 Netsuke in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goofy-footed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Street | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kairi Netsuke (born 19 August 2003) is a Japanese skateboarder. He is a World Skateboarding Championship silver medalist.
Career
In December 2023, he competed at the World Skateboarding Championship in the street event. During the quarterfinals he had the highest score of 80.37. During the finals he won a silver medal with a score of 273.60, finishing ahead of 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist Yuto Horigome.
Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Netsuke was ranked fifth in the world street skateboarding rankings, however, Japan already met its quota of three skaters, and as a result he didn't qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
References
- "Kairi Netsuke". xgames.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- Kano, Shintaro (15 December 2023). "WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan: Netsuke Kairi spearheads Japanese 1-2-3-4 in men's quarter-final". oympics.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- Jiwani, Rory; Kano, Shintaro (17 December 2024). "WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan: Shirai Sora leads Japanese podium sweep in men's final". oympics.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- Miyaguchi, Sean (17 December 2023). "Skateboarding: Host Japan wins 5 of 6 world championship medals". Kyodo News. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- Kano, Shintaro (29 May 2024). "Olympic Qualifier Series: No easy way out from Budapest to Paris for Japan's skateboarders". oympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- "Skateboarding: Japanese face tight final battle for Olympic spots". Kyodo News. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
External links
- Kairi Netsuke at the X Games
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