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Day 14 pics Hatsu 2018 Part 2 (Tochinoshin post bout)

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Link to Part 1
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Tochinoshin's profile
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  • Real Name: Levan Gorgadze, nickname "Rebani"  Born in Mtskheta, Georgia October 13, 1987 (30)
  • height: 197cm  weight: 177kg
  • Hatsubasho debut: Haru 2006, Kasugano stable
  • Grip/Technique:  Migiyottsu, yori / uwatenage  Grip strenth is around 90kg right and left
  • 1 Makuuchi yusho, 5 Kantosho, 1 Ginsho
  • European junior champion in Judo,   Studied dental tech from age 15
  • Hobby is cooking - favorite foods are ham hock, ice cream, and green tea 
  • Last year he and wife Nino had their first child, daughter Anastasia

Arriving to Japan at the age of 17, Tochinoshin savors this hatsu yusho at 30 y.o.
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Leaving RK
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Surrounded by fans and press while signing autographs and heading back to the heya
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Greeted back by his applauding stablemates
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Pleased and happy Kasugano and his yusho winner gave each other a hearty hug upon greeting
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Celebrating with fans and neighbors
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Toasting with Oyakata
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Lifts the celebratory Madai red seabream
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Tochinoshin's 2017 basho results
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Foreign born rikishi yusho with Tochinoshin highlighted in black at the bottom as the first Georgian to win
Others from US, Mongolia, Bulgaria, Estonia 
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List of yusho winners and the number of basho it took for their first yusho since Makuuchi promotion
Kyokutenho at the #1 spot at 86 basho, #2 Kisenosato, #4 Tochinoshin and Takatoriki,  #9 Hasegawa and Kakuryu 
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Simple map location of his country of origin 
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Happy Congratulations Tochinoshin! (Yushowinner...)

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Way to go, Tochi!  Awesome basho all around!

Thanks for the great pics, but we need a good one of him with the trophy.  Here's all I could find:

 

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11 minutes ago, UncleMoustache said:

Thanks for the great pics, but we need a good one of him with the trophy. 

Thanks to Akinomaki for gathering them together in one spot!  The Emperor's cup photos are soon to come for Day 15  senshuraku  :)

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