Takeru Otsuka

Japanese snowboarder Takeru Otsuka has been putting in some big performances in slopestyle & big air competitions all over the world. His snowboarding prowess has gone from strength to strength while training alongside the likes of 2018 slopestyle gold medalist Red Gerard in the American snow haven of Breckenridge, Colorado. His first big result came in 2017 when he became the Japanese big air national champ. Since then, he's notched up some impressive World Cup results, including first place in China & Italy. In 2018, he won 2FIS Snowboard World Cups in his first season outside of the junior competition. The following year, he won at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado.