is a Japanese professional

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. She won gold medals in the inaugural women's park events at the

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, in

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, and at the

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, in

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Career

Yosozumi started skateboarding in 2013 and was influenced by her older brother to take up the sport. In September 2017, it was reported that on weekdays she trained for five hours after attending school.

World Cup

At the 2016

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which was hosted in

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, she competed in the women's park event where she finished 29th among competitors. She returned in the 2018 edition hosted in

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and competed in the bowl event instead where she placed sixth.

Vans Park Series

Yosozumi skated at the 2017 Vans Park Series (VPS) Asian Championships in

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where she finished third. At the women's division of the VPS Pro Tour in

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in June 2018, Yosozumi claimed the top spot by outbesting

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of Brazil and Brighton Zeuner of the United States. At the

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leg, she finished second in the qualifying round, though she failed to reach the podium in the final and finished fifth overall.

X Games

Yosuzumi competed at X Games Minneapolis 2018 in the women's park event. She finished second in the qualifying round while she obtain a bronze medal in the final behind gold medalist Brighton Zeuner and Sabre Norris of Australia.

Asian Games

She represented Japan at the 2018 Asian Games, hosted in Jakarta and

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, Indonesia. Yosozumi claimed one of Japan's three gold medals in the skateboard discipline after topping the rankings of the women's park event. She performed ahead of silver medalist and compatriot Kaya Isa and bronze medalist

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of China.

Olympics

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in

, Yosozumi competed in the first-ever Olympic women's park skateboarding event, in which she claimed the gold medal with a best score of 60.09. She narrowly bested compatriot Kokona Hiraki, who took silver with a 59.04 score, and

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competitor

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, who took bronze with a 56.47 score.

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Sakura Yosozumi
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