Kairi Netsuke

Kairi Netsuke

Netsuke in 2023
Personal information
Born	(2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 21)[1]
Home town	Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Skateboarding
Position	Goofy-footed
Event	Street
Medal record Men's street skateboarding Representing  Japan World Championships 2023 Tokyo Street X Games 2024 Chiba Street

Kairi Netsuke (born 19 August 2003) is a Japanese skateboarder. He is a World Skateboarding Championship silver medalist.

Career

In December 2023, he competed at the World Skateboarding Championship in the street event. During the quarterfinals he had the highest score of 80.37.[2] During the finals he won a silver medal with a score of 273.60, finishing ahead of 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist Yuto Horigome.[3][4]

Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Netsuke was ranked fifth in the world street skateboarding rankings, however, Japan already met its quota of three skaters, and as a result he didn't qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

References

1. "Kairi Netsuke". xgames.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
2. Kano, Shintaro (15 December 2023). "WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan: Netsuke Kairi spearheads Japanese 1-2-3-4 in men's quarter-final". oympics.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
3. Jiwani, Rory; Kano, Shintaro (17 December 2024). "WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan: Shirai Sora leads Japanese podium sweep in men's final". oympics.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
4. Miyaguchi, Sean (17 December 2023). "Skateboarding: Host Japan wins 5 of 6 world championship medals". Kyodo News. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
5. Kano, Shintaro (29 May 2024). "Olympic Qualifier Series: No easy way out from Budapest to Paris for Japan's skateboarders". oympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
6. "Skateboarding: Japanese face tight final battle for Olympic spots". Kyodo News. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

External links

• Kairi Netsuke at the X Games