[1] Satoya became the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Winter Olympics after winning a gold medal in the Moguls event at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

Satoya went on to win a further Bronze medal at the Moguls event in 2002 at Salt Lake City.

[3] Satoya was banned by the Ski Association of Japan from participating in the 2005 Freestyle World Ski Championships in Finland following a scandal resulting from an arrest at a Roppongi nightclub[2]

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