Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Japan at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Japan.svg
Flag of Japan
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp
in Beijing, China
February 4–20, 2022
Competitors49 (11 men and 38 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

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 1 1 2
Curling 0 5 5
Figure skating 5 5 10
Ice hockey 0 23 23
Short track speed skating 4 3 7
Total 11 38 49

Alpine skiing[]

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Japan has qualified at least one male and one female alpine skier.[1]

Cross-country skiing[]

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Japan has qualified at least one male and one female cross-country skier.[2]

Curling[]

Main articles: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Summary
Team Event Group stage Tiebreaker 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 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Satsuki Fujisawa
Chinami Yoshida
Yumi Suzuki
Yurika Yoshida
Kotomi Ishizaki 		Women's tournament Sweden SWE
 Canada CAN
 Denmark DEN
 Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg ROC
 China CHN
 South Korea KOR
 United Kingdom GBR
 United States USA
 Switzerland SUI

Women's tournament[]

Main article: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Japan has qualified their women's team (five athletes), by finishing second in the 2021 Olympic Qualification Event.[3] Team Satsuki Fujisawa qualified as Japanese representatives by winning the 2021 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials, defeating Sayaka Yoshimura 3–2 in the best-of-five trial.[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Country
 Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
 Canada Jennifer Jones 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 China 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Great Britain Eve Muirhead 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 ROC Alina Kovaleva 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 United States Tabitha Peterson 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
Round robin

Japan had a bye in draws 2, 6 and 10.[5]

Figure skating[]

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Japan secured three quotas in both the men's and ladies singles competitions, and one each in the pairs and ice dance competitions.[6]

Athlete Event SP / SD FS / FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Yuzuru Hanyu Men's singles
Shoma Uno
Yuma Kagiyama
Kaori Sakamoto Ladies' singles
Wakaba Higuchi
Mana Kawabe
Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara
Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
Team trophy
Athlete Event Short program/Short dance Free skate/Free dance
Men's Ladies' Pairs Ice dance Total Men's Ladies' Pairs Ice dance Total
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
(M)
(L)
(P)
(ID) 		Team event

Ice hockey[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Japan has qualified 23 female competitors to the ice hockey tournament.[7]

Women's tournament[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Japan women's national ice hockey team qualified by being 6th in the 2020 IIHF World Rankings.[8]

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
5  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 February 2022. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)
16:40
v		Japan v SwedenWukesong Arena, Beijing
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)
16:40
v		Denmark v JapanWukesong Arena, Beijing
6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)
16:40
v		China v JapanWukesong Arena, Beijing
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08)
16:40
v		Japan v Czech RepublicWukesong Arena, Beijing

Short track speed skating[]

Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan has qualified four male and three female short track speed skaters. They will participate in the men's and mixed relays as well.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ Steve Seixeiro (17 December 2021). "Japan women qualify for Beijing 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "試合結果 (RESULTS)". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ Céline Stucki (22 December 2021). "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games playing schedules released". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Qualification System for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Olympic Winter Games". IIHF. iihf.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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