Haruka Nakao
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| Born | 19 April 2001 Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Moguls | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Haruka Nakao (中尾春香, Nakao Haruka; born 19 April 2001) is a Japanese freestyle skier specializing in moguls. She represented Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
Nakao competed at the 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding Junior World Championships and won a silver medal in the dual moguls event.[1]
In January 2025, Nakao represented Japan at the 2025 Winter World University Games and won a silver medal in the moguls event with a score of 76.29.[2][3] In March 2025, she competed at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in moguls and finished in sixth place.[4]
In January 2026, she was selected to represent Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[5] During the moguls qualification she scored 74.71 and advanced to the finals.[6]
Results
Olympic Winter Games
| Year | Age | Moguls | Dual Moguls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Milano Cortina | 24 | 17 | 2 |
World Championships
| Year | Age | Moguls | Dual Moguls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Bakuriani | 21 | 13 | 13 |
| 2025 Engadin | 23 | 6 | 14 |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall Moguls | Moguls | Dual Moguls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 36 |
| 2023 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
| 2025 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Krasnoyarsk 2021 Junior World Champs concluded". fis-ski.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Consistency is the name of the game in moguls". fisu.net. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Moguls and Dual Moguls shine at the 32nd FISU Winter World University Games". fis-ski.com. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "モーグル堀島行真、8年ぶり世界王者に！冨高日向子は準優勝！ 世界選手権2025フリースタイルスキー". olympics.com (in Japanese). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "【ミラノ五輪】大阪出身の中尾春香がモーグルで初五輪 「雪のない地域の人たちに希望と勇気を届けたい」". hochi.news (in Japanese). 26 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "モーグル女子、日本勢は２人が１回で予選突破…丁寧な走りの冨高日向子とリズミカルな中尾春香". yomiuri.co.jp (in Japanese). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
External links
- Haruka Nakao at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Haruka Nakao at Olympics.com
- Haruka Nakao at Olympedia
- Haruka Nakao at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Haruka Nakao at Milano Cortina 2026
- Haruka Nakao on Instagram