games athletes
21st-century Japanese people