Tae Satoya
Japanese freestyle skier (born 1976)
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Tae Satoya (里谷 多英, Satoya Tae; born June 12, 1976, in Sapporo) is a Japanese freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and she finished third at the 2002 games.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's freestyle skiing | ||
Representing  Japan | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1998 Nagano | Moguls |
 | 2002 Salt Lake City | Moguls |
Olympic career
Satoya became the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Winter Olympics after winning a gold medal in the Moguls event at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
Satoya went on to win a further Bronze medal at the Moguls event in 2002 at Salt Lake City.
She also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics where she finished in 15th place,[2] and finally in the 2010 Olympics where, reportedly suffering from back problems she finished 19th after falling on her last jump.[3]
Scandal
Satoya was banned by the Ski Association of Japan from participating in the 2005 Freestyle World Ski Championships in Finland following a scandal resulting from an arrest at a Roppongi nightclub[2]
