Anri Kawamura

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Anri Kawamura
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NationalityJapanese
Born (2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 18)
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CountryJapan
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s)Moguls

Anri Kawamura (born 15 October 2004) is a Japanese freestyle skier specializing in moguls. She started competing internationally in December 2019. Kawamura won three World Cup races in the 2021-22 season and qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics. [1] [2] Kawamura was leading the moguls standings in the 2021–22 season at the start of the Olympics, after 7 of 8 races. As of mid-January 2022, at the age of 17, she achieved 10 podium finishes in 23 career starts. [2] At the 2022 Olympics, she qualified for Final C (the medal round), but only finished fifth.

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Olympics results

 Year  Age  Moguls 
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References

  1. Via Kyodo (8 January 2022). "Anri Kawamura, 17, claims second mogul World Cup title". The Japan Times.
  2. 1 2 Odeven, Ed (19 January 2022). "Freestyle Skier Anri Kawamura Hitting Her Stride at Opportune Time". Japan Forward.