Kira Kimura
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| Born | 30 June 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Big air, Slopestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kira Kimura (木村 葵来, Kimura Kira; born 30 June 2004) is a Japanese snowboarder.
Career
Kimura made his World Cup debut during the 2022–23 FIS Snowboard World Cup and earned his first career podium on 14 January 2023, finishing in third place.[2] During the 2023–24 FIS Snowboard World Cup, he was the Crystal Globe winner in big air.[3] He suffered an ankle injury during the 2024–25 FIS Snowboard World Cup, and earned only one podium finish. During the 2025–26 FIS Snowboard World Cup he had two second place podiums, and finished in second in the overall big air standings.[4]
He competed at the 2026 Winter X Games and won a bronze medal in the big air event.[5] In January 2026, he was selected to represent Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics. During big air qualification he ranked third with 173.25 points and advanced to the finals.[6] He won a gold medal during the finals with a score of 179.50.[7]
References
- ^ "Kira Kimura". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "History made at Kreischberg big air World Cup finals". fis-ski.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Murase makes history with women's NBD while Kunitake earns career first". fis-ski.com. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "木村葵来、次は自分の番「僕の滑り見て、子どもたちがスノーボードに興味を持ってくれたら」". olympics.com (in Japanese). 1 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Colbert, Austin (28 January 2026). "X Games Aspen 2026: Wrapping up the results from Year 25 at Buttermilk". Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "荻原大翔が首位で決勝へ…木村葵来、長谷川帝勝、木俣椋真も予選を突破｜スノーボード・ビッグエア【ミラノ・コルティナ2026】". olympics.com (in Japanese). 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ de Villiers, Ockert (7 February 2026). "Winter Olympics 2026: Kimura Kira leaves best for last to win snowboard Big Air gold". olympics.com. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
External links
- Kira Kimura at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kira Kimura at the X Games
- Kira Kimura at Olympics.com
- Kira Kimura at Olympedia
- Kira Kimura at InterSportStats
- Kira Kimura at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Kira Kimura on Instagram