Takeshi Yasutoko

Takeshi Yasutoko (Japanese安 床 武士, Yasutoko Takeshi, born June 25, 1986 in Osaka ) is a Japanese inline skaters, who achieved worldwide fame in the halfpipe.

As the son of the famous artistic roller runner Yuki Yasutoko his skate career began unusually early. At the age of 9 years, he participated in competitions of the Aggressive Skaters Association (ASA ). Yasutoko was the youngest participant who has ever participated in the X Games. At age 16, he won there for the first time the gold medal. Since 2003, occupied in all international halfpipe competitions either Takeshi or his older brother Eito Yasutoko the first place.

Yasutoko is currently the only halfpipe skater who is a Double Viking Flip ( double somersault to the body depth axis ) successfully. Therefore, it indicates the Double Viking flip as his " signature trick".