Japan competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Shizuka Arakawa won the country's only medal, a gold, in women's figure skating. She was the first person born and raised in Asia to become an Olympic champion in that event. Athletes representing Japan participated in all but one of the 2006 Olympics' 15 sports, with Ice hockey the only exception.
Medalists
| width=78% align=left valign=top | Medal Name Sport Event Date Figure skating Ladies' singles February 23
| width=22% align=left valign=top | Medals by sportSport TotalFigure skating 1 0 01 Total 1 0 0 1
Alpine skiing
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankNoriyo HiroiWomen's giant slalom1:04.631:12.03n/a2:16.6626Women's slalom44.7448.85n/a1:33.5929Mizue HoshiWomen's slalom45.3548.03n/a1:33.3827Yasuhiro IkutaMen's slalom1:15.191:08.09n/a2:23.2847Kentaro MinagawaMen's slalom53.4450.74n/a1:44.184Akira SasakiMen's giant slalomdid not finishMen's slalom54.37did not finishMami SekizukaWomen's slalom47.2250.50n/a1:37.7238Daisuke YoshiokaMen's giant slalom1:23.781:21.25n/a2:45.0324Naoki YuasaMen's slalom54.7649.81n/a1:44.577
Biathlon
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankDaisuke EbisawaSprint29:49.7363Hidenori IsaSprint28:37.1139Pursuit39:11.25535Individual52:27.2610Tatsumi KasaharaSprint29:07.0148Pursuit41:42.07750Individual1:02:44.6568Shinya SaitoIndividual1:05:29.4879Kyoji SugaSprint30:10.6271Mass start52:01.6530Individual56:57.7114Tatsumi KasaharaHidenori IsaKyoji SugaShinya SaitoRelay1:25:15.61312
Women AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankKanae MeguroSprint26:19.9464Individual55:28.4537Tomomi OtakaSprint26:28.7369Individual1:00:22.2669Tamami TanakaSprint26:20.6565Individual55:10.5432Ikuyo TsukidateSprint25"17.0151PursuitLappedIndividual57:20.4455Tomomi OtakaKanae MeguroTamami TanakaIkuyo TsukidateRelay1:26:09.01816
Bobsleigh
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankSuguru KiyokawaRyuichi KobayashiTwo-man57.2757.0257.90did not advance27Manami HinoChisato NagaokaTwo-woman59.4158.8059.5159.773:57.4915
Cross-country skiing
Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankKatsuhito EbisawaMen's 15 km classical 41:25.8 42Men's 30 km pursuit 1:21:16.2 42Men's 50 km freestyle 2:10:39.6 49Masako IshidaWomen's 10 km classical 30:24.0 31Women's 15 km pursuit 46:37.7 35Shunsuke KomamuraMen's 30 km pursuit Did not finishMen's 50 km freestyle 2:14:08.8 59Nobu NaruseMen's 15 km classical 41:22.0 41Men's 30 km pursuit 1:25:21.3 59Men's 50 km freestyle Did not finishChizuru SonetaWomen's 15 km pursuit 46:45.5 38Women's 30 km freestyle 1:27:25.8 25Sumiko YokoyamaWomen's 15 km pursuit 45:58.6 30Women's 30 km freestyle 1:29:41.3 37Nobuko FukudaMasako IshidaSumiko Yokoyama Madoka NatsumiWomen's 4 x 5 km relay 56:57.8 12
Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankNobuko FukudaWomen's sprint 2:17.82 28 Q 2:18.2 5 Did not advance 24Shunsuke KomamuraMen's sprint 2:22.38 43 Did not advance 43Madoka NatsumiWomen's sprint 2:16.30 15 Q 2:19.9 4 Did not advance 17Yuichi OndaMen's sprint 2:17.53 13 Q 2:22.3 6 Did not advance 26Katsuhito EbisawaYuichi OndaMen's team sprint n/a 17:46.6 6 Did not advanceNobuko FukudaMadoka NatsumiWomen's team sprint n/a 17:33.1 4 Q 17:27.6 8
Curling
Women's
Team: Ayumi Onodera (skip), Yumie Hayashi, Mari Motohashi, Moe Meguro, Sakurako Terada (alternate)
Round Robin Draw 2 ;Draw 3 ;Draw 4 ;Draw 5 ;Draw 8 ;Draw 9 ;Draw 10 ;Draw 11 ;Draw 12
Standings RankTeamSkipWonLost1 Anette Norberg722Mirjam Ott723 Shannon Kleibrink634Dordi Nordby635 Rhona Martin546 Ludmila Privivkova547 Ayumi Onodera458Dorthe Holm279Cassandra Johnson2710Diana Gaspari18
Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.
Figure skating
AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankMiki AndoLadies'n/a56.008 Q84.2016140.2015Shizuka ArakawaLadies'n/a66.023 Q125.321191.34Fumie SuguriLadies'n/a61.754 Q113.484175.234Daisuke TakahashiMenn/a73.775 Q131.129204.898Nozomi Watanabe Akiyuki KidoIce dance27.951746.591578.8715153.4115
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Freestyle skiing
Men AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankKen MizunoAerials157.6725did not advance25Kai OzakiMoguls19.7030did not advance30Yugo TsukitaMoguls19.1332did not advance32Osamu UenoMoguls23.0315 Q19.5420
Women AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankMiyuki HatanakaMoguls18.6127did not advance27Kayo HenmiAerials129.4021did not advance21Miki ItoMoguls22.3415 Q17.7820Tae SatoyaMoguls23.639 Q22.1215Aiko UemuraMoguls24.205 Q24.015
Luge
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankMadoka HaradaWomen's singles48.04247.85247.98947.7673:11.65013Takahisa OguchiMen's singles52.79552.44952.49852.3663:30.10820Shigeaki UshijimaMen's singles53.3061:29.31052.41452.3184:07.34834Goro HayashibeMasaki ToshiroDoubles48.06747.793n/a1:35.86012
Nordic combined
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-CountryPointsRankDeficitTimeRankYosuke HatakeyamaSprint116.170:3819:43.0 +1:14.022Individual Gundersen235.0101:5044:29.8 +4:45.232Takashi KitamuraIndividual Gundersen192.5404:4047:17.3 +7:32.743Norihito KobayashiSprint103.9281:2719:36.0 +1:07.018Individual Gundersen217.0233:0242:23.1 +2:38.516Daito TakahashiSprint107.7181:1219:31.4 +1:02.415Individual Gundersen233.5121:56did not startAkito WatabeSprint115.490:4119:37.3 +1:08.319Yosuke HatakeyamaNorihito KobayashiTakashi KitamuraDaito TakahashiTeam864.250:4951:36.0 +1:43.46
Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.
Short track speed skating
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYuka KaminoWomen's 500 m45.8482 Q47.3564did not advance14Women's 1000 m1:33.9593did not advance14Women's 1500 m2:37.8653 Qn/a2:44.0574Final B 2:29.5407Takafumi NishitaniMen's 500 m43.2123did not advance15Mika OzawaWomen's 1000 m1:34.7152 Q1:33.33751:33.3375did not advance9Hayato SueyoshiMen's 1500 m2:25.2804did not advance19Chikage TanakaWomen's 500 m46.3873did not advance17Satoru TeraoMen's 500 m42.6071 Q42.4712 Q42.1203Final B 42.3776Men's 1000 m1:29.0902 Q1:28.4993did not advance9Men's 1500 m2:37.8653 Qn/a2:44.0574Final B 2:24.8759Ikue TeshigawaraWomen's 1500 m2:30.9774did not advance17Yoshiharu ArinoTakahiro FijimotoTakfumi NishitaniSatoru TeraoMen's 5000 m relaydisqualifiedYuka KaminoMika OzawaChikage TanakaNobuko YamadaWomen's 3000 m relaydid not advance4:21.4134Final B 4:35.0967
Skeleton
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2TotalRankMasaru InadaMen's59.6359.741:59.3718Kazuhiro KoshiMen's58.6559.401:58.0511Eiko NakayamaWomen's1:01.821:02.102:03.9214
Ski jumping
AthleteEventQualifyingFirst RoundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRankMasahiko HaradaNormal hilldisqualifiedTsuyoshi IchinoheLarge hill89.918 Q108.516 Q93.9202.425Daiki ItoNormal hill123.09 Q126.013 Q117.5243.518Large hill110.96 Q82.542did not advance42Noriaki KasaiNormal hill132.51 Q126.013 Q115.0241.020Large hill117.31 Q104.021 Q123.3227.312Takanobu OkabeNormal hill127.57 PQ118.024 Q111.5229.523Large hill122.17 PQ115.08 Q121.8236.88Tsuyoshi IchinoheDaiki ItoNoriaki KasaiTakanobu OkabeTeamn/a426.86 Q466.3893.16
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
Snowboarding
Halfpipe
Men AthleteEventQualifying Run 1Qualifying Run 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2RankKazuhiro KokuboHalfpipe26.92331.017did not advance23Fumiyuki MurakamiHalfpipe27.92031.116did not advance22Takaharu NakaiHalfpipe36.0936.88did not advance14Domu NaritaHalfpipe31.51514.729did not advance35
Women AthleteEventQualifying Run 1Qualifying Run 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2RankChikako FushimiHalfpipe13.02634.86 Q(9.5)15.612Melo ImaiHalfpipe7.2311.428did not advance34Shiho NakashimaHalfpipe35.55 Qn/a33.1(30.6)9Soko YamaokaHalfpipe28.51435.65 Q(22.4)32.710
Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.
Parallel GS AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankTomoka TakeuchiWomen's parallel giant slalom1:21.679 Q (8)L +0.24 (+0.10 +0.14)did not advance9Kentaro TsuruokaMen's parallel giant slalom1:18.1428did not advance28Eri YanetaniWomen's parallel giant slalom1:23.2118did not advance18
Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.
Snowboard Cross AthleteEventQualifying1/8 FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankItaru ChimuraMen's snowboard cross1:22.8327 Q2 Q4did not advanceClassification 13-16416Yuka FujimoriWomen's snowboard cross1:32.4615 Qn/a2 Q4Classification 5-8 37
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventRace 1FinalTimeRankTimeRankYusuke Imai1000 mn/a1:10.48201500 mn/a1:50.5634 Joji Kato500 m35.5935.191:10.786 Kesato Miyazaki5000 mn/a6:40.0321Keiichiro Nagashima500 m35.6735.471:11.14131000 mn/a1:11.7832Takaharu Nakajima1000 mn/a1:11.10271500 mn/a1:51.6138Yuya Oikawa500 m35.3535.211:10.564Hiroyasu Shimizu500 m35.6635.781:11.4418 Teruhiro Sugimori1500 mn/a1:49.5124Takahiro Ushiyama1000 mn/a1:11.21281500 mn/a1:50.59355000 mn/a6:51.5327
Women AthleteEventRace 1FinalTimeRankTimeRankEriko Ishino1500 mn/a2:01.85223000 mn/a4:11.21135000 mn/a7:12.4811Nami Nemoto1500 mn/a2:02.3429Tomomi Okazaki500 m38.4638.461:16.9241000 mn/a1:17.6316Sayuri Osuga500 m38.6538.741:17.398Hiromi Otsu1500 mn/a2:04.7733 Eriko Seo 3000 mn/a4:16.2720Maki Tabata1000 mn/a1:17.64171500 mn/a2:00.77153000 mn/a4:12.38145000 mn/a7:18.0513Aki Tonoike1000 mn/a1:17.6417Yukari Watanabe500 m39.4639.191:18.6515Sayuri Yoshii500 m38.6838.751:17.4391000 mn/a1:17.5815
Team Pursuit AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankOpposition TimeOpposition TimeOpposition TimeRankFrom: Teruhiro SugimoriKesato MiyazakiTakahiro UshiyamaMen's team pursuit4:03.838 (1)L 3:53.88did not advance7th place Final (5)L 3:50.378From: Eriko IshinoNami NemotoHiromi OtsuMaki TabataWomen's team pursuit3:08.347 (2)W Overtook (3)L 3:05.95Bronze Final (1)L Overtaken4
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