Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Japan competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 124 competitors in 13 sports. They won 13 medals in total, four gold, five silver and four bronze, ranking 11th in the medal table. Six medals of those were won in the speed skating events.
| Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea February 9–25, 2018 | |
| Competitors | 124 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Noriaki Kasai (opening)[1] |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ski jumper Noriaki Kasai was chosen to be the flag bearer during the opening ceremony. On 9 February 2018, on the opening day of the Games, he became the first athlete in history to participate in 8 different Winter Olympics.[2] The previous record was from the Russian luger Albert Demchenko, with 7 participations.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Biathlon | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Curling | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Figure skating | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Freestyle skiing | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Ice hockey | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Nordic combined | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Short track speed skating | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Skeleton | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ski jumping | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Snowboarding | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Speed skating | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Total | 52 | 72 | 124 |
Alpine skiing
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tomoya Ishii | Men's giant slalom | 1:12.43 | 35 | 1:12.35 | 29 | 2:24.78 | 30 |
| Naoki Yuasa | Men's slalom | 52.89 | 36 | DNF | |||
| Asa Ando | Women's slalom | DNF | |||||
| Haruna Ishikawa | Women's giant slalom | 1:16.49 | 33 | 1:12.50 | 31 | 2:28.99 | 33 |
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Japan has qualified 1 man and 5 women.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikito Tachizaki | Men's sprint | 27:27.1 | 3 (0+3) | 84 |
| Men's individual | 54:11.5 | 3 (0+1+2+0) | 64 | |
| Sari Furuya | Women's sprint | 23:21.5 | 2 (1+1) | 49 |
| Women's pursuit | 37:02.1 | 5 (2+1+1+1) | 54 | |
| Women's individual | 53:11.0 | 9 (2+2+3+2) | 85 | |
| Asuka Hachisuka | Women's individual | 50:30.2 | 4 (1+1+1+1) | 81 |
| Rina Mitsuhashi | Women's sprint | 25:53.1 | 5 (3+2) | 85 |
| Fuyuko Tachizaki | Women's sprint | 23:19.7 | 1 (0+1) | 42 |
| Women's pursuit | 37:07.9 | 7 (2+0+2+3) | 56 | |
| Women's individual | 50:06.9 | 7 (3+1+2+1) | 76 | |
| Yurie Tanaka | Women's sprint | 24:21.6 | 2 (1+1) | 68 |
| Women's individual | 50:28.0 | 5 (2+2+0+1) | 80 | |
| Sari Furuya Rina Mitsuhashi Fuyuko Tachizaki Yurie Tanaka |
Women's team relay | 1:15:47.7 | 11 (2+9) | 17 |
Cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Keishin Yoshida | Men's 15 km freestyle | N/a | 34:59.1 | +1:15.2 | 13 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 41:11.9 | 23 | 36:37.5 | 27 | 1:18:23.0 | +2:03.0 | 25 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | N/a | 2:17:21.9 | +8:59.8 | 23 | ||||
| Masako Ishida | Women's 10 km freestyle | N/a | 27:03.5 | +2:03.0 | 18 | |||
| Women's 15 km skiathlon | 21:39.2 | 15 | 19:54.4 | 17 | 42:04.1 | +1:19.2 | 14 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | N/a | 1:26:38.4 | +4:20.8 | 10 | ||||
Curling
Japan has qualified their men's and women's team (five athletes per gender), by finishing in the top seven teams in Olympic Qualification points.[4]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Tiebreaker | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Yusuke Morozumi Tetsuro Shimizu Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Kosuke Morozumi Kohsuke Hirata |
Men's tournament |  NORW 6–4 |
 GBRL 5–6 |
 SUIL 5–6 |
 ITAW 6–5 |
 USAW 8–2 |
 SWEL 4–11 |
 CANL 4–8 |
 DENW 6–4 |
 KORL 4–10 |
8 | Did not advance | |||
| Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Mari Motohashi |
Women's tournament | USA W 10-5 |
DEN W 8–5 |
KOR W 7–5 |
 CHNL 6–7 |
 OARW 10–5 |
CAN L 3–8 |
SWE W 5–4 |
GBR L 6–8 |
SUI L 4–8 |
4 Q | BYE | KOR L 7–8 |
GBR W 5–3 |
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Men's tournament
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
Niklas Edin | 9 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 87% | Playoffs |
| Canada |
Kevin Koe | 9 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 87% | |
| United States |
John Shuster | 9 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 63 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 80% | |
| Great Britain |
Kyle Smith | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 82% | Tiebreaker |
 Switzerland |
Peter de Cruz | 9 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 83% | |
| Norway |
Thomas Ulsrud | 9 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 56 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 82% | |
| South Korea |
Kim Chang-min | 9 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 82% | |
 Japan |
Yusuke Morozumi | 9 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 56 | 33 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 81% | |
| Italy |
Joël Retornaz | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 81% | |
 Denmark |
Rasmus Stjerne | 9 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 70 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 83% |
- Round-robin
Japan has a bye in draws 1, 4 and 9.
- Draw 2
Wednesday, 14 February, 20:05
- Draw 3
Thursday, 15 February, 14:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain (Smith) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Japan (Morozumi) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
- Draw 5
Friday, 16 February, 20:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (Morozumi) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Switzerland (de Cruz) 🔨 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Draw 6
Saturday, 17 February, 14:05
- Draw 7
Sunday, 18 February, 09:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Shuster) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Japan (Morozumi) 🔨 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 |
- Draw 8
Sunday, 18 February, 20:05
- Draw 10
Tuesday, 20 February, 09:05
- Draw 11
Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05
- Draw 12
Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 10 |
| Japan (Morozumi) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Women's tournament
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
Kim Eun-jung | 9 | 8 | 1 | 75 | 44 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 79% | Playoffs |
| Sweden |
Anna Hasselborg | 9 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 83% | |
| Great Britain |
Eve Muirhead | 9 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 79% | |
| Japan |
Satsuki Fujisawa | 9 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 75% | |
| China |
Wang Bingyu | 9 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 65 | 35 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 78% | |
| Canada |
Rachel Homan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 59 | 40 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 81% | |
| Switzerland |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 9 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 55 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 78% | |
| United States |
Nina Roth | 9 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 65 | 38 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 78% | |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia |
Victoria Moiseeva | 9 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 76 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 76% | |
| Denmark |
Madeleine Dupont | 9 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 72 | 32 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 73% |
- Round-robin
Japan has a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11.
- Draw 1
Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 10 |
| United States (Roth) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
- Draw 2
Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
- Draw 3
Thursday, 15 February, 20:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
- Draw 5
Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
- Draw 6
Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Athletes from Russia (Moiseeva) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
- Draw 8
Monday, 19 February, 09:05
- Draw 9
Monday, 19 February, 20:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Draw 10
Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain (Muirhead) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Draw 12
Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
- Semifinal
Friday, 23 February, 20:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
- Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, 24 February, 20:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain (Muirhead) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Figure skating
| Athlete | Event | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yuzuru Hanyu | Men's singles | 111.68 | 1 Q | 206.17 | 2 | 317.85 |  |
| Keiji Tanaka | 80.05 | 20 Q | 164.78 | 15 | 244.83 | 18 | |
| Shoma Uno | 104.17 | 3 Q | 202.73 | 3 | 306.90 |  | |
| Satoko Miyahara | Ladies' singles | 75.94 | 4 Q | 146.44 | 4 | 222.38 | 4 |
| Kaori Sakamoto | 73.18 | 5 Q | 136.53 | 6 | 209.71 | 6 | |
| Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara | Pairs | 57.74 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed | Ice dancing | 63.41 | 15 Q | 97.22 | 13 | 160.63 | 15 |
Team event
| Athlete | Event | Short program/Short dance | Free skate/Free dance | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Ladies' | Pairs | Ice dance | Total | Men's | Ladies' | Pairs | Ice dance | Total | ||||
| Points
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Team points |
Points | Rank | Points
Team points |
Points
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Team points |
Points | Rank | ||
| Shoma Uno (M) (SP) Keiji Tanaka (M) (FS) Satoko Miyahara (L) (SP) Kaori Sakamoto (L) (FS) Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara (P) Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed (ID) |
Team event | 103.25 10 |
68.95 7 |
57.42 3 |
62.15 6 |
26 | 4 | 148.36 6 |
131.91 6 |
97.67 6 |
87.88 6 |
50 | 5 |
Freestyle skiing
- Aerials
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | |||||||
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Naoya Tabara | Men's aerials | 103.98 | 17 | 78.73 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Ayana Onozuka | Women's halfpipe | 74.60 | 84.80 | 84.80 | 5 Q | 50.80 | 77.20 | 82.20 | 82.20 | 5 |
| Saori Suzuki | 69.20 | 71.80 | 71.80 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yurie Watabe | 21.20 | 56.60 | 56.60 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
- Moguls
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Sho Endo | Men's moguls | 24.92 | 60.59 | 75.73 | 13 | 25.19 | 60.60 | 75.38 | 7 Q | 24.42 | 66.92 | 82.72 | 1 Q | DNF | Did not advance | ||||||
| Daichi Hara | 25.06 | 65.06 | 80.01 | 6 QF | Bye | 24.75 | 65.93 | 81.29 | 3 Q | 24.41 | 66.49 | 82.30 | 1 Q | 24.90 | 67.03 | 82.19 | | ||||
| Ikuma Horishima | 23.95 | 63.93 | 80.35 | 5 QF | Bye | 24.09 | 63.41 | 79.64 | 7 Q | DNF | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Nobuyuki Nishi | 24.74 | 59.79 | 75.17 | 16 | 25.35 | 60.58 | 75.15 | 9 Q | 25.14 | 31.19 | 46.04 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Arisa Murata | Women's moguls | 29.90 | 59.83 | 74.13 | 9 QF | Bye | 30.51 | 67.15 | 70.77 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
- Ski cross
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Reina Umehara | Women's ski cross | 1:17.81 | 21 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
- Slopestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Taisei Yamamoto | Men's slopestyle | 56.00 | 70.40 | 70.40 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
Ice hockey
- Summary
Key:
- OT – Overtime
- GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Japan women's | Women's tournament | Sweden L 1–2 |
Switzerland L 1–3 |
 KoreaW 4–1 |
3 | N/a | Sweden W 2–1 OT |
Switzerland L 0–1 |
6 |
Women's tournament
Japan women's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament in Tomakomai, Japan.
- Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 23 players
- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Classification |
| 4 |  Korea (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
| 10 February 2018 16:40 | Japan | 1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1) | Sweden | Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,762 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nana Fujimoto | Goalies | Sara Grahn | Referees: Katie Guay Melissa Szkola Linesmen:  Nataša Pagon Zuzana Svobodová | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||
| 12 February 2018 16:40 | Switzerland | 3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Japan | Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 4,033 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Schelling | Goalies | Nana Fujimoto | Referees: Gabriella Gran Aina Hove Linesmen:  Jenni Heikkinen Natasa Pagon | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 14 February 2018 16:40 | Korea | 1–4 (0–2, 1–0, 0–2) | Japan | Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 4,110 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin So-jung | Goalies | Akane Konishi | Referees: Drahomira Fialova Nicole HertrichLinesmen: Jessica Leclerc Zuzana Svobodová | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||||||||
- 5–8th place semifinal
| 18 February 2018 16:40 | Sweden | 1–2 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | Japan | Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,554 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Grahn | Goalies | Nana Fujimoto | Referees: Dina Allen Aina Hove Linesmen: Jessica Leclerc Justine Todd | ||||||||
| |||||||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||
- Fifth place game
| 20 February 2018 16:40 | Switzerland | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Japan | Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,958 |
| Game reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Schelling | Goalies | Nana Fujimoto | Referees: Gabriella Gran Katarina Timglas Linesmen:  Charlotte Girard-Fabre Veronica Johansson | ||
| |||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
| 14 | Shots | 20 | |||
Nordic combined
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hideaki Nagai | Normal hill/10 km | 101.0 | 104.2 | 14 | 24:44.5 | 16 | 26:30.5 | 14 |
| Large hill/10 km | 134.0 | 121.0 | 13 | 24:08.2 | 22 | 25:20.2 | 12 | |
| Akito Watabe | Normal hill/10 km | 105.5 | 123.7 | 3 | 24:28.2 | 2 | 24:56.2 | |
| Large hill/10 km | 134.0 | 138.9 | 1 | 24:05.0 | 20 | 24:05.0 | 5 | |
| Yoshito Watabe | Normal hill/10 km | 104.0 | 114.3 | 8 | 25:11.2 | 29 | 26:16.2 | 12 |
| Large hill/10 km | 121.0 | 110.6 | 20 | 24:14.9 | 26 | 26:07.9 | 20 | |
| Go Yamamoto | Normal hill/10 km | 97.5 | 104.0 | 15 | 26:11.1 | 42 | 27:57.1 | 33 |
| Large hill/10 km | 127.5 | 124.5 | 8 | 24:34.2 | 32 | 25:32.2 | 16 | |
| Hideaki Nagai Akito Watabe Yoshito Watabe Takehiro Watanabe Go Yamamoto |
Team large hill/4×5 km | 525.0 | 455.3 | 3 | 47:59.6 | 7 | 48:18.6 | 4 |
Short track speed skating
According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, Japan has qualified 5 men and 5 women.[5]
On 13 February 2018, Japanese short-track speedskater Kei Saito, a reserve on the 5,000-meter relay team, has tested positive for a banned diuretic acetazolamide, and has been suspended from Winter Olympics for doping.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ryosuke Sakazume | 500 m | 40.658 | 2 Q | 40.563 | 2 Q | 40.434 | 4 FB | 40.985 | 8 |
| 1000 m | DNF | 3 ADV | 1:24.099 | 2 Q | 1:24.317 | 3 FB | 1:27.522 | 5 | |
| Keita Watanabe | 500 m | 41.678 | 2 Q | 41.354 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 1000 m | 1:24.078 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 1500 m | 2:19.205 | 4 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Hiroki Yokoyama | 1500 m | 2:13.323 | 4 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Kazuki Yoshinaga | 1000 m | 1:24.030 | 2 Q | 1:24.649 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 m | PEN | N/a | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ryosuke Sakazume Keita Watanabe Hiroki Yokoyama Kazuki Yoshinaga |
5000 m relay | N/a | 6:42.655 | 4 FB | 7:02.554 | 7 | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shione Kaminaga | 1500 m | 2:28.719 | 6 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Sumire Kikuchi | 500 m | 44.838 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1000 m | 1:30.970 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 1500 m | 2:29.665 | 3 Q | N/a | 2:34.526 | 3 FB | 2:54.450 | 11 | ||
| Yuki Kikuchi | 1500 m | PEN | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Hitomi Saito | 1000 m | 1:32.457 | 2 Q | 1:30.804 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Ayuko Ito Shione Kaminaga Sumire Kikuchi Yuki Kikuchi Hitomi Saito |
3000 m relay | N/a | 4:12.664 | 4 FB | 4:13.072 | 6 | |||
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round; OR – Olympic record
Skeleton
Based on the world rankings, Japan qualified 3 sleds.[7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Katsuyuki Miyajima | Men's | 51.63 | 20 | 52.15 | 27 | 51.80 | 24 | Eliminated | 2:35.58 | 26 | |
| Hiroatsu Takahashi | 52.00 | 27 | 51.50 | 21 | 51.19 | 16 | Eliminated | 2:34.69 | 22 | ||
| Takako Oguchi | Women's | 53.82 | 19 | 53.41 | 18 | 53.62 | 19 | 53.11 | 18 | 3:33.96 | 19 |
Ski jumping
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | First round | Final | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Daiki Ito | Normal hill | 93.5 | 106.0 | 31 Q | 103.0 | 110.3 | 19 Q | 102.0 | 104.4 | 20 | 214.7 | 20 |
| Noriaki Kasai | Normal hill | 98.0 | 117.7 | 20 Q | 104.5 | 113.9 | 16 Q | 99.0 | 99.4 | 26 | 213.3 | 21 |
| Large hill | 122.5 | 104.2 | 22 Q | 121.0 | 107.9 | 33 | Did not advance | |||||
| Junshirō Kobayashi | Normal hill | 101.0 | 118.4 | 18 Q | 93.0 | 98.0 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
| Large hill | 115.0 | 89.5 | 37 Q | 122.0 | 114.8 | 26 | 122.0 | 110.0 | 24 | 224.8 | 24 | |
| Ryoyu Kobayashi | Normal hill | 98.0 | 115.3 | 21 Q | 108.0 | 120.2 | 9 Q | 108.0 | 120.6 | 7 | 240.8 | 7 |
| Large hill | 143.5 | 127.6 | 3 Q | 135.5 | 134.0 | 7 Q | 128.0 | 124.0 | 15 | 258.0 | 12 | |
| Taku Takeuchi | Large hill | 120.5 | 98.5 | 27 Q | 124.0 | 114.1 | 27 Q | 125.5 | 120.1 | 19 | 234.2 | 22 |
| Daiki Ito Noriaki Kasai Ryoyu Kobayashi Taku Takeuchi |
Team large hill | N/a | 506.5 | 475.5 | 6 Q | 501.0 | 465.0 | 6 | 940.5 | 6 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yuki Ito | Normal hill | 94.0 | 105.1 | 9 | 93.0 | 98.8 | 10 | 203.9 | 9 |
| Kaori Iwabuchi | 93.5 | 98.2 | 11 | 89.0 | 90.1 | 13 | 188.3 | 12 | |
| Yuka Seto | 93.0 | 90.3 | 15 | 89.0 | 81.7 | 24 | 172.0 | 17 | |
| Sara Takanashi | 103.5 | 120.3 | 3 | 103.5 | 123.5 | 3 | 243.8 | | |
Snowboarding
- Freestyle
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Hiroaki Kunitake | Big air | 37.25 | 36.75 | 37.25 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
| Slopestyle | 39.45 | 43.16 | 43.16 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yuri Okubo | Big air | 84.25 | 44.25 | 84.25 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Slopestyle | 24.45 | 75.05 | 75.05 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ayumu Hirano | Halfpipe | 87.50 | 95.25 | 95.25 | 3 Q | 35.25 | 95.25 | 43.25 | 95.25 | |
| Taku Hiraoka | 26.00 | 75.75 | 75.75 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||
| Raibu Katayama | 85.50 | 90.75 | 90.75 | 5 Q | 85.75 | 25.00 | 87.00 | 87.00 | 7 | |
| Yuto Totsuka | 80.00 | 65.25 | 80.00 | 10 Q | 39.25 | 7.00 | DNS | 39.25 | 11 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Yuka Fujimori | Big air | 82.00 | 94.25 | 94.25 | 2 Q | 82.25 | 40.50 | JNS | 122.75 | 7 |
| Slopestyle | Canceled | 63.73 | 48.51 | CAN | 63.73 | 9 | ||||
| Asami Hirono | Big air | 27.50 | 37.75 | 37.75 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Slopestyle | Canceled | 49.80 | 27.26 | CAN | 49.80 | 12 | ||||
| Reira Iwabuchi | Big air | 80.00 | 92.75 | 92.75 | 3 Q | 79.75 | 67.75 | JNS | 147.50 | 4 |
| Slopestyle | Canceled | 48.33 | 31.06 | CAN | 48.33 | 14 | ||||
| Miyabi Onitsuka | Big air | 81.75 | 86.50 | 86.50 | 7 Q | 78.75 | JNS | 40.25 | 119.00 | 8 |
| Slopestyle | Canceled | 33.25 | 39.55 | CAN | 39.55 | 19 | ||||
| Kurumi Imai | Halfpipe | 54.75 | 50.00 | 54.75 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Haruna Matsumoto | 80.75 | 84.25 | 84.25 | 3 Q | 70.00 | 46.25 | 65.75 | 70.00 | 6 | |
| Hikaru Oe | 10.00 | 51.00 | 51.00 | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Sena Tomita | 59.50 | 66.75 | 66.75 | 7 Q | 65.25 | 34.50 | 60.50 | 65.25 | 8 | |
- Parallel
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Masaki Shiba | Men's giant slalom | 1:26.91 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tomoka Takeuchi | Women's giant slalom | 1:32.86 | 6 Q |  Dujmovits (AUT)W –0.17 |
Jörg (GER) L +0.62 |
Did not advance | ||
Speed skating
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Tsubasa Hasegawa | 500 m | 35.08 | 14 |
| 1000 m | 1:09.83 | 20 | |
| Seitaro Ichinohe | 5000 m | 6:16.55 | 9 |
| Joji Kato | 500 m | 34.831 | 6 |
| Shota Nakamura | 1500 m | 1:47.38 | 24 |
| Takuro Oda | 1000 m | 1:08.568 | 5 |
| 1500 m | 1:45.44 | 5 | |
| Ryousuke Tsuchiya | 5000 m | 6:22.45 | 16 |
| 10000 m | 13:10.31 | 10 | |
| Shane Williamson | 1500 m | 1:46.21 | 10 |
| Daichi Yamanaka | 500 m | 34.78 | 5 |
| 1000 m | 1:10.027 | 24 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Arisa Go | 500 m | 37.67 | 8 |
| 1000 m | 1:15.84 | 13 | |
| Erina Kamiya | 500 m | 38.255 | 13 |
| Ayaka Kikuchi | 1500 m | 1:58.92 | 16 |
| 3000 m | 4:13.25 | 19 | |
| Nao Kodaira | 500 m | 36.94 OR | |
| 1000 m | 1:13:82 | | |
| 1500 m | 1:56.11 | 6 | |
| Misaki Oshigiri | 5000 m | 7:07.71 | 9 |
| Ayano Sato | 3000 m | 4:04.35 | 8 |
| Miho Takagi | 1000 m | 1:13:98 | |
| 1500 m | 1:54.55 | | |
| 3000 m | 4:01.35 | 5 | |
| Nana Takagi | 5000 m | 7:17.45 | 12 |
- Mass start
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Ryousuke Tsuchiya | Men's mass start | 0 | 7:55.77 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Shane Williamson | 20 | 8:25.44 | 3 Q | 0 | 7:46.19 | 11 | |
| Ayano Sato | Women's mass start | 0 | 4:49.19 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Nana Takagi | 5 | 8:55.14 | 5 Q | 60 | 8:32.87 | | |
- Team pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Time |
Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Seitaro Ichinohe Shota Nakamura Ryosuke Tsuchiya Shane Williamson |
Men's team pursuit | Canada W 3:41.62 |
5 FC | Did not advance | Final C Italy W 3:41.62 |
5 | |
| Miho Takagi Ayaka Kikuchi Ayano Sato Nana Takagi |
Women's team pursuit | China W 2:56.09 |
2 Q | Canada W 2:58.94 |
1 FA |  NetherlandsW 2:53.89 OR |
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