| 2025 Japanese Olympic curling trials | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Wakkanai, Japan |
| Arena | Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park |
| Dates | September 11–14 |
| Men's winner |  SC Karuizawa Club |
| Curling club | Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa, Nagano |
| Skip | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
| Fourth | Riku Yanagisawa |
| Second | Takeru Yamamoto |
| Lead | Satoshi Koizumi |
| Alternate | Shingo Usui |
| Coach | Yuji Nishimuro |
| Finalist |  Consadole (Abe) |
| Women's winner | Fortius |
| Curling club | Sapporo CC, Sapporo, Hokkaido |
| Skip | Sayaka Yoshimura |
| Third | Kaho Onodera |
| Second | Yuna Kotani |
| Lead | Anna Ohmiya |
| Alternate | Mina Kobayashi |
| Coach | Yumie Funayama & Niklas Edin |
| Finalist | SC Karuizawa Club |
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The 2025 Japanese Olympic curling trials were held from September 11 to 14 at the Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park in Wakkanai, Japan. [1] The winning Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi and Sayaka Yoshimura rinks earned the right to represent Japan at the Olympic Qualification Event where they will need to finish in the top two to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. [2] It was the first time a men's trial is being held.
Contents
- Men
- Teams
- Standings
- Results
- Women
- Teams 2
- Round robin standings
- Round robin results
- Tiebreaker
- Best-of-five
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The men's event featured a best-of-five series between the 2024 and 2025 Japanese champion rinks of Shinya Abe (Consadole) and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (SC Karuizawa Club). [3] In 2024, Consadole led Japan to a 3–9 record at the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship, only earning three qualification points for the nation. SC Karuizawa Club did slightly better in 2025 by finishing ninth and earning five points, though it was not enough to advance Japan directly to the Olympic Games. [4]
The women's event was held in a double round robin format with the top two teams advancing to a best-of-five series which includes the results from their first two games. [1] The 2024 and 2025 Japanese champions Miyu Ueno (SC Karuizawa Club) and Sayaka Yoshimura (Fortius) qualified by winning the previous two national titles while two-time Olympic medallist Satsuki Fujisawa (Loco Solare) qualified as the points leader. Like the men's teams, SC Karuizawa Club finished eleventh in 2024 while Fortius placed ninth in 2025, resulting in just eight qualification points. [4]
