Japan competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9 to 22 January 2020.
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | Medal Name Sport Event Date Speed skating Boys' 500 metres Figure skating Boys' singles Speed skating Boys' 1500 metres Speed skating Boys' mass start Snowboarding Girls' halfpipe Snowboarding Boys' halfpipe Yuko ChujoYuzuyu FujiiNao FukudaKomomo ItoMakoto ItoMinami KamadaKaaya KomotoNagomi MurakamiRio NoroRiri NoroReina SatoHina ShimomukaiAn ShinodaHimari SuzukiMasaki TanabeKyoka TsutsumiHarua Umemori Ice hockey Girls' tournament Snowboarding Boys' big air Snowboarding Girls' big air Speed skating Girls' 1500 metres Curling Mixed team Nordic combined Girls' normal hill individual/4 km Snowboarding Girls' halfpipe Snowboarding Boys' halfpipe Ski jumping Mixed team normal hill Snowboarding Boys' big air Speed skating Girls' 500 metres
Medalists in mixed NOCs events Medal Name Sport Event Date Speed skating Mixed team sprint Figure skating Team trophy Speed skating Mixed team sprint Figure skating Team trophy Ice hockey Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament Ice hockey Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament
Alpine skiing
Boys AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOhra KimishimaSuper-Gcolspan=458.5242Combined58.524236.02231:34.5426Giant slalomSlalom38.541740.94101:19.4811
Girls AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYuka WakatsukiSuper-Gcolspan=41:02.3841Combined1:02.384141.47261:43.8528Giant slalom1:10.59341:09.44272:20.0326Slalom49.792948.98251:38.7724
Mixed AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOhra KimishimaYuka WakatsukiTeamL 0–4Did not advance16
Biathlon
Boys AthleteEventTimeMissesRankTaiki ItoSprint24:27.95 (2+3)81Individual46:57.613 (3+5+4+1)91Keita MomenSprint25:35.77 (3+4)90Individual43:19.58 (3+3+1+1)81Chiharu UedaSprint22:38.05 (1+4)52Individual42:20.710 (2+4+2+2)71
Girls AthleteEventTimeMissesRankKurea MatsuokaSprint23:18.72 (1+1)75Individual43:44.67 (3+1+2+1)78Misa SasakiSprint23:32.65 (3+2)78Individual40:58.37 (2+3+1+1)66
Mixed AthletesEventTimeMissesRankMisa SasakiChiharu UedaSingle mixed relay52:38.710+2028Misa SasakiKurea MatsuokaChiharu UedaTaiki ItoMixed relay1:33:11.314+2124
Cross-country skiing
Girls AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChika Honda5 km classiccolspan=6 15:34.319Free sprint2:57.3127 Q2:54.696Did not advance28Cross-country cross5:27.6233Did not advance
Curling
Japan qualified a mixed team of four athletes.
Mixed team TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTakumi MaedaMomoha TabataAsei NakaharaMina KobayashiMixed teamW 7 – 4W 8 – 1W 8 – 2L 6 – 7W 9 – 42 QW 5 – 4W 8 – 4L 4 – 5 Mixed doubles AthletesEventRound of 48Round of 24Round of 12Round of 6SemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMixed doublesW 6–5W 8–7W 9–2L 1–8 LLL 2–6L 3–74W 8–6W 8–7L 8–9Did not advance7L 2–9Did not advance25L 6–8Did not advance25
Figure skating
Two Japanese figure skaters achieved quota places for Japan based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Singles Athlete Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankYuma KagiyamaBoys' singles72.763166.411239.17Mana KawabeGirls' singles65.844119.383185.224
Couples Athlete Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankShingo NishiyamaUtana YoshidaIce dancing56.38692.324148.706
Mixed NOC team trophy AthletesEventFree skate/Free danceIce dancePairsGirlsBoysTotalPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsRankTeam CourageTeam trophy99.218100.706127.63897.63224Team Focus96.39791.343101.844157.62822
Freestyle skiing
Slopestyle & Big Air AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRuka ItoBoys' big air60.0062.2562.2516Did not advanceBoys' slopestyle63.339.3363.3312 Q21.6611.6675.6675.668Yuna KogaGirls' halfpipe33.6638.3338.3314Did not advanceGirls' slopestyle37.2543.5043.5012 Q50.2550.259Akane NakataGirls' halfpipe43.3347.0047.0011Did not advance
Ice hockey
Girls' tournament Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJapan girls'Girls' tournamentW 4–1W 5–11 QW 5–0W 4–1
Team roster Yuko Chujo Yuzuyu Fujii Nao Fukuda Komomo Ito Makoto Ito Minami Kamada Kaaya Komoto Nagomi Murakami Rio Noro Riri Noro Reina Sato Hina Shimomukai An Shinoda Himari Suzuki Masaki Tanabe Kyoka Tsutsumi Harua Umemori
Mixed NOC 3x3 tournament Boys Gosei Daikuhara Issa Otsuka Wataru Suzuki Tomoyoshi Yuki
Girls Sena Hasegawa Ruka Kiyokawa Yuna Kusama Riko Matsumoto Reina Sato
Luge
Girls AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYuki IshikawaSingles57.6542357.402221:55.05622
Nordic combined
Individual AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryDistancePointsRankDeficitTimeRankYuto NishikataBoys' Normal hill/6 km81.0108.7120:4816:09.713Taiga OnozawaBoys' normal hill/6 km85.0108.4140:4916:49.416Haruka KasaiGirls' normal hill/4 km76.0104.7101:0613:08.29Ayane MiyazakiGirls' normal hill/4 km84.0120.030:2011:48.8
Short track speed skating
Three Japanese skaters achieved quota places for Japan based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
Boys AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKosei Hayashi500 m43.9122 Q42.8784Did not advance141000 m1:37.8491 Q1:31.5542 Q1:32.3083 FB1:36.9698Shogo Miyata500 m41.6051 Q41.6621 Q41.6633 FB42.38661000 m4Did not advance32
Girls AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHaruna Nagamori500 m45.5012 QDid not advance161000 m1:47.6961 Q1:35.1823Did not advance10
Skeleton
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTaido NagaoBoys'1:13.13171:17.35192:30.4819Takanobu Usui1:10.2951:09.6752:19.965
Ski jumping
AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankSota KudoBoys' normal hillYuna KasaiGirls' normal hill82.5109.3574.086.98196.26Machiko Kubota82.5107.3673.095.24202.55Ayane MiyazakiYuto NishikataMachiko KubotaSota KudoMixed team330.5471.62321.5466.42938.0
Snowboarding
Snowboard cross AthleteEventGroup heatsSemifinalFinalPointsRankPositionPositionSeigo SatoBoys' snowboard cross1110Did not advance
Halfpipe, Slopestyle, & Big Air AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankKaishu HiranoBoys' halfpipe84.6623.0084.663 Q91.0095.6637.3395.66Ruka HiranoBoys' halfpipe93.0097.3397.331 Q94.6697.3330.6697.33Aoto KawakamiBoys' big air14.5080.0080.005 Q79.2596.0095.75191.75Boys' slopestyle77.6689.3389.331 Q63.3322.0055.0063.334Ryoma KimataBoys' big air95.7536.5095.751 Q96.5098.5037.00195.00Boys' slopestyle32.3335.6635.6615Did not advanceHinari AsanumaGirls' big air76.0074.3376.003 Q93.5010.7579.00172.50Girls' slopestyle47.0075.0075.004 Q75.0010.2528.0075.004Manon KajiGirls' halfpipe87.0042.3387.002 Q85.3341.0031.6685.33Kanami OkuyamaGirls' big air74.0047.3374.004 Q76.2516.0023.5099.756Girls' slopestyle49.5064.2564.255 Q64.2525.0017.7564.255Mitsuki OnoGirls' halfpipe89.3385.6689.331 Q91.3388.3395.3395.33
Speed skating
Four Japanese skaters achieved quota places for Japan based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships.
Boys AthleteEventFinalTimeRankMotonaga Arito500 m38.31131500 m1:52.24Yudai Yamamoto500 m36.421500 m1:59.3610
Girls AthleteEventFinalTimeRankYuka Takahashi500 m42.21101500 m2:10.58Yukino Yoshida500 m41.161500 m2:17.0549
Mass Start AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankMotonaga AritoBoys' mass start315:53.771 Q306:29.72Yudai Yamamoto36:36.805 Q16:49.7010Yuka TakahashiGirls' mass start206:13.862 Q46:51.075Yukino Yoshida46:50.834 Q06:57.2614
Mixed AthleteEventTimeRankTeam 3Mixed team sprint2:04.10Team 7Mixed team sprint2:06.805Team 10Mixed team sprint2:08.6210Team 16Mixed team sprint2:05.92
See also Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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