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Soko Yamaoka

Soko Yamaoka

Snowboarding

Japan

Japan

Birthdate:
May 29, 1974
Height:
5' 4"
Weight:
117 pounds
Age:
35

Snowboarding

Date Round Result
02/13 Women's Halfpipe Final Rankings   32.7 (10th)
02/13 Women's Halfpipe Final Run 2   32.7 (8th)
02/13 Women's Halfpipe Final Run 1   22.4 (9th)
02/13 Women's Halfpipe Qualification   35.6 (11th - Qualified)
02/13 Women's Halfpipe Qualification Run 2   35.6 (5th - Qualified)
02/13 Women's Halfpipe Qualification Run 1   28.5 (14th)

Notes

Birthplace
Nagano, Japan
World Championships
2005 - 24th at Whistler, British Columbia. 2003 - 9th at Kreischberg, Austria.
World Cup
2005 - 1st at Whistler; 1st at Lake Placid, N.Y. 2004 - 3rd at Saas-Fee, Switzerland; 3rd at Bardonecchia, Italy; 2nd at Sapporo-Makomanai, Japan; 1st at Kreischberg; 3rd at Kreischberg. 2003 - 1st at Stoneham, Canada; 1st at Laax, Switzerland.
Other career highlights
Found success at snowboarding late in life, waiting until finishing her studies at age 23.

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Gold Silver Medal TOTAL
United States UNITED STATES 3 3 1 7
Switzerland SWITZERLAND 3 1 0 4
Germany GERMANY 0 1 0 1
Slovakia SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 1
Austria AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1
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