Reira Iwabuchi (岩渕 麗楽, Iwabuchi Reira, born 14 December 2001) is a Japanese snowboarder. She won a silver medal in big air at Winter X Games XXII.[1]
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Native name | 岩渕 麗楽 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 December 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Slopestyle, Big air | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2023 X Games, she became the first female to land a triple underflip in competition. She did so while competing in women’s snowboard big air, and won a gold medal in it.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Aspen 2018 Women's Snowboard Big Air". Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Audrey. "Japan's Iwabuchi lands triple underfoot to make women's big air history". www.aspentimes.com.
External links
edit- Reira Iwabuchi at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Reira Iwabuchi at Olympedia (archive)
- Reira Iwabuchi at Olympics.com
- Reira Iwabuchi at the X Games (archive)