is a Japanese
snowboarder
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who competes in the
big air
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and
slopestyle
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events. He represented Japan at the
2022 Winter Olympics
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.
Career
During the
2019–20 FIS Snowboard World Cup
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, Tobita won the slopestyle Crystal Globe as the overall champion in the event. During the
2021 World Championships, he finished in fourth place in the
big air
Big air is a high-injury-risk sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle, such as a motocross motorcycle, a skateboard, a snowboard, or a pair of skis, down a hill or ramp and performs aerial tricks after launching off very large jum ...
event.
He represented Japan at the
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...
in the
men's slopestyle and
big air
Big air is a high-injury-risk sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle, such as a motocross motorcycle, a skateboard, a snowboard, or a pair of skis, down a hill or ramp and performs aerial tricks after launching off very large jum ...
events.
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1999 births
Living people
Japanese male snowboarders
Sportspeople from Tokyo
Olympic snowboarders for Japan
Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
21st-century Japanese sportsmen
X Games competitors
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