Asa Ando
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | 安藤 麻 | ||
| Born | 24 April 1996 | ||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||
| Sport | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Skiing career | |||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||
| Club | Toyo University | ||
| World Cup debut |
| ||
| Olympics | |||
| Teams | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Teams | 5 – (2017–2025) | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Seasons | 12 – (2015–2026) | ||
| Podiums | 0 | ||
| Overall titles | 0 – (73rd in 2021) | ||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (26th in PAR, 2021) | ||
Asa Ando (安藤 麻, Andō Asa; born 24 April 1996)[2] is a Japanese alpine ski racer who specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Ando made her World Cup debut on 25 October 2014.[3]
Career
Ando made her World Cup debut on 25 October 2014 in the Sölden giant slalom, but failed to qualify for the second run, finishing in 32nd place.[4] She competed for Japan at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She finished 35th in the giant slalom and failed to finish the first run of the slalom.[3]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2018 | 21 | 103 | 46 | 47 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2019 | 22 | 127 | — | 53 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 23 | 81 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| 2021 | 24 | 73 | 35 | 51 | — | — | N/a | 26 |
| 2022 | 25 | 117 | 50 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 26 | 99 | 41 | — | — | — | N/a | |
| 2024 | 27 | 120 | 54 | — | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 28 | 111 | 51 | — | — | — | ||
| 2026 | 29 | 80 | 29 | 40 | — | — |
- Standings through 31 January 2026
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | Team event | |
| 2017 | 20 | DNF1 | 35 | — | — | — | N/a | N/a | — |
| 2019 | 22 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | 24 | 10 | DNF1 | — | — | — | DNQ | 14 | |
| 2023 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2025 | 28 | 24 | — | — | — | N/a | — | N/a | — |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2018 | 21 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2022 | 25 | DNF1 | 24 | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | 29 | DNF1 | — | — | — | N/a | — |
References
- ^ "Asa ANDO". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing - Athlete: Asa ANDO". FIS-ski.com. International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Asa Ando - Bio, Age, Family, Career". famememoir.com. 27 November 2024.
- ^ "AUDI FIS SKI WORLD CUP 2014/15 - Official Results Run 1" (PDF). FIS-ski.com. International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
External links
- Asa Ando at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Asa Ando at Olympics.com
- Asa Ando at Olympedia
- Asa Ando at InterSportStats
- Asa Ando at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Asa Ando at Milano Cortina 2026
- Asa Ando on Instagram