Ryusei Yamada

Ryusei Yamada
Personal information
Born (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSnowboarding
Event
Halfpipe
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2026 Milano Cortina Halfpipe
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Gangwon Halfpipe

Ryusei Yamada (山田琉聖, Yamada Ryusei; born 25 March 2006) is a Japanese snowboarder.

Career

In January 2024, Yamada represented Japan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and won a bronze medal in the halfpipe event with a score of 83.00.[1] [2]

During the 2024–25 FIS Snowboard World Cup he earned his first podium finish on 8 December 2024, finishing in third with a score of 87.75.[3] During the 2025–26 FIS Snowboard World Cup he won the halfpipe event with a score of 94.50 on 19 December 2025, his first World Cup win.[4][5]

He represented Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the halfpipe event with a score of 92.00.[6]

References

  1. ^ Merrell, Chloe (22 January 2024). "Gangwon 2024 update: France triumph in snowboard cross with stellar medal haul, including mixed team gold and silver". olympics.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. ^ "【江原2024冬季ユースオリンピック13日目】スノーボード・ハーフパイプ日本代表は3選手がメダル獲得、全競技終了し熱い戦いに幕". olympics.com (in Japanese). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ "New tricks and new heights for Secret Garden halfpipe winners Maddie Mastro and Yuto Totsuka". fis-ski.com. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Back-to-back wins for Choi as Yamada claims his first World Cup victory". fis-ski.com. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ^ "スノーボードＷ杯ハーフパイプで山田初優勝". Okinawa Times (in Japanese). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  6. ^ "戸塚優斗「金」、山田琉聖は銅　スノーボード・１３日". Daily Sports. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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