All posts tagged "Momiji Nishiya"
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News
/ 5 months agoA Photographer Reflects on the Street Skateboarding World Championship
For seven days, photographer Jason Halayko captured images of the world’s elite skateboarders, both during practice sessions and competitions, in Tokyo.
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News
/ 6 months agoTrying Out Sanrio Puroland's New English Attraction With Skateboarders Momiji Nishiya and Yumeka Oda
On October 26, two top skateboarders from Japan visited Sanrio Puroland's BUDDYEDDY WONDERFUL CLUB, the theme park's new English attraction.
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Features
/ 8 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Boos & Bravos Highlight Recent Developments in Sports
Leading off this edition of Boos & Bravos is the news that the Urawa Reds are banned from the 2024 Emperor's...
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Features
/ 9 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Yuya Osako and Anderson Lopes Flourishing in the J.League
Sparked by the veteran playmakers, who are the top two scorers in the J.League, Vissel Kobe and Yokohama F. Marinos are...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Skateboarding Stars Funa Nakayama and Momiji Nishiya Nab Medals in Street League Season Finale
Japan's female competitors had a successful showing in the final tour stop of the 2022 Street League Skateboarding season. Tokyo 2020...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Swimmer Kyoko Iwasaki Made Olympic History 30 Years Ago
The 14-year-old from Shizuoka Prefecture became the sport’s youngest Olympic gold medalist, winning the women’s 200-meter breaststroke final at the Barcelona...
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News
/ 2 years agoX Games Chiba Entertains with Endless Array of Twists and Turns
Skateboarders and BMX competitors open the three-day event, an international showcase being held in Japan for the first time, in style.
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] MLB Lockout Impacting Players’ Preparations for 2022 Season
Reigning AL MVP Shohei Ohtani, who is looking to pick up where he left off in 2021, and slugger Seiya Suzuki,...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Golfer Mone Inami Rides Positive Momentum From Olympics to First Career Major Victory
The third-year pro leads the Japanese professional women's tour with eight victories this season.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Memories From the Tokyo Olympics Are Special, Varied and Abundant
The Olympic flame is no longer flickering in the nation’s capital, but so many memories remain vivid and meaningful.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSKATEBOARDING | Japan’s Yosozumi and Hiraki Fly to Gold and Silver in Women’s Park Final
~~ ~ There are few sports that have stolen the hearts of people like skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics, and the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSKATEBOARDING | 13-Year-Old Momiji Nishiya Steals Gold For Japan Among Huge Smiles
The stellar podium was a teenagers’ triumph, with Brazil’s Leal winning silver at 13 years old, and Japan’s Nakayama winning bronze...
