is a Japanese freestyle skier, specializing in moguls.
Tsukita competed at the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. His best performance came in 2002, when he qualified for the moguls final, finishing 16th. He also advanced to the final in 2010, finishing 17th. In 1998, he finished 18th in the qualifying round, and did not advance. In 2006, he finished 33rd in the qualifying round, and did not advance.
As of February 2013, he has won one medal at the World Championships, a silver in the 2003 dual moguls event.
Tsukita made his World Cup debut in January 1995. As of February 2013, he has won one World Cup event, a Dual Moguls competition at Madarao in 1999/00. Altogether, he has eleven World Cup medals, his first coming at Blackcomb in 1996/97. His best World Cup finish is 10th, in 2008/09.
World Cup podiums
Date Location Rank Event January 18, 1997 Blackcomb Dual moguls January 24, 1998 Blackcomb Moguls January 29, 2000 Madarao Dual moguls February 5, 2000 Inawashiro Moguls March 16, 2000 Livigno Dual moguls February 10, 2001 Iizuna Kogen Dual moguls March 3, 2002 Inawashiro Moguls March 9, 2002 Madarao Dual moguls December 14, 2005 Tignes Moguls February 17, 2007 Inawashiro Moguls February 7, 2009 Cypress Mountain Moguls
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