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Tomoka Takeuchi Announces Retirement After Milano Cortina Olympics
Japanese snowboard legend Tomoka Takeuchi announced her retirement following her final Olympic appearance at Milano Cortina 2026.
Tomoka Takeuchi (竹内 智香, Takeuchi Tomoka; born 21 December 1983) is a Japanese competitive snowboarder from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. She won the silver medal in the Women's Parallel Giant Slalom in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, she placed 5th in the Women's Parallel Giant Slalom.
| Rank | events.event | events.discipline | events.date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Rogla — Rogla | Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | Jan 31, 2026 |
| 26 | Rogla — Rogla | Parallel Giant Slalom | Jan 31, 2026 |
| 31 | Bansko — Bansko | Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | Jan 18, 2026 |
| 31 | Bansko — Bansko | Parallel Giant Slalom | Jan 18, 2026 |
| 17 | Bansko — Bansko | Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | Jan 17, 2026 |
| 17 | Bansko — Bansko | Parallel Giant Slalom | Jan 17, 2026 |
| 16 | Scuol — Scuol | Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | Jan 10, 2026 |
| 16 | Scuol — Scuol | Parallel Giant Slalom | Jan 10, 2026 |
| 23 | Carezza — Carezza | Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | Dec 18, 2025 |
| 23 | Carezza — Carezza | Parallel Giant Slalom | Dec 18, 2025 |
| 14 | Cortina d'Ampezzo — Cortina d'Ampezzo | Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | Dec 13, 2025 |
| 14 | Cortina d'Ampezzo — Cortina d'Ampezzo | Parallel Giant Slalom | Dec 13, 2025 |
| 15 | Mylin — Mylin | Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | Dec 07, 2025 |
| 15 | Mylin — Mylin | Parallel Giant Slalom | Dec 07, 2025 |
| 22 | Mylin — Mylin | Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | Dec 06, 2025 |
| 22 | Mylin — Mylin | Parallel Giant Slalom | Dec 06, 2025 |
Japanese snowboard legend Tomoka Takeuchi announced her retirement following her final Olympic appearance at Milano Cortina 2026.
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