Kaishu Hirano

Kaishu Hirano
Hirano at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 22)
Murakami, Niigata
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSnowboarding
EventHalfpipe
Medal record
Winter Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lausanne Halfpipe
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cardrona Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Aspen Superpipe

Kaishu Hirano (平野海祝, 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.[1]

He represented Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the halfpipe event.[2]

He competed at the 2022 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won a bronze medal in the superpipe event.[3]

He represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's halfpipe event and finished ninth.[4] He broke the world record for height on a superpipe trick.[5]

Personal life

Kaishu's brother, Ayumu Hirano, is also a snowboarder.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Miller Gold, Maud Silver At Junior Worlds Halfpipe". usskiandsnowboard.org. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ Kano, Shintaro (25 January 2022). "Brotherly love: Hirano Ayumu and Kaishu eye joint podium in Beijing". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Kaishu Hirano". olympics.com.
  5. ^ "Kaishu Hirano". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Hirano Kaishu Q&A: Inspired by brother Ayumu's success". olympics.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.