Kosuke Sugimoto

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Kosuke Sugimoto
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 30)
Shizuoka, Japan
Sport
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event Moguls
ClubDayly Hayashiya

Kosuke Sugimoto (Japanese : 杉本幸祐, born 2 December 1994) is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Sugimoto earned two national championships silver medals in 2020 (moguls, dual moguls). In 39 World Cup starts, he earned his first podium finish on 13 January 2022 in Deer Valley (third). He currently resides in Nagano. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Kosuke Sugimoto". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  2. "Kosuke Sugimoto". International Ski Federation .