Nickname:  AKIRA SAKEBOMB

Nationality: Japanese

DOB: September 26, 1981 in Hokkaido Hakodate

Height: 1.82m

Weight: 88kg

Parents: Etsurou & Machiko, run a construction company

Brothers: Tomoaki, works for the family company

Sisters: Mayuko, works for the family company & Yuko, nurse

Wife Miyuu  and 2 sons Erson and ???

FAVORITES

Bib Number: Doesn’t matter

Ski Run: Off-run

Ski Resort: Hokkaido

Sports/Hobbies: Soccer, shopping, clothing design

Dream: To become the world’s fastest & most ‘interesting’ skier

SALOMON COMPETITOR

Skis, boots, bindings since: 1990 (except ‘07 & ‘08)

Club: PJM Japan

Trainer(s): George Hoeligel

Technician: Hiroki Ito “Piro”, Japanese

First World Cup: Slalom Shigakogen 17/02/2001, DNQ2

Internet : http://www.sasakiakira.net 

RESULTS

World Cup

2^nd SL Shigakogen & Schladming 2006, Wengen 2003

4^th SL Beaver Creek 2006, Kranjska Gora 2004

5^th SL Sestrière 2004, Sestrière 2005

6^th SL Shigakogen 2006 & 2003

7^th SL Zagreb 2008, Kransjka Gora & Alta Badia 2007, Adelboden 2004

8^th SL Schladming 2003

9^th SL Are 2006, Wengen 200 6 & 05, Chamonix 2004

10^th SL Schladming & Alta Badia 2008, Flachau 2005

15^th SL Kransjka Gora 2009

24^th GS Soelden 2004/05

Overall

11^th World Cup Slalom Overall Ranking 2004

14^th World Cup Slalom Overall Ranking 2005

15^th World Cup Slalom Overall Ranking 2003

Olympic Games

DNF SL 2002 & 2006

World Championships

19^th SL St. Anton 2001

European Cup

3^rd SL Kranjska Gora 2003

Junior World Championships

6^th SL Verbier 2001

National Championships