Yurie Watabe

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Yurie Watabe
Personal information
Born (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 29)
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Japan
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s) Halfpipe

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References

  1. "Yurie Watabe". Olympic.org. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. "Who is Akito Watabe?". nbcolympics.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.