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Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Japan at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Japan
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors121 (47 men and 74 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearers Wataru Morishige & Sena Tomita (Milan)
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
5
Silver
6
Bronze
11
Total
22
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan is competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to 22, 2026.

Officially called the XXV Winter Olympic Games, and commonly known as Milano-Cortina 2026, the 2026 Winter Olympics (Italian: Olimpiadi invernali del 2026) is an international multi-sport event taking place at multiple sites across Lombardy and Northeast Italy, with competition in selected events beginning February 4, 2026.

It was Japan's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympic Games. Speed skater Wataru Morishige and snowboarder Sena Tomita were the flag bearers of the national flag of Japan at the opening ceremony.[1][2]

Medalists

Further information: 2026 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2026 Winter Olympics medal winners

Shown in these charts are the Japanese athletes who won medals at the 2026 Winter Olympic games as of February 14, 2026.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 3 1 4
Curling 0 5 5
Figure skating 6 6 12
Freestyle skiing 9 11 20
Ice hockey 0 23 23
Luge 1 0 1
Nordic combined 3 0 3
Short-track speed skating 4 5 9
Skeleton 1 0 1
Ski jumping 3 4 7
Snowboarding 9 11 20
Speed skating 7 7 14
Total 47 74 121


Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Shiro Aihara Men's slalom 1:00.83 22 58.75 20 1:59.58 20
Asa Ando Women's slalom DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[4] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Japan qualified a further three female and two male athletes.[4] However, Japan declined the three aditional female quotas.[4]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Naoto Baba Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 22:21.5 35 N/a
Men's 20 km skiathlon 24:06.0 15 23:41.4 28 48:14.8 +2:03.8 22
Ryo Hirose Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 22:18.9 33 N/a
Men's 20 km skiathlon 24:52.8 36 23:45.3 29 49:09.9 +2:58.9 34
Daito Yamazaki Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 22:14.6 30 N/a
Men's 20 km skiathlon 25:50.6 49 24:11.0 36 50:30.9 +4:19.9 44
Masae Tsuchiya Women's 20 km skiathlon 30:05.6 40 29:13.8 35 59:50.4 +6:05.2 35

Curling

Main articles: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sayaka Yoshimura
Kaho Onodera
Yuna Kotani
Anna Ohmiya
Mina Kobayashi 		Women's tournament  SWE
L 4–8 		 DEN
L 7–10 		 SUI
W 7–5 		 USA
L 4–7 		 KOR
L 5–7 		 CAN
L 6–9 		 ITA
L 6–8 		 GBR
L 3–9 		 CHN
 Did not advance

Women's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Japan qualified a women's team by winning the Olympic Qualification Event.[5] Team Sayaka Yoshimura qualified as Japanese representatives by winning the 2025 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials, defeating Team Miyu Ueno 3–2 in the best-of-five series.[6]

After Draw 11
Team Skip Pld W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC Qualification
 Sweden (Q) Anna Hasselborg 9 7 2 – 65 50 45 32 5 14 81.7% 25.806 Playoffs
 Switzerland (Q) Silvana Tirinzoni 8 6 2 – 54 44 31 36 6 4 84.7% 44.338
 United States Tabitha Peterson 8 5 3 2–0 53 48 34 33 2 12 82.4% 34.288
 Canada Rachel Homan 8 5 3 0–1 66 52 39 34 2 8 80.2% 19.781
 South Korea Gim Eun-ji 8 5 3 0–1 53 43 33 29 8 11 80.9% 23.581
 Great Britain Sophie Jackson 8 4 4 – 51 54 32 33 7 7 82.9% 16.938
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 9 4 5 – 49 58 36 38 3 11 77.0% 37.875
 China Wang Rui 8 2 6 1–0 50 61 34 33 2 9 82.3% 41.206
 Italy Stefania Constantini 8 2 6 0–1 43 53 31 36 3 4 78.6% 34.719
 Japan Sayaka Yoshimura 8 1 7 – 42 63 29 40 3 3 77.9% 27.513
Source: Official website
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Round robin
Japan had a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.[7]

Draw 1
Thursday, 12 February, 9:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yoshimura) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
 Sweden (Hasselborg) (has hammer) 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 X 8

Draw 2
Thursday, 12 February, 19:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) (has hammer) 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 10
 Japan (Yoshimura) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 7

Draw 4
Saturday, 14 February, 9:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
 Japan (Yoshimura) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 7

Draw 5
Saturday, 14 February, 19:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yoshimura) (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 4
 United States (Peterson) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 X 7

Draw 6
Sunday, 15 February, 14:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yoshimura) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
 South Korea (Gim) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 7

Draw 8
Monday, 16 February, 19:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yoshimura) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
 Canada (Homan) 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 9

Draw 9
Tuesday, 17 February, 14:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Constantini) (has hammer) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 8
 Japan (Yoshimura) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6

Draw 11
Wednesday, 18 February, 19:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Great Britain (Jackson) (has hammer) 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 X X 9
 Japan (Yoshimura) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3

Draw 12
Thursday, 19 February, 14:30

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yoshimura) 0
 China (Wang) 0

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Japan secured three quota in men's singles, three quota in women's singles, and one quota in pair skating.[8] Japan earned an additional quota in pairs at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China.[9] Furthermore, Japan qualified to the team event.[10]. As Japan had no ice dance quota, they were able to send a pair of ice dancers to compete specifically in the team event.

Athlete Event SP/SD FP/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Yuma Kagiyama Men's singles 103.07 2 Q 176.99 6 280.06 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kao Miura 76.77 22 Q 170.11 10 246.88 13
Shun Sato 88.70 9 Q 186.20 3 274.90 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mone Chiba Women's singles 74.00 4 Q
Ami Nakai 78.71 1 Q
Kaori Sakamoto 77.23 2 Q
Riku Miura
Ryuichi Kihara 		Pairs 73.11 5 Q 158.13 1 231.24 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yuna Nagaoka
Sumitada Moriguchi 		59.62 19 Did not advance 19

Team event

Athlete Event Short program / Rhythm dance Free skate / Free dance Total
Men's Women's Pairs Ice dance Total Men's Women's Pairs Ice dance
Points
Team points 		Points
Team points 		Points
Team points 		Points
Team points 		Points Rank Points
Team points 		Points
Team points 		Points
Team points 		Points
Team points 		Points Rank
Yuma Kagiyama (M) (SP)
Shun Sato (M) (FS)
Kaori Sakamoto (W)
Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara (P)
Utana Yoshida / Masaya Morita (ID) 		Team event 108.67
10 		78.88
10 		82.84
10 		68.64
3 		33 2 Q 194.86
9 		148.62
10 		155.55
10 		98.55
6 		68 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Aerials
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 1 Jump 2
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Haruto Igarashi Men's aerials
Runa Igarashi Women's aerials 54.60 22 51.94 18 Did not advance 24
Moguls
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total
Goshin Fujiki Men's 23.65 16.17 73.68 14 23.29 16.65 65.44 13 Did not advance 23
Ikuma Horishima 22.63 17.54 85.42 1 Q Bye 22.61 17.57 80.35 5 Q 22.23 18.08 83.44 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Taketo Nishizawa 23.80 15.97 70.41 22 23.77 16.01 73.95 12 Did not advance 22
Takuya Shimakawa 24.06 15.62 74.82 13 23.31 16.63 78.27 2 Q 23.22 16.75 76.54 15 Did not advance 15
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total
Hina Fujiki Women's 27.31 15.89 65.89 19 29.24 70.06 70.06 9 Q 26.98 16.28 73.24 11 Did not advance 11
Haruka Nakao 28.71 14.24 74.71 7 Q Bye 29.03 13.87 70.89 17 Did not advance 17
Hinako Tomitaka 28.10 14.96 75.28 5 Q Bye 26.90 16.37 79.42 3 Q 27.03 16.22 78.00 4
Rino Yanagimoto 28.01 15.07 68.49 16 28.16 73.35 73.35 4 Q 27.27 15.94 72.49 13 Did not advance 13
Dual moguls
Men
Athlete Event 1/16 Final 1/8 Final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Goshin Fujiki Men's  Harvey (AUS)
L 16–19 		Did not advance 18
Ikuma Horishima Bye  Page (USA)
W 35-DNF 		 Walczyk (USA)
W 26-9 		 Graham (AUS)
W 21-14 		 Kingsbury (CAN)
L 4–31 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Taketo Nishizawa  Graham (AUS)
L 13–22 		Did not advance 22
Takuya Shimakawa  Vallaincourt (CAN)
W 20–15 		 Viel (CAN)
W 35–DNF 		 Wallberg (SWE)
W 19–16 		 Kingsbury (CAN)
L 2–33 		 Graham (AUS)
L 15–20 		4
Women
Athlete Event 1/16 Final 1/8 Final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Hina Fujiki Women's  Nakao (JPN)
W 19–16 		 Johnson (USA)
L 15–20 		Did not advance 9
Haruka Nakao  Fujiki (JPN)
L 16–19 		Did not advance 18
Hinako Tomitaka  Lundholme (SWE)
W 29–6 		 Galysheva (KAZ)
W 23–12 		 Lemley (USA)
L DNF–35 		Did not advance 7
Rino Yanagimoto  Cabrol (FRA)
L 16–19 		Did not advance 17
Park & Pipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Toma Matsuura Men's halfpipe N/a
Nanaho Kiriyama Women's halfpipe N/a
Yuna Koga Women's big air 65.25 12.50 DNI 77.75 25 Did not advance 25
Women's slopestyle 35.66 42.90 N/a 42.90 18 Did not advance 18
Kokone Kondo Women's slopestyle DNS
Ski cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Satoshi Furuno Men's ski cross
Ryuto Kobayashi
Ryo Sugai
Makiko Arai Women's ski cross
Sakurako Mukogawa
Lin Nakanishi

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff 		Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Japan women's Women's tournament  France
W 3–2 		 Germany
L 2–5 		 Italy
L 2–3 		 Sweden
L 0–4 		4 N/a did not advance 9

Women's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Japan women's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 23 players by winning a final qualification tournament.[11][12]

Roster

The roster was announced on 25 December 2025.[13]

Head coach: Yuji Iizuka[14]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Shiori Koike – C 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 32) Japan DK Perigrine
3 D Aoi Shiga 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (aged 26) Sweden Modo Hockey
4 D Ayaka Hitosato – A 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (aged 31) Sweden Linköping HC
5 D Shiori Yamashita 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) 53 kg (117 lb) (2002-04-28)28 April 2002 (aged 23) Japan Seibu Princess Rabbits
6 D Kohane Sato 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2006-03-16)16 March 2006 (aged 19) Japan Daishin IHC
7 D Kanami Seki 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (aged 25) Japan Seibu Princess Rabbits
8 D Akane Hosoyamada – A 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 33) Japan DK Perigrine
9 D Nana Akimoto 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 50 kg (110 lb) (2009-04-08)8 April 2009 (aged 16) Japan DK Perigrine
11 F Akane Shiga 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2001-03-03)3 March 2001 (aged 24) Sweden Luleå HF
13 F Yumeka Wajima 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) 50 kg (110 lb) (2002-10-19)19 October 2002 (aged 23) Japan DK Perigrine
14 F Haruka Toko 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 28) Sweden Linköping HC
15 F Rui Ukita 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 29) Japan Daishin IHC
17 F Ai Tada 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (2006-04-04)4 April 2006 (aged 19) Japan Daishin IHC
18 F Suzuka Maeda 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 54 kg (119 lb) (1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 29) Japan DK Perigrine
19 F Makoto Ito 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 21) Japan Toyota Cygnus
20 G Miyuu Masuhara 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) 53 kg (117 lb) (2001-10-04)4 October 2001 (aged 24) Japan DK Perigrine
24 F Mei Miura 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 27) Japan Toyota Cygnus
27 F Remi Koyama 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) 54 kg (119 lb) (2000-07-17)17 July 2000 (aged 25) Japan Seibu Princess Rabbits
30 G Rei Halloran 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 24) Sweden Järnbrotts HK
31 G Riko Kawaguchi 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (2004-09-19)19 September 2004 (aged 21) Japan Daishin IHC
40 F Rio Noro 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (aged 21) Japan Daishin IHC
41 F Riri Noro 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (aged 21) Japan Daishin IHC
91 F Umeka Odaira 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (2008-12-12)12 December 2008 (aged 17) Japan Daishin IHC
Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 4 0 0 0 18 2 +16 12 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 4 2 1 0 1 10 8 +2 8
3  Italy (H) 4 2 0 0 2 9 11 −2 6
4  Japan 4 1 0 0 3 7 14 −7 3 Eliminated
5  France 4 0 0 1 3 4 13 −9 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06)
12:10
v		France 2–3
(0–0, 1–1, 1–2)		 JapanFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,424
Game reference
Alice PhilbertGoaliesMiyuu MasuharaReferees:
United States Melissa Doyle
Canada Michelle McKenna
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kristýna Hájková
Canada Kirsten Welsh
0–138:34 – Ukita (Ak. Shiga, Sato)
Baudrit (Le Scodan, Peyne-Dingival) – 39:421–1
1–256:30 – Ito (Koyama, Miura)
1–357:50 – Maeda (Rir. Noro) (EN)
De Serres (Duvin, Aurard-Bushee) (PP, EA) – 59:482–3
2 minPenalties2 min
25Shots28
7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
12:10
v		Germany 5–2
(3–0, 2–2, 0–0)		 JapanFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,777
Game reference
Sandra AbstreiterGoaliesMiyuu Masuhara
Riko Kawaguchi		Referees:
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
United States Amanada Tassoni
Linesmen:
Canada Laura Gutauskas
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
Gleißner (Lu. Welcke, Kluge) – 00:441–0
Nix (Hark, Hadraschek) – 08:442–0
Handraschek (Nix, Kluge) – 13:033–0
Handraschek (Kluge, Gleißner) – 25:244–0
Kluge (Haider, Hark) – 30:305–0
5–136:45 – Miura (Ak. Shiga, Ao. Shiga)
5–237:07 – Wajima (Seki, Miura)
6 minPenalties6 min
29Shots22
9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
12:10
v		Japan 2–3
(0–2, 1–0, 1–1)		 ItalyFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,769
Game reference
Miyuu MasuharaGoaliesGabriella DuranteReferees:
United States Samantha Hiller
Canada Michelle McKenna
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kristýna Hájková
Canada Erin Zach
0–112:34 – Fantin (Lobis, Tutino)
0–218:51 – Fantin (Mattivi, Fortino) (PP)
Ukita (Rio Noro) – 22:481–2
1–340:37 – Della Rovere
Ak. Shiga (Sato, Ao. Shiga) – 51:012–3
4 minPenalties6 min
29Shots23
10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
12:10
v		Japan 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 SwedenFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,100
Game reference
Riko Kawaguchi
Rei Halloran		GoaliesEbba Svensson TräffReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Michelle McKenna
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Clarke
Finland Tiina Saarimäki
0–105:25 – Thuvik (Hjalmarsson)
0–225:36 – Bouveng (Raunio)
0–337:30 – Hallin (Bouveng, Persson)
0–441:06 – Olsson (Persson, T. Johansson) (PP)
8 minPenalties6 min
20Shots31

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Seiya Kobayashi Men's singles 54.679 24 53.645 23 55.106 25 Did not advance 2:44.430 25

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Akito Watabe Individual normal hill/10 km 100.0 122.3 11 31:10.4 10 31:51.4 11
Individual large hill/10 km 125.5 122.5 19 26:15.2 20 28:05.2 19
Sora Yachi Individual normal hill/10 km 96.5 120.3 15 33:29.9 27 34:18.9 23
Individual large hill/10 km 128.5 129.3 14 26:45.9 28 28:08.9 21
Ryota Yamamoto Individual normal hill/10 km 102.5 127.8 3 32:37.4 19 32:56.4 15
Individual large hill/10 km 136.5 150.0 1 27:09.4 29 27:09.4 15
Akito Watabe
Ryōta Yamamoto 		Team large hill / 2 × 7.5 km

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified nine short-track speed skaters (four men and five women) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.[15]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Shōgo Miyata 500 m 40.886 3 Did not advance 25
Kazuki Yoshinaga 1:09.908 3 ADV 40.895 4 Did not advance 16
Shōgo Miyata 1000 m 1:26.997 3 Did not advance 23
Kazuki Yoshinaga 1:25.944 1 Q 1:24.079 4 Did not advance 13
Shōgo Miyata 1500 m N/a 2:23.454 3Q PEN Did not advance 20
Keita Watanabe 2:12.851 4 q 2:16.368 5 FB 2:34.631 12
Kazuki Yoshinaga 2:21.044 4 Did not advance 22
Dan Iwasa
Shōgo Miyata
Keita Watanabe
Kazuki Yoshinaga 		5000 m relay N/a 6:53.090 4 FB

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Women

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mirei Nakashima 500 m 43.655 4 Did not advance 21
Rika Kanai 52.160 2 Q 43.178 3 Did not advance 11
Ami Hirai 1000 m 1:29.276 4 Did not advance 27
Mirei Nakashima 1:31.520 3 Did not advance 23
Aoi Watanabe 1:30.764 4 Did not advance 29
Ami Hirai 1500 m N/a
Haruna Nagamori
Mirei Nakashima
Ami Hirai
Rika Kanai
Haruna Nagamori
Mirei Nakashima
Aoi Watanabe 		3000 m relay N/a 4:09.061 4 FB 4:11.40 6

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Mixed

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rika Kanai
Shōgo Miyata
Mirei Nakashima
Kazuki Yoshinaga 		2000 m relay DSQ Did not advance 12

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hiroatsu Takahashi Men's 58.06 21 58.46 24 57.69 22 57.42 =21 3:51.63 23

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics

DOSB announced 4 men and 4 women participating on 20 January 2026.

Men
Athlete Event First round Second round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Ryōyū Kobayashi Normal hill 100.5 130.8 7 Q N/a 104.0 129.8 10 260.6 8
Large hill 131.0 65.4 11 N/a 138.5 78.9 2 284.5 6
Naoki Nakamura Normal hill 103.5 130.2 10 Q N/a 104.0 124.8 26 255.0 15
Large hill 126.0 126.2 21 N/a 134.5 71.7 16 257.2 15
Ren Nikaidō Normal hill 101.0 131.1 6 Q N/a 106.5 134.9 4 266.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Large hill 140.0 154.0 1 Q N/a 136.5 75.3 9 295.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ryōyū Kobayashi
Ren Nikaidō 		Team large hill 260.5 272.3 5 261.0 262.9 6 Q Cancelled 535.2 6
Women
Athlete Event First round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Yuki Ito Normal hill 92.5 117.3 17 95.5 111.3 20 228.6 17
Large hill 119.5 122.0 8 117.5 114.9 19 236.9 14
Nozomi Maruyama Normal hill 97.0 135.7 3 100.0 126.1 4 261.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Large hill 128.0 125.6 7 125.0 131.4 8 257.0 8
Yūka Setō Normal hill 95.0 123.4 9 92.5 114.4 17 237.8 14
Large hill 115.5 116.1 14 118.5 119.1 16 235.2 15
Sara Takanashi Normal hill 92.0 121.5 14 96.0 117.4 12 238.9 13
Large hill 114.0 114.1 17 127.5 120.4 13 234.5 16
Mixed
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Nozomi Maruyama
Ryōyū Kobayashi
Sara Takanashi
Ren Nikaidō 		Mixed team 397.0 517.2 2 Q 394.0 516.8 5 1034.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Alpine
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Masaki Shiba Men's parallel giant slalom DSQ Did not advance
Tsubaki Miki Women's parallel giant slalom 1:32.87 3 Q  Buck (CAN)
W −0.22 		 Caffont (ITA)
L +0.02 		Did not advance 6
Tomoka Takeuchi 1:36.88 22 Did not advance 22
Cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Remi Yoshida Women's 1:17.10 28 4 Did not advance 28
Park & Pipe
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Taiga Hasegawa Big air 85.00 8.00 87.25 172.25 5 Q 71.75 16.00 28.75 100.50 11
Slopestyle 26.98 72.03 N/a 72.03 9 Q 82.13 69.05 22.30 82.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ayumu Hirano Halfpipe 83.00 85.50 N/a 85.50 7 Q 27.50 86.50 DNI 86.50 7
Ruka Hirano 80.50 87.50 N/a 87.50 5 Q 90.00 90.00 91.00 91.00 4
Ryoma Kimata Big air 75.75 75.25 89.50 164.75 10 Q 86.25 85.25 DNI 171.50 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Slopestyle 73.18 80.83 N/a 80.83 4 Q 72.80 17.58 54.40 72.80 11
Kira Kimura Big air 81.75 79.75 91.50 173.25 3 Q 89.00 15.00 90.50 179.50 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slopestyle 69.20 40.33 N/a 69.20 14 Did not advance
Hiroto Ogiwara Big air 90.50 88.00 DNI 178.50 1 Q 21.00 DNI 13.75 34.75 12
Slopestyle DNS Did not advance
Yūto Totsuka Halfpipe 85.50 91.25 N/a 91.25 2 Q 91.00 95.00 DNI 95.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ryusei Yamada 90.25 DNI N/a 90.25 3 Q 92.00 DNI 92.00 92.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Mari Fukada Big air 25.00 77.50 88.25 165.75 5 Q 18.50 85.00 30.00 115.00 9
Slopestyle 71.03 35.61 N/a 71.03 7 Q 33.98 85.70 87.83 87.83 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Reira Iwabuchi Big air 72.25 79.50 84.50 164.00 7 Q 82.75 20.50 DNI 103.25 11
Slopestyle 73.65 59.46 N/a 59.46 4 Q 11.51 44.16 52.11 52.11 8
Rise Kudo Halfpipe 83.50 84.75 N/a 84.75 4 Q 77.50 81.75 DNI 81.75 5
Kokomo Murase Big air 86.25 82.50 85.00 171.25 2 Q 89.75 72.00 89.25 179.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slopestyle 84.93 35.13 N/a 84.93 2 Q 79.30 30.56 85.80 85.80 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mitsuki Ono Halfpipe 68.25 76.00 N/a 76.00 11 Q 85.00 DNI DNI 85.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sara Shimizu 19.75 87.50 N/a 87.50 2 Q 10.50 DNI 84.00 84.00 4
Momo Suzuki Big air 79.00 13.50 81.50 160.50 8 Q 54.75 81.50 DNI 136.25 6
Slopestyle 44.08 53.50 N/a 53.50 18 Did not advance 18
Sena Tomita Halfpipe 50.50 77.50 N/a 77.50 9 Q 23.50 68.25 DNI 68.25 9

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified fourteen speed skaters (seven per gender) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.[16]

Men
Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Katsuhiro Kuratsubo 500 m 34.85 19
Wataru Morishige 34.62 10
Tatsuya Shinhama 34.46 6
Wataru Morishige 1000 m 1:09.85 24
Taiyo Nonomura 1:08.87 13
Kazuya Yamada 1:09.381 20
Motonaga Arito 1500 m
Taiyo Nonomura
Kazuya Yamada
Shomu Sasaki 5000 m 6:27.97 20
Women
Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Miho Takagi 500 m 37.27 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rio Yamada 37.78 9
Yukino Yoshida 37.98 13
Miho Takagi 1000 m 1:13.95 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rio Yamada 1:15.16 7
Yukino Yoshida 1:16.11 16
Momoka Horikawa 1500 m
Ayano Sato
Miho Takagi
Momoka Horikawa 3000 m 4:08.32 18
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Shomu Sasaki Men's
Hana Noake Women's
Ayano Sato
Team pursuit
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Time 		Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank
Motonaga Arito
Taiyo Nonomura
Shomu Sasaki
Kazuya Yamada 		Men's 3:48.14 8 FD Did not advance Final D
 Germany
L 3:47.39 		8
Momoka Horikawa
Hana Noake
Ayano Sato
Miho Takagi 		Women's 2:55.52 2 Q  Netherlands (NED)
L 2:55.95 		2 FB  United States (USA)
W 2:58.50 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

  • Japan at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

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