Japan competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2] This marked the fourth time the country has played host to the Asian Winter Games.[3] Japan competed in all eleven disciplines from five sports.[4] Ice hockey player Go Tanaka was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[5]
Japan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
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IOC code | JPN |
NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
Website | https://www.joc.or.jp |
in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
Competitors | 146 in 5 sports |
Flag bearer | Go Tanaka |
Medals Ranked 1st |
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Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Medal summary
editMedal table
editSport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Speed skating | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
Cross-country skiing | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Alpine skiing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Freestyle skiing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Ski jumping | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Snowboarding | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Ice hockey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Short track speed skating | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Curling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (11 entries) | 27 | 21 | 26 | 74 |
Medalists
editCompetitors
editThe following table lists the Japanese delegation per sport and gender.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Biathlon | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Cross-country skiing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Curling | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Figure skating | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Freestyle skiing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Ice hockey | 23 | 21 | 44 |
Short track speed skating | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Ski jumping | 4 | — | 4 |
Snowboarding | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Speed skating | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Total | 75 | 71 | 146 |
Alpine skiing
editJapan's alpine skiing team will consist of eight athletes (four men and four women). The team was announced on January 19, 2017.[6]
- Men
- Women
Biathlon
edit- Men
- Women
Cross-country skiing
editJapan's cross-country skiing team will consist of eight athletes (four men and four women). The team was announced on January 19, 2017.[6]
- Men
- Women
Curling
editJapan has entered both a men's and women's teams.[7][8]
Men's tournament
editJapan's men's curling team consists of five athletes.[8]
- Yusuke Morozumi – skip
- Tetsuro Shimizu – third
- Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi – second
- Kosuke Morozumi – lead
- Koshuke Hirata – alternate
Key | |
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Teams to playoffs |
Skip | W | L | |
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China | Liu Rui | 5 | 0 |
South Korea | Kim Soo-hyuk | 4 | 1 |
Japan | Yusuke Morozumi | 3 | 2 |
Chinese Taipei | Randolph Shen | 2 | 3 |
Kazakhstan | Viktor Kim | 1 | 4 |
Qatar | Nabeel Alyafei | 0 | 5 |
- Round-robin
Japan has a bye in draw 3
Saturday, February 18, 9:00
Saturday, February 18, 18:00
Monday, February 20, 13:30
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Tuesday, February 21, 9:00
Tuesday, February 21, 18:00
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- Semifinals
Wednesday, February 22, 1:30
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Japan (Morozumi) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
South Korea (Soo-hyuk) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
- Gold medal match
Friday, February 24, 1:30
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China (Rui) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
Japan (Morozumi) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Women's tournament
edit- Satsuki Fujisawa – Skip
- Mari Motohashi – Third
- Chinami Yoshida – Second
- Yurika Yoshida – Lead
- Yumi Suzuki – Alternate
Key | |
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Teams to playoffs |
Skip | W | L | |
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South Korea | Kim Eun-jung | 4 | 0 |
China | Wang Bingyu | 3 | 1 |
Japan | Satsuki Fujisawa | 2 | 2 |
Kazakhstan | Ramina Yunicheva | 1 | 3 |
Qatar | Maryam Binali | 0 | 4 |
- Round-robin
Japan has a bye in draw 3
Saturday, February 18, 13:30
Saturday, February 19, 9:00
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Monday, February 20, 18:00
Tuesday, February 21, 13:30
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Figure skating
editJapan's figure skating team consists of twelve athletes.[9][10] On February 7, 2017, it was announced that Kaori Sakamoto would replace Satoko Miyahara, because the latter had sustained an injury to her hip.[11]
- Singles
Athlete | Event | SP | FP | Total | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Shoma Uno | Men's | 92.43 | 2 | 188.84 | 1 | 281.27 | |
Takahito Mura | 90.32 | 4 | 172.99 | 4 | 263.31 | 4 | |
Kaori Sakamoto | Women's | WD | |||||
Rika Hongo | 60.98 | 2 | 100.39 | 4 | 161.37 | 4 |
- Mixed
Athlete(s) | Event | SP/SD | FP/FD | Total | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara | Pairs | WD | |||||
Narumi Takahashi / Ryo Shibata | 48.78 | 5 | 81.75 | 6 | 130.53 | 5 | |
Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed | Ice dancing | 64.74 | 2 | 94.40 | 2 | 159.14 | |
Ibuki Mori / Kentaro Suzuki | 48.84 | 5 | 75.28 | 5 | 124.12 | 5 |
Freestyle skiing
editJapan's freestyle skiing team will consist of eight athletes (four men and four women). The team was announced on January 19, 2017.[6]
- Men
- Women
Ice hockey
editJapan as the host nation has entered teams in both hockey tournaments. The men's team will compete in the top division.[12][13]
Men's tournament
editJapan was represented by the following 23 athletes:[14]
- Yutaka Fukufuji (G)
- Yuto Ito (G)
- Takuto Onoda (G)
- Yosuke Haga (D)
- Ryo Hashiba (D)
- Ryo Hashimoto (D)
- Keigo Minoshima (D)
- Kazumasa Sasaki (D)
- Hiroto Sato (D)
- Takafumi Yamashita (D)
- Maruru Furuhashi (D)
- Yushiroh Hirano (F)
- Takuma Kawai (F)
- Shuhei Kuji (F)
- Masahito Nishiwaki (F)
- Daisuke Obara (F)
- Kenta Takagi (F)
- Seiji Takahashi (F)
- Hiromichi Terao (F)
- Yuri Terao (F)
- Go Tanaka (F)
- Hiroki Ueno (F)
- Takuro Yamashita (F)
Legend
- G– Goalie D = Defense F = Forward
Rank | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | |
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 3 | |
4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | –32 | 0 |
22 February 2017 19:00 | Japan | 14–0 (5–0, 4–0, 5–0) | China | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,197 |
Game reference | ||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
59 | Shots | 9 |
24 February 2017 19:00 | Japan | 1–4 (0–1, 0–1, 1–2) | South Korea | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 2,118 |
Game reference | ||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
28 | Shots | 32 |
26 February 2017 12:30 | Kazakhstan | 7–0 (4–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Japan | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,631 |
Game reference | ||||
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6 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
41 | Shots | 12 |
Women's tournament
editJapan was represented by the following 21 athletes:[15]
- Yurie Adachi
- Yoshino Enomoto (F)
- Moeko Fujimoto (F)
- Nana Fujimoto (G)
- Mika Hori (D)
- Akane Hosoyamada (D)
- Tomomi Iwahara (F)
- Shiori Koike (D)
- Mai Kondo (G)
- Akane Konishi (G)
- Hanae Kubo (F)
- Ami Nakamura (F)
- Shoko Ono (F)
- Chiho Osawa (F)
- Sena Suzuki (D)
- Aina Takeuchi (D)
- Naho Terashima (F)
- Ayaka Toko (D)
- Haruka Toko (F)
- Rui Ukita (F)
- Haruna Yoneyama (F)
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward
Rank | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | +97 | 15 | |
China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 10 | |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 9 | |
4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 8 |
5 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 84 | –79 | 3 |
6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 104 | –100 | 0 |
18 February 2017 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1) | Japan | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 2,200 |
Game reference | ||||
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Referee: Tijana Haack Linesmen: Julia Kainberger Lee Tae-ri | ||||
12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
3 | Shots | 58 |
20 February 2017 19:00 | Japan | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | South Korea | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,221 |
Game reference | ||||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
47 | Shots | 19 |
21 February 2017 19:00 | Japan | 46–0 (17–0, 18–0, 11–0) | Hong Kong | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 513 |
Game reference | ||||
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0 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
158 | Shots | 0 |
23 February 2017 19:00 | Thailand | 0–37 (0–18, 0–13, 0–6) | Japan | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 348 |
Game reference | ||||
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10 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||
0 | Shots | 150 |
25 February 2017 19:00 | Japan | 6–1 (5–0, 0–1, 1–0) | China | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,807 |
Game reference | ||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
70 | Shots | 3 |
Short track speed skating
editJapan's speed skating team consists of 10 athletes (five men and five women). The team was officially unveiled on January 9, 2017.[16]
- Men
- Women
Ski jumping
editJapan's ski jumping team will consist of four athletes (all men, as women's events are not scheduled to be held). The team was announced on January 19, 2017.[6]
- Men
Snowboarding
editJapan's snowboarding team will consist of ten athletes (four men and six women). The team was announced on January 19, 2017.[6]
- Men
- Ayumu Nedefuji - halfpipe
- Shinnosuke Kamino - slalom/giant slalom
- Yuya Suzuki - slalom/giant slalom
- Takumi Miyazawa - slalom/giant slalom
- Women
- Hikaru Oe - halfpipe
- Haruna Matsumoto - halfpipe
- Kurumi Imai - halfpipe
- Sena Tomita - halfpipe
- Eri Yanetani - slalom/giant slalom
- Asa Toyoda - slalom/giant slalom
Speed skating
editJapan's speed skating team consists of 20 athletes (ten men and ten women). The team was officially unveiled on January 15, 2017.[17]
- Men
- Takuro Oda - 1000 m, 1500 m
- Shota Nakamura - 1500 m, 1000 m, TP MS
- Ryosuke Tsuchiya - 5000 m, 10000 m, TP MS
- Shane Williamson 1500 m, 5000 m, 10000 m, TP, MS
- Seitaro Ichinohe 5000 m, 10000 m, TP (sub)
- Taro Kondo 1500 m
- Yuto Fujino 500 m, 1000 m
- Tsubasa Hasegawa 500 m
- Shunsuke Nakamura 500 m, 1000 m
- Yuma Murakami 500 m
- Women
- Nao Kodaira 500 m, 1000 m
- Miho Takagi 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, TP, MS
- Mai Kiyama 5000 m
- Misaki Oshigiri 1500 m, 3000 m, TP
- Nana Takagi 1,500 m, TP, MS
- Ayano Sato 500 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, MS
- Arisa Go 500 m, 1000 m
- Maki Tabata 5000 m
- Maki Tsuji 500 m, 1000 m
- Fuyo Matsuoka 5000 m
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