Kokomo Murase

Kokomo Murase
Personal information
Born	7 November 2004 (age 20); Gifu, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Snowboarding
Event(s)	Slopestyle, Big air
Medal record
Women's Snowboarding
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
Winter X Games

Kokomo Murase (Japanese: 村瀬心椛; born 7 November 2004) is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the slopestyle and big air events. She competed in the women's slopestyle event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[1] She also won the overall title in the slopestyle and freestyle at the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup.

Career

Murase's gold medal win in Big Air at the 2018 Winter X Games in Norway made her the youngest athlete to win gold in big air at the Winter X Games.^[2]^[3]

Major results

Olympic Games

Event	Slopestyle	Big Air
2022 Beijing	10th	Bronze

World Championships

Event	Slopestyle	Big Air
2021 Aspen	5th	6th

World Cup

Season	Freestyle overall		Slopestyle		Big Air
Season	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
2019–20	1470	23rd	220	29th	1250	7th
2020–21	246	2nd	166	2nd	80	2nd
2021–22	456	1st	320	1st	136	2nd
2022–23	211	9th	29	4th	182	2nd
2023–24	425	1st	225	1st	200	4th

World cup podiums

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2019–20	20 December 2019	Atlanta, United States	Big Air	2nd
2020–21	9 January 2021	Kreischberg, Austria	Big Air	2nd
2020–21	28 March 2021	Silvaplana, Switzerland	Slopestyle	2nd
2021–22	23 October 2021	Chur, Switzerland	Big Air	1st
	1 January 2022	Calgary, Canada	Slopestyle	1st
	8 January 2022	Mammoth Mountain, United States	Slopestyle	3rd
	19 March 2022	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic	Slopestyle	1st
	27 March 2022	Silvaplana, Switzerland	Slopestyle	3rd
2022–23	14 January 2023	Kreischberg, Austria	Big Air	3rd
2023–24	21 October 2023	Chur, Switzerland	Big Air	1st
	15 December 2023	Copper Mountain, United States	Big Air	1st
	15 March 2024	Tignes, France	Slopestyle	1st
	23 March 2024	Silvaplana, Switzerland	Slopestyle	2nd
2024–25	2 September 2024	Cardrona, New Zealand	Slopestyle	1st

References

^ "Kokomo Murase". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ Schwartz, Nick (19 May 2018). "13-year-old Kokomo Murase makes history by winning X Games gold". For The Win. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ Clavin, Mark (20 May 2018). "Youngest X Games Big Air Competitor Ever Wins Gold—13-Year-Old Kokomo Murase". Snowboarder. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

External links

Kokomo Murase at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Kokomo Murase at the X Games
Kokomo Murase at Olympics.com
Kokomo Murase at Olympedia (archive)

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[1] "Kokomo Murase". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

[2] Schwartz, Nick (19 May 2018). "13-year-old Kokomo Murase makes history by winning X Games gold". For The Win. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[3] Clavin, Mark (20 May 2018). "Youngest X Games Big Air Competitor Ever Wins Gold—13-Year-Old Kokomo Murase". Snowboarder. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

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