Japan_at_the_2024_Winter_Youth_Olympics
Japan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Japan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Japan's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
Quick Facts Japan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, IOC code ...
| Japan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01) | |
| Competitors | 65 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Kaito Fujii & Yuzuki Sato |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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The Japanese team consisted of 65 athletes.[1] Curler Kaito Fujii and ski jumper Yuzuki Sato were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2][3]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Curling | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Freestyle skiing | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Ice hockey | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Nordic combined | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Short track speed skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Snowboarding | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 20 | 40 | 60 |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Yura Murase | Snowboarding | Women's big air | 28 January |
| Gold | Mao Shimada | Figure skating | Women's singles | 29 January |
| Gold | Rise Kudo | Snowboarding | Women's halfpipe | 1 February |
 Silver | Olly Nicholls | Freestyle skiing | Men's slopestyle | 25 January |
| Silver | Olly Nicholls | Freestyle skiing | Men's big air | 28 January |
| Silver | Suzuno Fukuda Yumin Furuhira Rio Suzuki Mayu Hosogoe Riko Nishiuchi Lily Sato Rino Tada (A) Kika Terauchi (C) Nana Akimoto Momona Fukuzawa Tsumugi Ito Reina Kakuta Saika Kiyokawa Azumi Numabe Umeka Odaira Momoka Okamura Koko Ruike Nanaho Yamaguchi | Ice hockey | Women's tournament | 31 January |
| Silver | Sara Shimizu | Snowboarding | Women's halfpipe | 1 February |
 Bronze | Nonomi Inoue | Short track speed skating | Women's 1500 metres | 20 January |
| Bronze | Raito Kida | Short track speed skating | Men's 1000 metres | 21 January |
| Bronze | Waka Sasabuchi | Speed skating | Women's 500 metres | 22 January |
| Bronze | Sota Kubo | Speed skating | Men's 1500 metres | 23 January |
| Bronze | Nonomi Inoue Aoi Yoshizawa Yuta Fuchigami Raito Kida | Short track speed skating | Mixed relay | 24 January |
| Bronze | Takuto Nakamura | Freestyle skiing | Men's dual moguls | 27 January |
| Bronze | Yo Takagi | Figure skating | Women's singles | 29 January |
| Bronze | Ryusei Yamada | Snowboarding | Men's halfpipe | 1 February |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified three alpine skiers (one man and two women).[4]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Neo Kamada | Super-G | — | 56.20 | 27 | |||
| Giant slalom | 51.31 | 24 | 46.42 | 10 | 1:37.73 | 17 | |
| Slalom | 48.15 | 9 | 51.94 | 2 | 1:40.09 | 4 | |
| Combined | 57.36 | 36 | 55.39 | 8 | 1:52.75 | 21 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hinata Fukasawa | Super-G | — | 56.42 | 26 | |||
| Giant slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Combined | 59.25 | 32 | 54.74 | 21 | 1:53.99 | 22 | |
| Mikoto Onishi | Super-G | — | 56.08 | 21 | |||
| Giant slalom | 50.14 | 13 | DNF | ||||
| Slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Combined | 57.49 | 12 | 53.05 | 11 | 1:50.54 | 11 | |
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- Mixed
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mikoto Onishi Neo Kamada |
Parallel mixed team |  AustriaL 1–3 |
Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified three cross-country skiers (one man and two women).[5]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kosuke Fujimoto | 7.5 km classical | — | 21:15.0 | 29 | |||||
| Sprint freestyle | 3:14.41 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yuka Fukuhara | 7.5 km classical | — | 24:29.2 | 30 | |||||
| Sprint freestyle | 3:56.78 | 42 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Kokoro Matsuzawa | 7.5 km classical | — | 24:02.6 | 23 | |||||
| Sprint freestyle | 3:42.32 | 22 Q | 3:38.06 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[6][7]
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Kaito Fujii Satsuki Maruzeni Koei Sato Himari Ichiyama |
Mixed team |  NigeriaW 20–1 |
 ChinaL 6–7 |
 SwedenW 10–2 |
 United StatesL 6–8 |
 New ZealandW 6–2 |
 TurkeyW 8–2 |
 NorwayW 8–4 |
3 Q |  DenmarkL 3–8 |
Did not advance | 6 | |
| Moka Tanaka Shinya Kawai |
Mixed doubles | China L 5–7 |
 BrazilW 11–1 |
Turkey W 9–5 |
New Zealand W 11–2 |
 LatviaW 5–4 |
— | 2 Q | Denmark L 7–9 |
Did not advance | 7 | ||
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Mixed team
Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed team
More information Group A, Skip ...
| Group A | Skip | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Li Zetai | 6 | 1 | 1–0 | 65 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 59.04 |
| United States | Kenna Ponzio | 6 | 1 | 0–1 | 68 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 51.38 |
 Japan | Kaito Fujii | 5 | 2 | 1–0 | 64 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 39.53 |
| Sweden | Vilmer Nygren | 5 | 2 | 0–1 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 58.05 |
| Norway | Alexander Johansen | 3 | 4 | – | 49 | 39 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 65.33 |
| Turkey | Muhammed Taha Zenit | 2 | 5 | – | 41 | 40 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 82.17 |
| New Zealand | Jed Nevill | 1 | 6 | – | 27 | 44 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 86.52 |
| Nigeria | Goodnews Charles | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | 133 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 199.60 |
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- Round robin
- Draw 1
Saturday, January 20, 10:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Japan (Fujii)  |
5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 20 |
| Nigeria (Charles) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
- Draw 2
Saturday, January 20, 18:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Fujii) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| China (Li) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
- Draw 3
Sunday, January 21, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Fujii) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 10 |
| Sweden (Nygren) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
- Draw 4
Monday, January 22, 10:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Ponzio) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Japan (Fujii) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Draw 5
Monday, January 22, 18:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Fujii) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| New Zealand (Nevill) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
- Draw 6
Tuesday, January 23, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Zenit) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Japan (Fujii) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
- Draw 7
Wednesday, January 24, 9:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Johansen) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Japan (Fujii) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 8 |
- Qualification Game
Wednesday, January 24, 19:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Schmidt) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Japan (Fujii) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
Mixed doubles
More information Group C, W ...
| Group C | W | L | W–L | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 5 | 0 | – | 56.80 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | – | 38.84 |
| Latvia | 3 | 2 | – | 77.39 |
| Turkey | 2 | 3 | – | 89.37 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4 | – | 94.80 |
| Brazil | 0 | 5 | – | 112.92 |
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- Round robin
- Draw 4
Saturday, January 27, 18:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Gong / Xu) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
- Draw 5
Sunday, January 28, 10:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brazil (Gentile / Melo) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 11 |
- Draw 8
Monday, January 29, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 9 |
- Draw 12
Tuesday, January 30, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | 11 |
| New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
- Draw 15
Wednesday, January 31, 12:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Latvia (Regža / Zass) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Quarterfinal
Wednesday, January 31, 19:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Schmidt / Schmidt) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Main article: Figure skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified four figure skaters (two per gender).
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | SP/SD | FS/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Haru Kakiuchi | Men's singles | 61.11 | 8 | 124.77 | 5 | 185.88 | 7 |
| Rio Nakata | 55.59 | 13 | 142.70 | 2 | 198.29 | 5 | |
| Mao Shimada | Women's singles | 71.05 | 1 | 125.94 | 1 | 196.99 | |
| Yo Takagi | 67.23 | 2 | 115.97 | 5 | 183.20 | | |
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Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified ten freestyle skiiers (five per gender).
- Dual moguls
- Individual
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Points | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Takuto Nakamura | Men's dual moguls |  Hill (AUS)W 3–2 |
 Kim (KOR)W 3–2 |
 Koehler (CAN)L 2–3 |
 Dooley (IRL)W 3–2 |
11 | 1 Q | Huff (USA) L 3–32 |
Cohen (USA) W 19–16 |
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| Hikaru Sakai | Women's dual moguls |  Kisil (UKR)W 3–2 |
 Joly (FRA)W 3–2 |
Lodge (AUS) L 2–3 |
 Feklistova (KAZ)W 3–2 |
11 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Rin Taguchi | DNS | |||||||||
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- Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Hikaru Sakai Takuto Nakamura |
Mixed team | Nilsson / Gravenfors (SWE) W 42–28 |
Lodge / Hill (AUS) W 50–20 |
Lemley / Huff (USA) L 32–38 |
McLarnon / Cohen (USA) L 26–44 |
4 |
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- Ski cross
- Individual
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group heats | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Position | Position | ||
| Jinichiro Ishinaka | Men's ski cross | 16 | 4 Q | 4 SF | 8 |
| Ryusei Suzuki | 10 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Koko Kawashima | Women's ski cross | 14 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Hana Kiyota | 11 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
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- Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Pre-heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Position | Position | Position | ||
| Jinichiro Ishinaka Koko Kawashima |
Team ski cross | 1 Q | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Ryusei Suzuki Hana Kiyora |
3 | Did not advance | |||
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- Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Olly Nicholls | Men's big air | 91.00 | 42.00 | 91.00 | 3 Q | 86.00 | 88.50 | 28.25 | 174.50 | |
| Men's slopestyle | 10.50 | 73.50 | 73.50 | 9 Q | 71.00 | 36.50 | 85.75 | 85.75 | | |
| Kashu Sato | Men's halfpipe | 59.75 | 56.25 | 59.75 | 9 Q | 55.00 | 47.75 | 53.50 | 55.00 | 9 |
| Kiho Sugawara | Women's big air | 63.50 | 67.00 | 67.00 | 8 Q | 45.00 | 44.75 | 42.00 | 87.00 | 10 |
| Women's slopestyle | 53.50 | 50.50 | 53.50 | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified a team of eighteen ice hockey players for the women's six-team tournament.[8][9]
- Roster
Haruna Yoneyama served as head coach and Moeko Fujimoto was assistant coach.[10][11]
- Summary
Key:
- GWS – Game winning shots
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | ||
| Japan | Women's tournament | Norway W 5–1 |
Sweden L 1–2 GWS |
Q |  SwitzerlandW 2–1 |
Sweden L 0–4 |
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Women's tournament
- Group A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Norway |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
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| 28 January 2024 11:00 | Japan | 5–1 (1–0, 0–0, 4–1) | Norway | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 2,837 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuno Fukuda | Goalies | Shiva Nobari | Referees: Ding Siwen Beatrice FortinLinesmen:  Laura Schmidlein Ilona Silander | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 29 January 2024 11:00 | Sweden | 2–1 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (SO: 1–0) | Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 1,503 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilde Wyckman | Goalies | Rio Suzuki | Referees: María Chávez Maria GherardiLinesmen:  Lara Fischer Ilona Silander | |||||
| ||||||||
Österman  Westerlind | Shootout |  Odaira Numabe | ||||||
| 3 min | Penalties | 1.5 min | ||||||
| 21 | Shots | 18 | ||||||
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- Semifinals
| 30 January 2024 17:00 | Switzerland | 1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 1,083 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentina Camenzind | Goalies | Suzuno Fukuda | Referees: María Chávez Beatrice Fortin Linesmen:  Anhelina Maifeld Domenica Maurer | ||||||||
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| 7.5 min | Penalties | 1.5 min | |||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||
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- Finals
| 31 January 2024 16:00 | Sweden | 4–0 (2–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 2,880 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilde Wyckman | Goalies | Suzuno Fukuda | Referees: Beatrice Fortin Maria Gherardi Linesmen: Anhelina Maifeld Laura Schmidlein | |||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified four nordic combined athletes (two per gender).
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kohtaro Kubota | Men's normal hill/6 km | 93.0 | 109.1 | 13 | 13:31.0 | 15 | 15:39.0 | 13 |
| Ruka Kudo | 80.0 | 78.7 | 26 | 14:13.8 | 24 | 18:22.8 | 25 | |
| Yuzuka Fujiwara | Women's normal hill/4 km | 88.0 | 89.8 | 15 | 9:41.7 | 1 | 12:35.7 | 9 |
| Jui Yamazaki | 96.5 | 106.6 | 8 | 10:34.3 | 10 | 12:21.3 | 7 | |
| Yuzuka Fujiwara Kohtaro Kubota Ruka Kudo Jui Yamazaki |
Mixed team | 351.0 | 354.1 | 8 | 34:12.1 | 3 | 35:46.1 | 7 |
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Japan qualified four short-track speed skaters (two per gender).
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yuta Fuchigami | 500 m | 42.738 | 1 Q | 42.078 | 3 q | 57.216 | 5 FB | 42.930 | 9 |
| 1000 m | 1:29.377 | 1 Q | 1:54.976 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | — | 2:16.364 | 2 Q | 2:57.832 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Raito Kida | 500 m | 42.479 | 1 Q | 42.490 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| 1000 m | 1:32.515 | 2 Q | 1:29.852 | 2 Q | 1:26.061 | 2 FA | 1:26.478 | | |
| 1500 m | — | 2:31.283 | 3 Q | 2:22.103 | 3 FA | 2:23.299 | 6 | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nonomi Inoue | 500 m | 46.250 | 3 q | 45.557 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| 1000 m | 1:36.646 | 1 Q | 1:33.523 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | — | 2:38.688 | 1 Q | 2:26.311 | 2 FA | 2:42.293 | | ||
| Aoi Yoshizawa | 500 m | 45.320 | 2 Q | 44.554 | 3 q | 44.935 | 4 FB | 46.137 | 9 |
| 1000 m | 1:37.171 | 2 Q | 1:33.904 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | — | 2:28.337 | 1 Q | 2:27.287 | 4 FB | 2:44.661 | 10 | ||
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- Mixed
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yuta Fuchigami Nonomi Inoue Raito Kida Aoi Yoshizawa |
Mixed relay | 2:46.957 | 1 FA | 2:47.412 | |
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Main article: Skeleton at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified one skeleton racer.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mio Shinohara | Women's | 57.36 | 13 | 57.67 | 14 | 1:55.03 | 13 |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[14]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Takuma Mikami | Men's normal hill | 82.5 | 65.0 | 27 | 85.0 | 67.9 | 24 | 132.9 | 26 |
| Seigo Sasaki | 88.5 | 76.8 | 21 | 82.5 | 60.9 | 27 | 137.7 | 24 | |
| Hana Sakurai | Women's normal hill | 78.5 | 53.3 | 19 | 77.0 | 50.0 | 21 | 103.3 | 20 |
| Yuzuki Sato | 92.5 | 83.1 | 8 | 101.5 | 103.1 | 3 | 186.2 | 6 | |
| Hana Sakurai Takuma Mikami Yuzuki Sato Seigo Sasaki |
Mixed team | 346.5 | 304.8 | 9 | 341.0 | 307.0 | 9 | 611.8 | 9 |
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Main article: Snowboarding at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified eight snowboarders (three men and five women).
- Snowboard cross
- Individual
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Position | Position | ||
| Daisuke Muraoka | Men's snowboard cross | 17 | 4 Q | 4 SF | 7 |
| Rio Ishida | Women's snowboard cross | 15 | 7 | Did not advance | |
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- Mixed
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Pre-heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Position | Position | Position | ||
| Daisuke Muraoka Rio Ishida |
Team snowboard cross | — | 2 Q | 4 SF | 7 |
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- Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Kyu Shimasaki | Men's halfpipe | 69.75 | 64.25 | 69.75 | 7 Q | 13.00 | 43.50 | 57.25 | 57.25 | 9 |
| Ryusei Yamada | Men's halfpipe | 81.75 | 85.75 | 85.75 | 2 Q | 42.00 | 83.00 | 14.00 | 83.00 | |
| Rise Kudo | Women's halfpipe | 92.25 | 91.25 | 92.25 | 1 Q | 90.75 | 73.25 | 68.25 | 90.75 | |
| Kiara Morii | Women's big air | 84.25 | 25.50 | 84.25 | 4 Q | 78.75 | 72.50 | 21.50 | 151.25 | 4 |
| Women's slopestyle | 25.75 | 20.50 | 25.75 | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yura Murase | Women's big air | 82.00 | 33.25 | 82.00 | 6 Q | 66.00 | 79.50 | 74.75 | 154.25 | |
| Women's slopestyle | 49.50 | 93.00 | 93.00 | 1 Q | 24.00 | 10.00 | 79.25 | 79.25 | 5 | |
| Sara Shimizu | Women's halfpipe | 83.75 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 2 Q | 84.50 | 19.50 | 63.00 | 84.50 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Japan qualified four speed skaters (two per gender).
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sota Kubo | 500 m | 37.20 | 4 |
| 1500 m | 1:53.16 | | |
| Takumi Murashita | 500 m | 37.23 | 5 |
| 1500 m | 1:54.30 | 5 |
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaede Kojima | 500 m | 41.06 | 9 |
| 1500 m | 2:05.71 | 4 | |
| Waka Sasabuchi | 500 m | 39.65 | |
| 1500 m | 2:14.59 | 20 |
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- Mass Start
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Sota Kubo | Men's mass start | DQ | Did not advance | ||||
| Takuma Murashita | 2 | 5:31.93 | 6 Q | 4 | 5:30.92 | 4 | |
| Kaede Kojima | Women's mass start | 10 | 5:59.16 | 3 Q | 0 | 5:56.43 | 11 |
| Waka Sasabuchi | 4 | 6:25.910 | 5 Q | 0 | 5:56.41 | 10 | |
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- Mixed relay
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kaede Kojima Sota Kubo |
Mixed relay | 3:09.73 | 4 Q | 3:15.61 | 4 |
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