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 | |
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]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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![]() | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (11 entries) | 27 | 21 | 26 | 74 |
Medalists
[edit]Competitors
[edit]The 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
[edit]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
- Women
Biathlon
[edit]- Men
- Women
Cross-country skiing
[edit]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
[edit]Japan has entered both a men's and women's teams.[7][8]
Men's tournament
[edit]Japan'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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Liu Rui | 5 | 0 |
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Kim Soo-hyuk | 4 | 1 |
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Yusuke Morozumi | 3 | 2 |
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Randolph Shen | 2 | 3 |
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Viktor Kim | 1 | 4 |
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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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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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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 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
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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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Kim Eun-jung | 4 | 0 |
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Wang Bingyu | 3 | 1 |
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Satsuki Fujisawa | 2 | 2 |
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Ramina Yunicheva | 1 | 3 |
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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
[edit]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 | |||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Japan 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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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | –32 | 0 |
22 February 2017 19:00 | Japan ![]() | 14–0 (5–0, 4–0, 5–0) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,631 |
Game reference | ||||
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6 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
41 | Shots | 12 |
Women's tournament
[edit]Japan 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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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | +97 | 15 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 84 | –79 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 104 | –100 | 0 |
18 February 2017 12:00 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1) | ![]() | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 2,200 |
Game reference | ||||
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Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||
12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
3 | Shots | 58 |
20 February 2017 19:00 | Japan ![]() | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,807 |
Game reference | ||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
70 | Shots | 3 |
Short track speed skating
[edit]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
[edit]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
Snowboarding
[edit]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
- Hikaru Oe - halfpipe
- Haruna Matsumoto - halfpipe
- Kurumi Imai - halfpipe
- Sena Tomita - halfpipe
- Eri Yanetani - slalom/giant slalom
- Asa Toyoda - slalom/giant slalom
Speed skating
[edit]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
- 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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