0 6 . ▁Na o ya ▁Tab ara ▁sust ained ▁a ▁shoulder ▁injury ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁professional ▁art istic ▁g ymn ast ▁which ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁choose ▁aer ial s ▁fre est yle ▁ski ing . ▁He ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁fre est yle ▁ski ing ▁men ' s ▁aer ial s ▁event . ▁ ▁Na o ya ▁most ▁not ably ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁G ymn ast ics ▁World ▁Cup ▁finishing ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁floor ▁exc ise ▁event . ▁Na o ya ▁Tab ara ▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁F IS ▁World ▁Championships ▁and ▁has ▁represented ▁Japan ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Asian ▁Winter ▁Games ▁before ▁being ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁Japan ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Winter ▁Olympics . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁Japanese ▁male ▁fre est yle ▁sk ier ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁pod ium ▁finish ▁in ▁aer ial s ▁at ▁a ▁Ski ing ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : J apan ese ▁male ▁art istic ▁g ymn asts ▁Category : J apan ese ▁male ▁fre est yle ▁ski ers ▁Category : Fre est yle ▁ski ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁fre est yle ▁ski ers ▁of ▁Japan ▁Category : Fre est yle ▁ski ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Asian