Takeshi Yasutoko
Takeshi Yasutoko ( Japanese 安 床 武士 , Yasutoko Takeshi ; born June 25, 1986 in Osaka ) is a Japanese inline skater who achieved world fame in the halfpipe .
As the son of the famous roller skater Yuki Yasutoko, his skate career began unusually early. At the age of 9 he took part in competitions of the Aggressive Skaters Association (ASA). Yasutoko was the youngest participant to ever take part in the X-Games. At the age of 16 he won the gold medal there for the first time. Since 2003 either Takeshi or his older brother Eito Yasutoko have taken first place in all international halfpipe competitions.
Yasutoko is currently the only halfpipe skater who successfully completes a double viking flip (double somersault around the body depth axis). This is why the Double Viking Flip is called his "signature trick".
Web links
- Official homepage (Japanese) ( Memento from March 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- Interview with the German aggressive inline magazine XSK8.de
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| SURNAME | Yasutoko, Takeshi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese inline skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osaka |