 Hirano at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 22) Murakami, Niigata | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaishu Hirano (born 14 October 2002) is a Japanese snowboarder who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Career
Hirano competed at the 2018 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships and won a bronze medal in the halfpipe event.
He represented Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the halfpipe event.
He competed at the 2022 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won a bronze medal in the superpipe event.
He represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's halfpipe event and finished ninth. He broke the world record for height on a superpipe trick.
Personal life
Kaishu's brother, Ayumu Hirano, is also a snowboarder.
References
- "Miller Gold, Maud Silver At Junior Worlds Halfpipe". usskiandsnowboard.org. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- Kano, Shintaro (25 January 2022). "Brotherly love: Hirano Ayumu and Kaishu eye joint podium in Beijing". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- Krause, David (22 January 2022). "Aussie James finds way back to top of X Games podium, bests Hirano in halfpipe". The Aspen Times. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Kaishu Hirano". olympics.com.
- "Kaishu Hirano". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Hirano Kaishu Q&A: Inspired by brother Ayumu's success". olympics.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
- Kaishu Hirano at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kaishu Hirano at Olympedia (archive)
- Kaishu Hirano at Olympics.com
- Kaishu Hirano at the X Games