Japan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Japan at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
in Sapporo and Obihiro
February 19–26
Competitors 146 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Go Tanaka
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
27
Silver
21
Bronze
26
Total
74
Asian Winter Games appearances

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 five sports (eleven disciplines).[4]

Ice hockey player Go Tanaka was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[5]

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Alpine skiing32271
Biathlon10452
Cross-country skiing713111
Curling01122
Figure skating11022
Freestyle skiing32271
Ice hockey10121
Short track speed skating01343
Ski jumping32051
Snowboarding12363
Speed skating797231
Total272126741

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldEri YanetaniSnowboardingWomen's giant slalom19 February
 GoldNao KodairaSpeed skatingWomen's 1000 metres20 February
 GoldMiho TakagiSpeed skatingWomen's 3000 metres20 February
 GoldYuki KobayashiCross-country skiingWomen's 10 kilometre freestyle21 February
 GoldTakuro OdaSpeed skatingMen's 1000 metres21 February
 GoldNao KodairaSpeed skatingWomen's 500 metres21 February
 GoldMiho TakagiSpeed skatingWomen's 1500 metres21 February
 GoldMisaki Oshigiri
Nana Takagi
Miho Takagi		Speed skatingWomen's team pursuit21 February
 GoldYohei KoyamaAlpine skiingMen's giant slalom

22 February

 GoldYukiya SatoSki jumpingNormal hill individual22 February
 GoldEmi HasegawaAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom23 February
 GoldAkira LentingCross-country skiingMen's 10 kilometre classical23 February
 GoldYuki KobayashiCross-country skiingWomen's 5 kilometre classical23 February
 GoldMiho TakagiSpeed skatingWomen's mass start23 February
 GoldMikito TachizakiBiathlonMen's pursuit24 February
 GoldNobuhito Kashiwabara
Kohei Shimizu
Naoto Baba
Akira Lenting		Cross-country skiingMen's 4 × 7.5 kilometre relay24 February
 GoldHikari Miyazaki
Kozue Takizawa
Yuki Kobayashi
Chisa Obayashi		Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 × 5 kilometre relay24 February
 GoldIkuma HorishimaFreestyle skiingMen's dual moguls24 February
 GoldNaoki NakamuraSki jumpingLarge hill individual

24 February

 GoldEmi HasegawaAlpine skiingWomen's slalom25 February
 Gold
Yurie Adachi Shiori Koike Sena Suzuki
Yoshino Enomoto Mai Kondo Aina Takeuchi
Moeko Fujimoto Akane Konishi Naho Terashima
Nana Fujimoto Hanae Kubo Ayaka Toko
Mika Hori Ami Nakamura Haruka Toko
Akane Hosoyamada Shoko Ono Rui Ukita
Tomomi Iwahara Chiho Osawa Haruna Yoneyama
 Ice hockeyWomen's tournament25 February
 GoldYuken Iwasa
Yukiya Sato
Naoki Nakamura
Masamitsu Ito		Ski jumpingLarge hill team25 February
 GoldAkira LentingCross-country skiingMen's 30 kilometre freestyle26 February
 GoldYuki KobayashiCross-country skiingWomen's 15 kilometre freestyle26 February
 GoldShoma UnoFigure skatingMen's singles26 February
 GoldIkuma HorishimaFreestyle skiingMen's moguls26 February
 GoldArisa MurataFreestyle skiingWomen's moguls26 February
 SilverYuya SuzukiSnowboardingMen's slalom20 February
 SilverEri YanetaniSnowboardingWomen's slalom20 February
 SilverTsubasa HasegawaSpeed skatingMen's 500 metres20 February
 SilverRyosuke TsuchiyaSpeed skatingMen's 5000 metres

20 February

 SilverMiho TakagiSpeed skatingWomen's 1000 metres20 February
 SilverNaoto BabaCross-country skiingMen's 15 kilometre freestyle21 February
 SilverAyuko ItoShort track speed skatingWomen's 500 metres21 February
 SilverMisaki OshigiriSpeed skatingWomen's 1500 metres21 February
 SilverYuken IwasaSki jumpingNormal hill individual22 February
 SilverRyosuke TsuchiyaSpeed skatingMen's 10000 metres22 February
 SilverShota Nakamura
Shane Williamson
Ryosuke Tsuchiya		Speed skatingMen's team pursuit22 February
 SilverAsa AndoAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom23 February
 SilverTakuro OdaSpeed skatingMen's 1500 metres23 February
 SilverShane WilliamsonSpeed skatingMen's mass start23 February
 SilverAyano SatoSpeed skatingWomen's mass start23 February
 SilverYusuke Morozumi
Tetsuro Shimizu
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Kosuke Morozumi
Kosuke Hirata		CurlingMen's team24 February
 SilverChris Reed
Kana Muramoto		Figure skatingIce dancing24 February
 SilverDaichi HaraFreestyle skiingMen's dual moguls24 February
 SilverArisa MurataFreestyle skiingWomen's dual moguls24 February
 SilverYuken IwasaSki jumpingLarge hill individual24 February
 SilverAsa AndoAlpine skiingWomen's slalom25 February
 BronzeShinnosuke KaminoSnowboardingMen's giant slalom19 February
 BronzeNobuhito KashiwabaraCross-country skiingMen's sprint classical20 February
 BronzeSeitaro IchinoheSpeed skatingMen's 5000 metres

20 February

 BronzeAyano SatoSpeed skatingWomen's 3000 metres20 February
 BronzeAkira LentingCross-country skiingMen's 15 kilometre freestyle21 February
 BronzeShunsuke NakamuraSpeed skatingMen's 1000 metres21 February
 BronzeArisa GoSpeed skatingWomen's 500 metres21 February
 BronzeHideyuki NaritaAlpine skiingMen's giant slalom

22 February

 BronzeKeita WatanabeShort track speed skatingMen's 1000 metres22 February
 BronzeSumire KikuchiShort track speed skatingWomen's 1000 metres22 February
 BronzeHiroki Yokoyama
Kazuki Yoshinaga
Keita Watanabe
Ryosuke Sakazume
Takayuki Muratake		Short track speed skatingMen's 5000 metres relay22 February
 BronzeSeitaro IchinoheSpeed skatingMen's 10000 metres22 February
 BronzeMai KiyamaSpeed skatingWomen's 5000 metres22

February

 BronzeMikito TachizakiBiathlonMen's sprint23 February
 BronzeKohei ShimizuCross-country skiingMen's 10 kilometre classical23 February
 BronzeTaro KondoSpeed skatingMen's 1500 metres23 February
 BronzeSatsuki Fujisawa
Mari Motohashi
Chinami Yoshida
Yurika Yoshida
Yumi Suzuki		CurlingWomen's team24 February
 BronzeMiki ItōFreestyle skiingWomen's dual moguls24 February
 BronzeHideyuki NaritaAlpine skiingMen's slalom25 February
 BronzeFuyuko Tachizaki
Yurie Tanaka
Mikito Tachizaki
Tsukasa Kobonoki		BiathlonMixed relay25 February
 BronzeAyumu NedefujiSnowboardingMen's halfpipe25 February
 BronzeKurumi ImaiSnowboardingWomen's halfpipe25 February
 BronzeKosuke OzakiBiathlonMen's mass start26 February
 BronzeFuyuko TachizakiBiathlonWomen's mass start26 February
 BronzeMiki ItōFreestyle skiingWomen's moguls26 February
 Bronze
Yutaka Fukufuji Hiroto Sato Kenta Takagi
Yuto Ito Takafumi Yamashita Seiji Takahashi
Takuto Onoda Maruru Furuhashi Hiromichi Terao
Yōsuke Haga Yushiroh Hirano Yuri Terao
Ryo Hashiba Takuma Kawai Go Tanaka
Ryo Hashimoto Shuhei Kuji Hiroki Ueno
Keigo Minoshima Masahito Nishiwaki Takuro Yamashita
Kazumasa Sasaki Daisuke Obara
 Ice hockeyMen's tournament26 February

Competitors

The following table lists the Japanese delegation per sport and gender.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 448
Biathlon 6612
Cross-country skiing 448
Curling 5510
Figure skating 6612
Freestyle skiing 448
Ice hockey 232144
Short track speed skating 5510
Ski jumping 4N/A4
Snowboarding 4610
Speed skating 101020
Total7571146

Alpine skiing

Japan's alpine skiing team will consist of eight athletes (four men and four women). The team was announced on January 19, 2017.[6]

Men
  • Naoki Yuasa
  • Hideyuki Narita
  • Yohei Koyama
  • Tatsuki Matsumoto
Women

Biathlon

Men
  • Junji Nagai
  • Mikito Tachizaki
  • Yuuki Nakajima
  • Tsukasa Kobonoki
  • Kosuke Ozaki
  • Takuto Terabayashi
Women

Cross-country skiing

Japan'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

Japan has entered both a men's and women's teams.[7][8]

Men's tournament

Japan's men's curling team consists of five athletes.[8]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Country
 Skip W L
 China Liu Rui 50
 South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk 41
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi 32
 Chinese Taipei Randolph Shen 23
 Kazakhstan Victor Kim 14
 Qatar Nabeel Alyafei 05
Round-robin

Japan has a bye in draw 3

Semifinals

Wednesday, February 22, 1:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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) 1st, gold medalist(s) 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 2 X X 11
 Japan (Morozumi) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X 4

Women's tournament

Key
Teams to playoffs
Country
 Skip W L
 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 30
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 21
 China Wang Bingyu 21
 Kazakhstan Ramina Yunicheva 12
 Qatar Maryam Binali 04
Round-robin

Japan has a bye in draw 3

Figure skating

Japan'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
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Shoma Uno Men's 92.43 2 188.84 1 281.27 1st, gold medalist(s)
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
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 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Ibuki Mori / Kentaro Suzuki 48.84 5 75.28 5 124.12 5

Freestyle skiing

Japan'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

Japan 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

Japan was represented by the following 23 athletes:[14]

Legend

  • G– Goalie D = Defense F = Forward
Rank
Team
 Pld W OW OL L GF GA GD Pts
1st, gold medalist(s)  Kazakhstan 33000190+199
2nd, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 32001146+86
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 310021511+43
4  China 30003032–320
22 February 2017
19:00
Japan 14–0
(5–0, 4–0, 5–0)		 ChinaTsukisamu Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,197
24 February 2017
19:00
Japan 1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)		 South KoreaTsukisamu Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,118
26 February 2017
12:30
Kazakhstan 7–0
(4–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 JapanTsukisamu Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,631

Women's tournament

Japan was represented by the following 21 athletes:[15]

Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward

Rank
Team
 Pld W OW OL L GF GA GD Pts
1st, gold medalist(s)  Japan 55000981+9715
2nd, silver medalist(s)  China 530114612+3410
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Kazakhstan 530023114+179
4  South Korea 52102376+318
5  Thailand 51004584–793
6  Hong Kong 500054104–1000
18 February 2017
12:00
Kazakhstan 0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)		 JapanTsukisamu Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,200
20 February 2017
19:00
Japan 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 South KoreaTsukisamu Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,221
21 February 2017
19:00
Japan 46–0
(17–0, 18–0, 11–0)		 Hong KongTsukisamu Gymnasium
Attendance: 513
23 February 2017
19:00
Thailand 0–37
(0–18, 0–13, 0–6)		 JapanTsukisamu Gymnasium
Attendance: 348
25 February 2017
19:00
Japan 6–1
(5–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 ChinaTsukisamu Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,807

Short track speed skating

Japan'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

Japan'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
  • Yukiya Satō
  • Naoki Nakamura
  • Masamitsu Itō
  • Yūken Iwasa

Snowboarding

Japan'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

Speed skating

Japan's speed skating team consists of 20 athletes (ten men and ten women). The team was officially unveiled on January 15, 2017.[17]

Men
Women

References

  1. ↑ "Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Goddard, Emily (5 August 2014). "Sapporo Asian Winter Games dates confirmed for February 2017". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Team Japan unites for Asian Winter Games with eye on building momentum for 2020 Olympics". Japan Times. Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "2017 冬季アジア札幌大会派遣候補選手一覧" [2017 Winter Asia Sapporo Tournament Candidate list]. www.ski-japan.or.jp/ (in Japanese). Ski Association of Japan. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Curling Playing Schedule for the 8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017" (PDF). www.sapporo2017.org/. 2017 Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Asian Winter Games return to Sapporo for the third time". www.worldcurling.org/. World Curling Federation. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "世界フィギュア選手権ほか　代表選手" [World Figure Championships and other players] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. 27 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Wong, Jackie (25 December 2016). "2017 ISU Championships: List of announced entrants". www.rockerskating.com/. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Asian Winter Games: Miyahara to miss Asian Games due to hip injury". Kyodo News. Tokyo, Japan. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/. National Teams of Ice hockey. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Morgan, Liam (4 January 2017). "Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Japan". www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/. National teams of Ice hockey. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Team Rosters - Women's tournament" (PDF). Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "ショートトラック 国際競技会派遣選手団" [Short Track International Competition Dispatch Team] (PDF). www.skatingjapan.or.jp/ (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "第 8 アジア冬季競技大会派遣選手団" [The 8th Asian Winter Games Dispatched team] (PDF). www.skatingjapan.or.jp/ (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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