Akira Sasaki

Born September 26, 1981 in Hokkaido (the island situated in the North of Japan).

Akira Sasaki began his racing career from the age of 16 when he joined the National Team.
Following his championship win at Japan’s High School Tournament and FIS Series,
he made his first world stage debut at the 2001 World Alpine Ski Championship in St.Anton,
Austria and finished 19th in the World Cup slalom.
In the same year, he managed 6th place in the slalom race for the Junior World Championship.
The year after, he participated in Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games in Utah, USA.

The Ski World Cup 2003 in Wengen, Switzerland was definitely a high point
in Akira’s professional career when he finished 2nd in the slalom race after starting in 65th position.
In the 2004 and 2005 World Cup Slalom racers, he finished overall 11th and 14th place respectively.
In 2006, he participated in the Torino Winter Olympic Games in Italy
and finished 2nd at the FIS World Cup slalom in Shigakogen, Japan.
Akira is married to the gorgeous former 3-times World Championship wrestler, Miyu Yamamoto.