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.
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. The previous record was from the Russian luger Albert Demchenko, with 7 participations.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Figure skating Men's singles Speed skating Women's 500 metres Speed skating Women's team pursuit Speed skating Women's mass start Speed skating Women's 1500 metres Nordic combined Individual normal hill/10 km Snowboarding Men's halfpipe Speed skating Women's 1000 metres Figure skating Men's singles Freestyle skiing Men's moguls Ski jumping Women's normal hill individual Speed skating Women's 1000 metres Curling Women's curling
Medals by sportSport TotalSpeed skating3216Figure skating1102Nordic combined0101Snowboarding0101Curling0011Freestyle skiing0011Ski jumping0011Total45413
Competitors The following is the list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 2 2 4Biathlon 1 5 6Cross-country skiing 1 1 2Curling 5 5 10Figure skating 5 4 9Freestyle skiing 6 5 11Ice hockey 0 23 23Nordic combined 5 0 5Short track speed skating 5 5 10Skeleton 2 1 3Ski jumping 5 4 9Snowboarding 7 9 16Speed skating 8 8 16 Total 52 72 124
Alpine skiing
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTomoya IshiiMen's giant slalom1:12.43351:12.35292:24.7830Naoki YuasaMen's slalom52.8936Asa AndoWomen's slalomHaruna IshikawaWomen's giant slalom1:16.49331:12.50312:28.9933
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Japan has qualified 1 man and 5 women.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankMikito TachizakiMen's sprint27:27.13 (0+3)84Men's individual54:11.53 (0+1+2+0)64Sari FuruyaWomen's sprint23:21.52 (1+1)49Women's pursuit37:02.15 (2+1+1+1)54Women's individual53:11.09 (2+2+3+2)85Asuka HachisukaWomen's individual50:30.24 (1+1+1+1)81Rina MitsuhashiWomen's sprint25:53.15 (3+2)85Fuyuko TachizakiWomen's sprint23:19.71 (0+1)42Women's pursuit37:07.97 (2+0+2+3)56Women's individual50:06.97 (3+1+2+1)76Yurie TanakaWomen's sprint24:21.62 (1+1)68Women's individual50:28.05 (2+2+0+1)80Sari FuruyaRina MitsuhashiFuyuko TachizakiYurie TanakaWomen's team relay1:15:47.711 (2+9)17
Cross-country skiing
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleTotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankKeishin YoshidaMen's 15 km freestylecolspan=4 34:59.1 +1:15.213Men's 30 km skiathlon41:11.92336:37.5271:18:23.0 +2:03.025Men's 50 km classicalcolspan=4 2:17:21.9 +8:59.823Masako IshidaWomen's 10 km freestylecolspan=4 27:03.5 +2:03.018Women's 15 km skiathlon21:39.21519:54.41742:04.1 +1:19.214Women's 30 km classicalcolspan=4 1:26:38.4 +4:20.810
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.
Summary TeamEventGroup StageTiebreakerSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankYusuke MorozumiTetsuro ShimizuTsuyoshi YamaguchiKosuke MorozumiKohsuke HirataMen's tournament NORW 6–4 GBR L 5–6 SUIL 5–6 ITA W 6–5 USA W 8–2 SWE L 4–11 CAN L 4–8 DEN W 6–4 KOR L 4–108Did not advanceSatsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMari MotohashiWomen's tournament USAW 10-5 DEN W 8–5 KOR W 7–5 CHNL 6–7 OAR W 10–5 CAN L 3–8 SWE W 5–4 GBR L 6–8 SUI L 4–84 Q KOR L 7–8 GBR W 5–3
Men's tournament
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
Draw 5 Friday, 16 February, 20:05
Draw 6 Saturday, 17 February, 14:05
Draw 7 Sunday, 18 February, 09:05
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
Women's tournament
Round-robin Japan has a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11.
Draw 1 Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
Draw 2 Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
Draw 3 Thursday, 15 February, 20:05
Draw 5 Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
Draw 6 Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
Draw 8 Monday, 19 February, 09:05
Draw 9 Monday, 19 February, 20:05
Draw 10 Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05
Draw 12 Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05
Semifinal Friday, 23 February, 20:05
Bronze Medal Game Saturday, 24 February, 20:05
Figure skating
Athlete Event// Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankYuzuru HanyuMen's singles 111.68 1 Q 206.17 2 317.85 Keiji Tanaka 80.05 20 Q 164.78 15 244.83 18Shoma Uno 104.17 3 Q 202.73 3 306.90 Satoko MiyaharaLadies' singles75.944 Q146.444222.384Kaori Sakamoto73.185 Q136.536209.716Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi KiharaPairs 57.74 21Did not advanceKana Muramoto / Chris ReedIce dancing 63.41 15 Q 97.22 13 160.63 15
Team event AthleteEventShort program/Short danceFree skate/Free danceMen'sLadies'PairsIce danceTotalMen'sLadies'PairsIce danceTotalPoints Team pointsPoints Team pointsPoints Team pointsPoints Team pointsPointsRankPoints Team pointsPoints Team pointsPoints Team pointsPoints Team pointsPointsRankShoma 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 event103.251068.95757.42362.156 26 4148.366131.91697.67687.886505
Freestyle skiing
Aerials AthleteEventQualificationFinalJump 1Jump 2Jump 1Jump 2Jump 3PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankNaoya TabaraMen's aerials103.981778.7313Did not advance
Halfpipe AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankAyana OnozukaWomen's halfpipe74.6084.8084.805 Q50.8077.2082.2082.205Saori Suzuki69.2071.8071.8014Did not advanceYurie Watabe21.2056.6056.6022Did not advance
Moguls AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2Run 1Run 2Run 3TimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankSho EndoMen's moguls24.9260.5975.731325.1960.6075.387 Q24.4266.9282.721 QDid not advanceDaichi Hara25.0665.0680.016 QFcolspan=4 24.7565.9381.293 Q24.4166.4982.301 Q24.9067.0382.19Ikuma Horishima23.9563.9380.355 QFcolspan=4 24.0963.4179.647 QDid not advanceNobuyuki Nishi24.7459.7975.171625.3560.5875.159 Q25.1431.1946.0419Did not advanceArisa MurataWomen's moguls 29.90 59.83 74.139 QFcolspan=4 30.5167.1570.7718Did not advance
Ski cross AthleteEventSeedingRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankReina UmeharaWomen's ski cross1:17.81213Did not advance Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Slopestyle AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankTaisei YamamotoMen's slopestyle56.0070.4070.4020Did not advance
Ice hockey
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinal / Final / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJapan women'sWomen's tournamentL 1–2L 1–3W 4–13W 2–1 OTL 0–16
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
5–8th place semifinal
Fifth place game
Nordic combined
AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotalDistancePointsRankTimeRankTimeRankHideaki NagaiNormal hill/10 km101.0104.21424:44.51626:30.514Large hill/10 km134.0121.01324:08.22225:20.212Akito WatabeNormal hill/10 km105.5123.7324:28.2224:56.2Large hill/10 km134.0138.9124:05.02024:05.05Yoshito WatabeNormal hill/10 km104.0114.3825:11.22926:16.212Large hill/10 km121.0110.62024:14.92626:07.920Go YamamotoNormal hill/10 km97.5104.01526:11.14227:57.133Large hill/10 km127.5124.5824:34.23225:32.216Hideaki NagaiAkito WatabeYoshito WatabeTakehiro WatanabeGo YamamotoTeam large hill/4×5 km525.0455.3347:59.6748:18.64
Short track speed skating
According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, Japan has qualified 5 men and 5 women.
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.
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRyosuke Sakazume500 m40.6582 Q40.5632 Q40.4344 FB40.98581000 m3 ADV1:24.0992 Q1:24.3173 FB1:27.5225Keita Watanabe500 m41.6782 Q41.3544Did not advance1000 m1:24.0783Did not advance1500 m2:19.2054colspan=2 Did not advanceHiroki Yokoyama1500 m2:13.3234colspan=2 Did not advanceKazuki Yoshinaga1000 m1:24.0302 Q1:24.6494Did not advance1500 mcolspan=2 Did not advanceRyosuke SakazumeKeita WatanabeHiroki YokoyamaKazuki Yoshinaga5000 m relaycolspan=4 6:42.6554 FB7:02.5547
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankShione Kaminaga1500 m2:28.7196colspan=2 Did not advanceSumire Kikuchi500 m44.8384Did not advance1000 m1:30.9703Did not advance1500 m2:29.6653 Qcolspan=2 2:34.5263 FB2:54.45011Yuki Kikuchi1500 mcolspan=2 Did not advanceHitomi Saito1000 m1:32.4572 Q1:30.8044Did not advanceAyuko ItoShione KaminagaSumire KikuchiYuki KikuchiHitomi Saito3000 m relaycolspan=4 4:12.6644 FB4:13.0726 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.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKatsuyuki MiyajimaMen's51.632052.152751.8024Eliminated2:35.5826Hiroatsu Takahashi52.002751.502151.1916Eliminated2:34.6922Takako OguchiWomen's53.821953.411853.621953.11183:33.9619
Ski jumping
Men AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankDaiki ItoNormal hill93.5106.031 Q103.0110.319 Q102.0104.420214.720Noriaki KasaiNormal hill98.0117.720 Q104.5113.916 Q99.099.426213.321Large hill122.5104.222 Q121.0107.933Did not advanceJunshirō KobayashiNormal hill101.0118.418 Q93.098.031Did not advanceLarge hill115.089.537 Q122.0114.826122.0110.024224.824Ryoyu KobayashiNormal hill98.0115.321 Q108.0120.29 Q108.0120.67240.87Large hill143.5127.63 Q135.5134.07 Q128.0124.015258.012Taku TakeuchiLarge hill120.598.527 Q124.0114.127 Q125.5120.119234.222Daiki ItoNoriaki KasaiRyoyu KobayashiTaku TakeuchiTeam large hillcolspan=3 506.5475.56 Q501.0465.06940.56
Women AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankYuki ItoNormal hill94.0105.1993.098.810203.99Kaori Iwabuchi93.598.21189.090.113188.312Yuka Seto93.090.31589.081.724172.017Sara Takanashi103.5120.33103.5123.53243.8
Snowboarding
Freestyle Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankHiroaki KunitakeBig air37.2536.7537.2517Did not advanceSlopestyle39.4543.1643.1614Did not advanceYuri OkuboBig air84.2544.2584.259Did not advanceSlopestyle24.4575.0575.058Did not advanceAyumu HiranoHalfpipe87.5095.2595.253 Q35.2595.2543.2595.25Taku Hiraoka26.0075.7575.7513Did not advanceRaibu Katayama85.5090.7590.755 Q85.7525.0087.0087.007Yuto Totsuka80.0065.2580.0010 Q39.257.0039.2511
Women