is a Japanese

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who competed in the men's halfpipe at the

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. He finished 11th overall. He fell during the final, hitting the edge of the halfpipe and injuring his hip, and had to be evacuated by medics. Totsuka took the silver medal at the 2020

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behind the gold medalist

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Totsuka, Yuto 2001 births Living people Japanese male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Japan Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Yokohama 21st-century Japanese sportsmen