Japan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
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IOC code | JPN |
NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
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 five sports (eleven disciplines). [4]
Ice hockey player Go Tanaka was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. [5]
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Speed skating | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
Cross-country skiing | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Alpine skiing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Freestyle skiing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Ski jumping | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Snowboarding | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Ice hockey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Short track speed skating | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Curling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (11 sports) | 27 | 21 | 26 | 74 |
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 | N/A | 4 |
Snowboarding | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Speed skating | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Total | 75 | 71 | 146 |
Japan's alpine skiing team will consist of eight athletes (four men and four women). The team was announced on January 19, 2017. [6]
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]
Japan has entered both a men's and women's teams. [7] [8]
Japan's men's curling team consists of five athletes. [8]
Key | |
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Teams to playoffs |
Skip | W | L | |
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China | Liu Rui | 5 | 0 |
South Korea | Kim Soo-hyuk | 4 | 1 |
Japan | Yusuke Morozumi | 3 | 2 |
Chinese Taipei | Randolph Shen | 2 | 3 |
Kazakhstan | Viktor Kim | 1 | 4 |
Qatar | Nabeel Alyafei | 0 | 5 |
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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Wednesday, February 22, 1:30
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Japan (Morozumi) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
South Korea (Soo-hyuk) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Friday, February 24, 1:30
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
China (Rui) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
Japan (Morozumi) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Key | |
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Teams to playoffs |
Skip | W | L | |
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South Korea | Kim Eun-jung | 3 | 0 |
Japan | Satsuki Fujisawa | 2 | 1 |
China | Wang Bingyu | 2 | 1 |
Kazakhstan | Ramina Yunicheva | 1 | 2 |
Qatar | Maryam Binali | 0 | 4 |
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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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]
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 |
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 |
Japan's freestyle skiing team will consist of eight athletes (four men and four women). The team was announced on January 19, 2017. [6]
Japan as the host nation has entered teams in both hockey tournaments. The men's team will compete in the top division. [12] [13]
Japan was represented by the following 23 athletes: [14]
Legend
Rank | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | |
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 3 | |
4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | –32 | 0 |
22 February 2017 19:00 | Japan | 14–0 (5–0, 4–0, 5–0) | China | 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) | South Korea | 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) | Japan | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,631 |
Game reference | ||||
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6 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
41 | Shots | 12 |
Japan was represented by the following 21 athletes: [15]
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward
Rank | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | +97 | 15 | |
China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 10 | |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 9 | |
4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 8 |
5 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 84 | –79 | 3 |
6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 104 | –100 | 0 |
18 February 2017 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1) | Japan | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 2,200 |
Game reference | ||||
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Referee: Tijana Haack Linesmen: Julia Kainberger Lee Tae-ri | ||||
12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
3 | Shots | 58 |
20 February 2017 19:00 | Japan | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | South Korea | 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) | Hong Kong | 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) | Japan | 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) | China | Tsukisamu Gymnasium Attendance: 1,807 |
Game reference | ||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
70 | Shots | 3 |
Japan's speed skating team consists of 10 athletes (five men and five women). The team was officially unveiled on January 9, 2017. [16]
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]
Japan's snowboarding team will consist of ten athletes (four men and six women). The team was announced on January 19, 2017. [6]
Japan's speed skating team consists of 20 athletes (ten men and ten women). The team was officially unveiled on January 15, 2017. [17]
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