Rino Yanagimoto (柳本理乃, Yanagimoto Rino; born 13 December 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier specializing in moguls. She represented Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Rino Yanagimoto
Personal information
Born (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 25)
Aichi, Japan
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
EventMoguls

Career

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During the 2021–22 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, she earned her first career World Cup podium on 12 December 2021, finishing in second place in the moguls event.[1] During the 2023–24 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, she earned her first career World Cup podium of the season on 8 December 2023, finishing in second place in the moguls event.[2] The next day, she finished second in the dual moguls event.[3]

During the 2023 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships she finished in fourth place in the moguls event with a score of 79.67. In April 2024, she was diagnosed with cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia. On 1 December 2025, one week before the first World Cup competition of the 2025–26 season she fell while practicing and broke her right collarbone.[4] In January 2026, she was selected to represent Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[5] During the second qualifying moguls round she scored 73.35 and advanced to the finals.[6]

Results

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Olympic Winter Games

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 Year   Age  Moguls Dual Moguls
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 25 13 22

World Championships

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 Year   Age  Moguls Dual Moguls
Georgia (country) 2023 Bakuriani 23 4 7
Switzerland 2025 Engadin 25 11 8

World Cup

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Moguls Dual Moguls
20192416239N/a
20202413229N/a
20212417N/aN/a
20222691011
202327657
202428879
202529593rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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