Ryusei Yamada

Ryusei Yamada
Personal information
Born (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006
Hokkaido, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSnowboarding
Event
Halfpipe
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Halfpipe
Winter Youth Olympics
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.