Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
competed at the
2018 Winter Olympics
, nations = 93
, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
, winte ...
in
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
, 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
The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day
Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic ...
. Six medals of those were won in the
speed skating events.
Ski jumper
Noriaki Kasai
is a Japanese ski jumper. His career achievements include a gold medal at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1992, 1992 Ski Flying World Championships, winning the Nordic Tournament 1999, 1999 Nordic Tournament, individual silver medal at th ...
was chosen to be the flag bearer during the
opening ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. . 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 Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
. The previous record was from the Russian luger
Albert Demchenko
Albert Mikhailovich Demchenko (russian: Альберт Михайлович Демченко; born 27 November 1971) is a Russian luger who competed from 1992 to 2014. He is currently coaching the Russian luge team. His daughter Victoria Demchen ...
, with 7 participations.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the
2016–17 Biathlon World Cup
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 27 November 2016 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 19 March 2017 in Holmenkollen, N ...
, Japan has qualified 1 man and 5 women.
Cross-country skiing
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
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
Team event
Freestyle skiing
;Aerials
;Halfpipe
;Moguls
;Ski cross
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
;Slopestyle
Ice hockey
;Summary
Women's tournament
Japan women's national ice hockey team
The represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Women's World Championships, the Winter Olympics, and at other international ice hockey tournaments. The women's national team is governed by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation. Japan ...
qualified by winning the
final qualification tournament in
Tomakomai
is a city and port in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture, and the fourth largest city in Hokkaido. As of 29 February 2012, it had an estimated population of 174,216, with 83,836 households, ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
;Team roster
*Women's team event – 1 team of 23 players
;Preliminary round
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;5–8th place semifinal
;Fifth place game
Nordic combined
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
Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox among others, is a medication used to treat glaucoma, epilepsy, altitude sickness, periodic paralysis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (raised brain pressure of unclear cause), urine alkalin ...
, and has been suspended from Winter Olympics for doping.
;Men
;Women
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.
Ski jumping
;Men
;Women
Snowboarding
;Freestyle
;Men
;Women
;Parallel
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
;Mass start
;Team pursuit
See also
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Japan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Japan competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26. This marked the fourth time the country has played host to the Asian Winter Games. Japan competed in all eleven disciplines from five sports. Ice ho ...
References
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Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...