| Japan at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 33 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sumire Kikuchi [1] |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
One coach.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Seiya Hiroshima (廣島 聖也) | Slalom | 47.64 | 42.68 | 1:30.32 | 25 |
| Giant slalom | 59.09 | 55.67 | 1:54.76 | 7 | |
| Super-G | 1:06.00 | 12 | |||
| Combined | 1:05.54 | 37.86 | 1:43.40 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Kayo Denda (傳田 佳代) | Slalom | DNF | |||
| Giant slalom | 1:00.99 | 1:01.68 | 2:02.67 | 23 | |
| Super-G | 1:10.77 | 23 | |||
| Combined | 1:09.29 | 38.95 | 1:48.24 | 18 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Maria Oshigiri (押切 麻李亜) Shizuka Uehara (上原 志津佳) | Two-girls | 57.55 | 57.60 | 1:55.15 | 8 |
One coach.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Kentarō Ishikawa (石川 謙太郎) | 10km classical | 29:40.2 |  |
| Takuto Terabayashi (寺林 拓人) | 10km classical | 31:30.9 | 17 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Maki Ōdaira (大平 麻生) | 5km classical | 16:34.8 | 19 |
| Kozue Takizawa (滝沢 こずえ) | 5km classical | 15:45.3 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Kentarō Ishikawa (石川 謙太郎) | Boys' sprint | 1:45.61 | 7 Q | 1:48.8 | 1 Q | 1:46.2 | 2 Q | 1:49.9 | 6 |
| Takuto Terabayashi (寺林 拓人) | Boys' sprint | 1:51.89 | 32 | did not advance | |||||
| Maki Ōdaira (大平 麻生) | Girls' sprint | 2:13.94 | 34 | did not advance | |||||
| Kozue Takizawa (滝沢 こずえ) | Girls' sprint | 2:10.80 | 29 Q | 2:05.6 | 6 | did not advance | |||
One team leader.
Final Round Robin Standings
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| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
 Japan (Usui) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Switzerland (Brunner)  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
 Martin Sesaker (NOR) Kim Eun-bi (KOR) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR) Mako Tamakuma (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
 Korey Dropkin (USA) Marina Verenich (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR) Mako Tamakuma (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
One team leader and two coaches.
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Shōma Uno (宇野 昌磨) | Singles | 51.52 | 6 | 115.63 | 2 | 167.15 | |
| Shū Nakamura (中村 優) | Singles | 42.34 | 10 | 111.88 | 3 | 154.22 | 6 |
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Risa Shōji (庄司 理紗) | Singles | 47.29 | 6 | 88.03 | 5 | 135.32 | 6 |
| Athletes | Event | Boys' | Girls' | Ice Dance | Total | |||||||
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| Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | ||
Team 4 Shoma Uno (JPN) Jordan Bauth (USA) Eugenia Tkachenka / Yuri Hulitski (BLR) | Team Trophy | 112.72 | 2 | 7 | 77.84 | 2 | 7 | 44.36 | 7 | 2 | 16 |  |
One coach.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Yūki Nakagawa (中川 雄生) | Boys' ski cross | 1:00.27 | 16 | Cancelled | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nanaho Kiriyama (桐山 菜々穂) | Girls' ski half-pipe | 49.00 | 8 | did not advance | |
One manager.
| Athlete(s) | Event | Qualification | Grand final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Seiya Furukawa (古川 誠也) | Individual skills | 30 | 2 Q | 19 |  |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Qualification | Grand final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Akane Deguchi (出口 茜) | Individual skills | 20 | 4 Q | 16 | 7 |
One coach.
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Deficit | Ski Time | Total Time | Rank | ||
| Gō Yamamoto (山元 豪) | Boys' individual | 132.5 | 2 | 0:20 | 26:19.9 | 26:39.9 | |
One coach.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kei Saitō (斉藤 慧) | Boys' 500 metres | 43.173 | 2 Q | 43.000 | 3 qB | 45.6000 | 1 |
| Boys' 1000 metres | 1:30.502 | 1 Q | 1:29.689 | 2 Q | 1:30.142 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sumire Kikuchi (菊池 純礼) | Girls' 500 metres | 53.823 | 3 Q* | 46.200 | 3 qB | 48.337 | 2 |
| Girls' 1000 metres | 1:36.670 | 2 Q | 1:35.301 | 2 Q | 1:34.254 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Team D Elisabeth Witt (GER) Thomas Insuk Hong (USA) Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) Yin-Cheng Chang (TPE) | Mixed Team Relay | 4:23.141 | 4 qB | 4:24.360 | 1 |
Team E Sarah Warren (USA) Kei Saito (JPN) Lin Yu-Tzu (TPE) Josse Antonissen (NED) | Mixed Team Relay | 4:36.208 | 4 qB | 4:30.383 | 3 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Dan Satō (佐藤 弾) | Boys' individual | 59.55 | 59.34 | 1:58.89 | 9 |
| Hiroki Nokura (野倉 大貴) | Boys' individual | 59.92 | 59.80 | 1:59.72 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Saki Andō (安藤 早紀) | Girls' individual | CAN | 1:02.42 | 1:02.42 | 14 |
Two coaches.
| Athlete | Event | 1st Jump | 2nd Jump | Overall | |||
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| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Yukiya Satō (佐藤 幸椰) | Boys' individual | 77.0m | 136.6 | 73.0m | 123.5 | 260.1 | |
| Athlete | Event | 1st Jump | 2nd Jump | Overall | |||
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| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Sara Takanashi (高梨 沙羅) | Girls' individual | 76.5m | 134.4 | 76.5m | 134.9 | 269.3 | |
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total | Rank |
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| Sara Takanashi Go Yamamoto Yukiya Satō | Mixed Team | 235.3 | 340.7 | 576.0 | 5 |
One manager.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
| Taku Hiraoka (平岡 卓) | Boys' halfpipe | 91.75 | 95.00 | 1 Q | 55.75 | 84.25 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
| Hikaru Ōe (大江 光) | Girls' halfpipe | 82.00 | 78.00 | 2 Q | 95.75 | 96.25 | | |||
One manager.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
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| Toshihiro Kakui (角井 俊洋) | Boys' 500 m | 38.88 | 38.94 | 77.82 | |
| Boys' 1500 m | 2:05.02 | 12 | |||
| Boys' Mass Start | 7:13.10 | 4 | |||
| Seitarō Ichinohe (一戸 誠太郎) | Boys' 1500 m | 2:00.30 | | ||
| Boys' 3000 m | 4:10.00 | | |||
| Boys' Mass Start | 7:11.45 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
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| Sumire Kikuchi (菊池 純礼) | Girls' 1500 m | 2:11.33 | | ||
| Girls' Mass Start | 6:01.24 | | |||
| Rio Harada (原田 梨央) | Girls' 1500 m | 2:15.15 | 7 | ||
| Girls' 3000 m | 4:41.85 | | |||
| Girls' Mass Start | 6:03.56 | 6 | |||
The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February and 21 February 2016. They were the fourth Youth Olympic Games and the second winter edition. Lillehammer was awarded the games on 7 December 2011 as the only candidate. The games reused venues from the 1994 Winter Olympics; this made Lillehammer the first city to host both regular and Youth Olympics. In addition to Lillehammer, sports were contested in Hamar, Gjøvik and Øyer.
Canada competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck. Beckie Scott was named as the chef de mission.
The United States competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Lithuania competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Lithuania was represented by 6 athletes in three sports.
Estonia competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Estonian team consisted of 17 athletes in 7 sports.
Austria was the host of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. With 81 athletes competing, Austria was the largest team at these Games. The host nation competed in all events except for the Figure Skating pair's event.
Bulgaria competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Bulgarian team consisted of 11 athletes in 6 sports.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Czech team consisted of 24 athletes competing in 11 different sports.
Finland competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Finnish team consisted of 42 athletes competing in 10 different sports.
France competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The French team consisted of 29 athletes competing in 10 different sports.
Germany competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The German team consisted of 57 athletes competing in 15 different sports.
Great Britain competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The British team consisted of 24 athletes competing in 10 different sports.
Italy competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Italian team consisted of 41 athletes competing in 15 different sports.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Latvia competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Latvian team consisted of 16 athletes in 7 sports.
Norway competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Russia competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Slovenia competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Slovenian team consisted of 21 athletes which competed in 9 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Ukraine competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
