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With his outstanding physical ability, he became a leading snowboard crosser in Japan at a young age, using his tactical eyes at the tournament as a weapon.She has been stoic in the cross and will have a big turning point this winter.
Hidden dreams and fighting spirit.Believe in your own way
Time is the height of the girls boom.A girl who exchanged greetings with Pecoli from behind her mother at a certain preview event venue. He started snowboarding at the age of 10, won the All Japan Youth Division at the age of 13, and obtained a professional qualification at the age of 3 in the third year of junior high school. From the age of 15, he will expand his activities as a snowboard cross representative from Japan.About 16 years after that, she graduated from Nippon Sport Science University this spring and has grown significantly as a central figure in the snowboarding scene that everyone knows.
"When I was in elementary, junior high, and high school, snowboarding was always my main life. I love skiing, traveling, friends, and the adults around me who supported me. I love skiing in the snowy mountains. It feels good and I've been crazy about snowboarding. "
Karen Iwadare, she has always been serious about snowboarding for over a decade without any blurring.There is a positive attitude to look at all things on the positive side, and it brings a good atmosphere to the surrounding environment.This spring, she had a big change in her feelings.
"I have declined to represent Japan for Snowboard Cross, which I had been with for six years. The Olympics are now sealed. There are various reasons, but I'm thinking of working on snowboarding again with the pure feelings of the past."
She says she wants to put herself in a free environment and increase her own potential after running for six years.
"I'm most interested in natural free riding in the snowy mountains. I want to learn from the selection of tools and earnestly master it. I also want to continue traveling. New Zealand has visited for 12 consecutive years this summer. I enjoyed helicopter riding and participated in the Banked Slalom tournament. I was particular about winning and losing, but it was very sunny and I thought it was fun at the tournament for the first time in a long time. In the fall, I went to the European Alps. I'm planning to travel to Canada and try the Banked Slalom in the United States in March. Thinking about what I can do now as a professional snowboarder Karen Iwadare besides slipping, I decided to use my favorite snowboard. We will take on various challenges, including exposure to general magazines, recording on TV, and participating in events, so that many people will know and enjoy it. "
After about 10 years, the girl who greeted me with a shy greeting when she first met her grew up as a person and a snowboarder, fascinated people and became an unstoppable existence.Her future map is in a sense blank.However, her hopeful way of thinking and ability to act will surely bring out the world she envisions as a good result.Karen Iwadare continues to aim for heights forever.The stage of her new dream has begun spectacularly.
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Karen Iwadare
Born December 1993, 12, 24 years old from Tokyo.Her beauty that was recognized by a major weekly magazine.It became a hot topic in the gravure published on page 22 of color.Contrary to her lovely smile, she is a saba-saba girl who pushes forward without fear of failure. Reset all sponsors from 6/10 and sign a new contract with ROXY. "ROXY is also a lifestyle brand, so I can do what I want to do now," he said with a new determination.
