Hiroto Ogiwara
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Hiroto Ogiwara (Japanese: 荻原 大翔, Hepburn: Ogiwara Hiroto; born 19 July 2005)[1] is a Japanese snowboarder. Ogiwara started snowboarding at the age of three and became a professional at twelve years old. In April 2022, Ogiwara landed the first 2160, a trick consisting of 6 full rotations. At his X Games debut in January 2025, he won a gold medal after successfully landing the first ever 2340 in competition, completing six and a half rotations before landing. Ogiwara has also won various FIS competitions and other events during his career.
Early life
Ogiwara was born on 19 July 2005 in Ushiku, Japan. His father inspired him to start snowboarding when he was three years old. A video of him landing a backside 1080 went viral when he was nine years old.[2] As of January 2025, Ogiwara is a student of Sendai University.[3]
Snowboarding career
Ogiwara began competing professionally in 2017 at the age of twelve.[2][4] He won All Japan Junior Ski Championship titles in 2021 and 2022.[5] Additionally, he was the slopestyle champion at the World Rookie Tour in both 2021 and 2022.[5][6] At The Nines event in April 2022, Ogiwara became the first snowboarder to land a 2160, a trick consisting of 6 full rotations.[7][8] It took him six attempts to successfully land the trick.[2]
At the 2023–24 FIS Snowboard World Cup, Ogiwara won the big air event in Chur, Switzerland, on 21 October 2023.[9] In the following season, he secured his second victory, taking first place at the big air event in Beijing on 1 December 2024.[10] On 12 April 2024, he won the slopestyle event at the European Cup Premium in Corvatsch, Switzerland.[11] He took first place at the New Zealand Freestyle Nationals in September 2024.[2][12]
Ogiwara made his X Games debut on 24 January 2025, competing in the big air event at X Games Aspen 2025.[5][13] At the event, Ogiwara landed the first ever 2340 in competition, completing six and a half rotations before landing.[13][14] He completed the trick despite having fractured his forearm before the event during practice. For the trick, Ogiwara received a score of 97.33 and the gold medal for the event.[14]
References
- ^ "荻原 大翔" [Ogiwara Hiroto]. Red Bull (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d Kano, Shintaro (16 October 2024). "Ogiwara Hiroto: Top facts about Japan's snowboard spin master". Olympics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Sullivan, Josh (25 January 2025). "Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara Wins X Games Big Air Gold". Snowboarder. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Phillippi, Kyle (27 January 2025). "Snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara Nailed the First Ever 2340 at the X Games". Vice. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "X Games debutant Hiroto Ogiwara makes history with first ever 2340". The Guardian. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". World Rookie Tour. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Dutch, Joy (12 April 2022). "Spin To Win | Teenage Hiroto Ogiwara Lands World First 2160". Whitelines. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Schad, Tom (27 January 2025). "Japanese snowboarder, Italian skier land historic 2340s to win X Games". USA Today. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (21 October 2023). "Snowboard Big Air Chur World Cup 2023: Murase Kokomo and Ogiwara Hiroto take wins as Japan dominate season-opener". Olympics. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Brookes and Ogiwara make their mark on snowboard big air in Beijing". FIS. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Official Results". FIS. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Disbrowe crowned Freeski Big Air champion". Lakes Weekly. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b Aneboda, Agnes (27 January 2025). "Hiroto Ogiwara lands the first-ever 2340 at X Games Aspen". Red Bull. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b Ronald, Issy (27 January 2025). "Teenage snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara makes history by landing remarkable first ever 2340, with a fractured arm". CNN. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
External links
Hiroto Ogiwara at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation