Shō Endō

Shō Endō
nation	Japan
birthday	4th July 1990 (age 30)
place of birth	Inawashiro
size	178 cm
Weight	72 kg
Career
discipline	Moguls, dual moguls
society	Shimobu Construction Ski Club
status	active
Placements in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup
Debut in the World Cup December 13, 2007  Overall World Cup 30. ( 2011/12 )  Mughal World Cup 6. ( 2012/13 )
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Moguls 0 1 5  Dual moguls 0 2 0
last change: February 12, 2018

Shō Endō ( Japanese 遠藤 尚 , Endō Shō ; * July 4, 1990 in Inawashiro , Fukushima Prefecture ) is a Japanese freestyle skier . He's on the moguls specialized disciplines, contained moguls and dual moguls.

biography

Endo began to take part in international freestyle competitions in 2005. He made his World Cup debut on December 13, 2007 in Tignes . The first World Cup points followed on January 26th, 2008 with place 30 in Mont Gabriel . As a result, he was able to establish himself in midfield. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , he finished in 7th place, which was the best result of his career to date. In December 2010 he also made it into the top ten for the first time in the World Cup. He achieved his first podium on March 9, 2012 as third in the Moguls competition in Åre .

In the 2012/13 World Cup season , a third place was again Endo's best result. At the 2013 World Championships in Voss , he just missed a medal as fifth in the dual moguls competition. In the winter of 2013/14 he was on the podium two more times in the World Cup. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , he achieved 15th place in the Mughal competition. After two podium places at the beginning of the 2014/15 World Cup , he had to break off the season in January 2015 due to an injury. In the 2015/16 World Cup , he again achieved a podium finish, while in the following season 2016/17 he did not get beyond fifth place.

successes

Olympic games

• Vancouver 2010 : 7th moguls
• Sochi 2014 : 15th Mughals
• Pyeongchang 2018 : 10th Moguls

World championships

• Deer Valley 2011 : 21st moguls, 28th dual moguls
• Voss 2013 : 5th Dual Moguls, 12th Moguls
• Sierra Nevada 2017 : 24th Dual Moguls, 28th Moguls

World cup

Endo has achieved 8 podium places in the World Cup so far.

World Cup ratings:

season	total		Moguls
	space	Points	space	Points
2007/08	173.	2	47.	15th
2008/09	108.	6th	28.	58
2009/10	94.	7th	33.	71
2010/11	62.	14th	16.	158
2011/12	30th	25th	8th.	322
2012/13	31.	28	6th	332
2013/14	31.	28	7th	311
2014/15	57.	17th	15th	156
2015/16	69.	19.00	14th	152
2016/17	96.	14.18	18th	156

More Achievements

• 2 podiums in the Australian New Zealand Cup, including 1 victory
• 1 Japanese championship title (Moguls 2014)

Web links

• Shō Endō in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Shō Endō in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )