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is a Japanese freestyle motocross rider who has competed in international events including the X Games. Higashino began riding motocross when he was seven, and attended many races during his teens. He turned professional at age 18,〔According to a report from Yomiuri TV programme, "Gutto! Chikyubin" (), in Japanese, Sep 18, 2011.〕 and moved to the United States in 2006 to compete. He appeared in his first X Games contest in 2007. His motocross career took off in 2010, when he finished first at the Dew Tour Salt Lake City FMX Contest,〔http://espn.go.com/action/fmx/blog/_/post/5592149/taka-higashino-wins-dew-tour-slc〕 Red Bull XRAY,〔http://espn.go.com/action/fmx/blog/_/post/5569398/taka-higashino-wins-2010-red-bull-xray〕 and earned a bronze medal for his FMX Best Trick performance at X Games XVI.〔http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5425449〕 That year, Transworld Motocross named Higashino the Breakout FMX Rider of the Year.〔http://motocross.transworld.net/1000102854/features/twmx-2010-award-winners-announced/〕 In 2011, Higashino took first place at the ASA World Championships of FMX〔http://www.motocross.com/features/la-county-fair-fmx/〕 and competed in his fifth consecutive X Games competition. He also performed on the Nuclear Cowboyz Freestyle Chaos tour, an American motocross exhibition, and will ride on the tour again in 2012.〔http://www.nuclearcowboyz.com/Performers/MetalMulisha/〕 At X Games XVIII in 2012 he won gold in Moto X Freestyle and claimed second in Moto X Best Trick. He is the first Japanese medallist in the X games. ==Career highlights== Winner, 2013 Red Bull X-Fighters Osaka, FMX〔From Number, "RED BULL X-FIGHTERS OSAKA 2013 REPORT"(), in Japanese, 2013.〕 Gold, X Games Foz do Iguaçu 2013, Moto X Freestyle Gold, 2012 X Games, FMX Winner, 2011 ASA World Championships of FMX Winner, 2010 Dew Tour Salt Lake City FMX Contest Winner, 2010 Red Bull XRAY Silver, 2012 X Games, FMX Best Trick Bronze, 2010 X Games, FMX Best Trick 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taka Higashino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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