is a Japanese alpine ski racer. Ando specializes in the technical events of Slalom and

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. Ando made her World Cup debut on 25 October

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Career

Ando made her World Cup debut on 25 October

in the

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, and she failed to qualify for the second run, finishing in 32nd place. She competed for

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at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 in

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. She finished 35th in the

and failed to finish the first run of the Slalom.

World Cup results

* Season still in progress.

World Championship results

References

External links

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Asa Ando
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