Japan at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Japan at the 2025 Asian Winter Games
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IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
in Harbin, China 7 February 2025 (2025-02-07) – 14 February 2025 (2025-02-14)
Competitors	151 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Haruki Watanabe & Yuka Takahashi
Medals Ranked 3rd	Gold 10 Silver 12 Bronze 15 Total 37
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Japan competed in the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14. ^{[1] [2]}

The Japanese team consisted of 151 athletes competing in all 11 sports. ^[3] During the opening ceremony, curler Haruki Watanabe and speed skater Yuka Takahashi were the country's flagbearers. ^[4]

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Freestyle skiing	2	1	1	4
Alpine skiing	2	0	2	4
Figure skating	1	2	3	6
Snowboarding	1	2	2	5
Cross-country skiing	1	2	1	4
Ice hockey	1	1	0	2
Curling	1	0	1	2
Biathlon	1	0	0	1
Speed skating	0	3	3	6
Short-track speed skating	0	1	2	3
Totals (10 entries)	10	12	15	37

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Chisaki Maeda	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom	8 February
Gold	Tori Koana Go Aoki	Curling	Mixed doubles	8 February
Gold	Takayuki Koyama	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom	9 February
Gold	Haruki Yamashita	Cross-country skiing	Men's 10 km freestyle	10 February
Gold	Rai Kasamura	Freestyle skiing	Men's slopestyle	11 February
Gold	Utana Yoshida Masaya Morita	Figure skating	Ice dance	12 February
Gold	Rai Kasamura	Freestyle skiing	Men's big air	12 February
Gold	Japan	Biathlon	Men's relay	13 February
Gold	Sara Shimizu	Snowboarding	Women's halfpipe	13 February
Gold	Japan	Ice hockey	Women's tournament	14 February
Silver	Kazuya Yamada	Speed skating	Men's 1500 metres	8 February
Silver	Japan	Short-track speed skating	Men's 5000 metre relay	9 February
Silver	Takatsugu Uda	Cross-country skiing	Men's 10 km freestyle	10 February
Silver	Wataru Morishige	Speed skating	Men's 500 metres	10 February
Silver	Rai Kasamura	Freestyle skiing	Men's slopestyle	11 February
Silver	Rin Kosaka Yuna Onodera Yuka Takahashi	Speed skating	Women's team pursuit	11 February
Silver	Japan	Cross-country skiing	Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay	12 February
Silver	Kaori Sakamoto	Figure skating	Women's singles	13 February
Silver	Yuma Kagiyama	Figure skating	Men's singles	13 February
Silver	Koyata Kikuchihara	Snowboarding	Men's halfpipe	13 February
Silver	Sena Tomita	Snowboarding	Women's halfpipe	13 February
Silver	Japan	Ice hockey	Men's tournament	14 February
Bronze	Eren Watanabe	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom	8 February
Bronze	Tsubasa Furukawa Riho Inuzuka Shun Saito Rina Shimada Yuki Ishikawa Kota Kikuchi Shuta Matsuzu Miyu Miyashita	Short-track speed skating	Mixed 2000 metre relay	8 February
Bronze	Himari Ishii	Snowboarding	Women's slopestyle	8 February
Bronze	Ryota Kojima	Speed skating	Men's 1500 metres	8 February
Bronze	Neo Kamada	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom	9 February
Bronze	Japan	Short-track speed skating	Women's 3000 metre relay	9 February
Bronze	Japan	Freestyle skiing	Mixed team aerials	10 February
Bronze	Suzuka Ishimoto	Snowboarding	Women's big air	10 February
Bronze	Katsuhiro Kuratsubo Wataru Morishige Kazuya Yamada	Speed skating	Men's team sprint	10 February
Bronze	Motonaga Arito Kotaro Kasahara Taiyo Morino	Speed skating	Men's team pursuit	11 February
Bronze	Japan	Cross-country skiing	Women's 4 × 5 km relay	12 February
Bronze	Azusa Tanaka Shingo Nishiyama	Figure skating	Ice dance	12 February
Bronze	Yuna Nagaoka Sumitada Moriguchi	Figure skating	Pairs	12 February
Bronze	Hana Yoshida	Figure skating	Women's singles	13 February
Bronze	Yuina Miura Suzune Yasui Yuna Sakuma Ai Matsunaga Hana Ikeda	Curling	Women's tournament	14 February

Competitors

The following table lists the Japanese delegation per sport and gender. ^[5]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	4	4	8
Biathlon	5	5	10
Cross-country skiing	5	4	9
Curling	6	6	12
Figure skating	6	6	12
Freestyle skiing	6	4	10
Ice hockey	23	21	44
Short-track speed skating	6	6	12
Ski mountaineering	3	3	6
Snowboarding	4	6	10
Speed skating	10	8	18
Total	78	73	151

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Japan entered eight alpine skiers (four per gender). ^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Neo Kamada	Slalom	44.74	1	44.51	4	1:29.25
Jinro Kirikubo		DNF
Takayuki Koyama		44.83	2	43.29	1	1:28.12
Arata Yamanaka		45.20	5	DSQ

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Miki Ishibashi	Slalom	DNS
Chisaki Maeda		47.29	1	46.21	1	1:33.50
Maria Sakai		49.22	6	48.91	5	1:38.13	5
Eren Watanabe		48.00	3	46.92	3	1:34.92

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Masaharu Yamamoto	Sprint	30:39.8	3 (0+3)	5
Kiyomasa Ojima		31:09.1	5 (2+3)	8
Tsukasa Kobonoki		31:27.9	5 (2+3)	9
Mikito Tachizaki		Did not start
Kiyomasa Ojima Mikito Tachizaki Masaharu Yamamoto Tsukasa Kobonoki	Relay	1:24:20.3	3+14

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Aoi Sato	Sprint	23:50.3	2 (1+1)	8
Mikoto Takeuchi		24:43.2	1 (1+0)	12
Hikaru Fukuda		26:05.8	3 (2+1)	15
Kanaha Iwasa		27:09.1	4 (2+2)	17
Aoi Sato Mikoto Takeuchi Hikaru Fukuda Misa Sasaki	Relay	1:35:06.8	3+19	4

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Total
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Haruki Yamashita	10 km freestyle	21:06.5	-
Takatsugu Uda		21:16.5	+10.0
Yuito Habuki		22:01.3	+54.8	8
Hyuga Otaki		DNS
Shota Moriguchi Takatsugu Uda Yuito Habuki Haruki Yamashita	4 × 7.5 km relay	1:12:12.8	+3.2

Women

Athlete	Event	Total
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Chika Kobayashi	5 km freestyle	12:32.1	+25.6	6
Yuka Yamazaki		13:06.2	+58.7	10
Karen Hatakeyama		13:42.6	+1:35.1	14
Mayu Yamamoto		13:48.9	+1:41.4	17
Mayu Yamamoto Chika Kobayashi Yuka Yamazaki Karen Hatakeyama	4 × 5 km relay	56:38.1	+2:38.8

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hyuga Otaki	Sprint classical	3:04.05	4 Q	3:05.68	1 Q	2:58.97	4 q	3:04.84	5
Haruki Yamashita		3:05.11	6 Q	3:06.29	1 Q	2:58.10	2 Q	Disqualified
Takatsugu Uda		3:11.05	10 Q	3:06.52	2 Q	3:02.53	5	Did not advance
Shota Moriguchi		3:18.14	16 Q	3:06.67	3 q	3:04.84	6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chika Kobayashi	Sprint classical	3:44.05	6 Q	3:43.18	2 Q	3:36.42	4	Did not advance
Yuka Yamazaki		3:53.76	10 Q	3:41.56	3 q	3:51.94	6	Did not advance
Mayu Yamamoto		4:06.72	16 Q	3:53.76	3	Did not advance

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage									Qualification	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ryo Aoki Haruki Watanabe Ayumu Hemmi Osuke Miya Rin Kyotoh	Men's team	Thailand W 23–0	Qatar W 12–2	Hong Kong L 3–7	Saudi Arabia W 9–4	China L 5–8	—			3 Q	Philippines L 4–10	Did not advance		5
Yuina Miura Suzune Yasui Yuna Sakuma Ai Matsunaga Hana Ikeda	Women's team	Kazakhstan W 10–4	South Korea L 4–6	Philippines W 6–4	Qatar W 12–1	Thailand W 13–2	Hong Kong W 9–2	Chinese Taipei W 12–5	China L 2–6	3 Q	—	China L 2–5	Kazakhstan W 6–3
Tori Koana Go Aoki	Mixed doubles	Thailand W 12–2	Mongolia W 19–0	Hong Kong W 9–3	Chinese Taipei W 9–3	Kuwait W	—			1 Q	Bye	Philippines W 10–3	South Korea W 7–6

Men's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament

Japan entered a men's team.

Round robin

Group B Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC   China Xu Xiaoming 5 0 – 53 10 23 8 0 13 36.46   Hong Kong Jason Chang 4 1 – 50 16 21 9 1 14 62.23   Japan Ryo Aoki 3 2 – 52 21 19 13 3 7 63.73   Qatar Mubarak Al-Marri 2 3 – 21 41 14 19 0 5 138.50   Saudi Arabia Suleiman Alaqel 1 4 – 22 55 12 21 0 3 128.47   Thailand Pongsak Mahattanasakul 0 5 – 8 73 7 26 0 1 130.14 Draw 1 Sunday, 9 February, 13:00 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Thailand (Mahattanasakul) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0   Japan (Aoki) 3 5 3 4 3 5 X X 23 Draw 2 Sunday, 9 February, 21:00 Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Aoki) 2 2 0 4 0 4 X X 12   Qatar (Al-Marri) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2 Draw 4 Monday, 10 February, 14:00 Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Hong Kong (Chang) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 7   Japan (Aoki) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 Draw 6 Tuesday, 11 February, 14:00 Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Saudi Arabia (Alaqel) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4   Japan (Aoki) 0 4 0 1 0 3 1 X 9 Draw 9 Wednesday, 12 February, 19:00 Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Aoki) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5   China (Xu) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 8 Qualification Thursday, 13 February, 14:00 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Philippines (Pfister) 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 X 10   Japan (Aoki) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4 Women's tournament Main article: Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Women's tournament Japan entered a women's team. Round robin Team Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC   South Korea Gim Eun-ji 8 0 – 63 14 33 11 0 18 45.90   China Wang Rui 7 1 – 85 21 34 17 3 18 38.69   Japan Yuina Miura 6 2 – 68 30 32 19 2 14 58.25   Kazakhstan Angelina Ebauyer 5 3 – 55 39 28 22 1 14 54.81   Philippines Kathleen Dubberstein 4 4 – 61 36 32 21 1 16 85.56   Hong Kong Ling-Yue Hung 3 5 – 44 45 24 29 1 11 115.69   Chinese Taipei Yang Ko 2 6 – 29 75 16 34 1 4 107.27   Thailand Kanya Natchanarong 1 7 – 19 91 15 30 0 7 128.48   Qatar Sara Al-Qaet 0 8 – 11 84 8 33 1 5 180.65 Draw 1 Sunday, 9 February, 9:00 Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Kazakhstan (Ebauyer) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4   Japan (Miura) 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 X 10 Draw 2 Sunday, 9 February, 17:00 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   South Korea (Gim) 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 6   Japan (Miura) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 4 Draw 3 Monday, 10 February, 9:00 Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Miura) 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 X 6   Philippines (Dubberstein) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 Draw 4 Monday, 10 February, 19:00 Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Miura) 2 1 0 3 5 1 X X 12   Qatar (Al-Qaet) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1 Draw 5 Tuesday, 11 February, 9:00 Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Thailand (Natchanarong) 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2   Japan (Miura) 4 0 2 4 0 3 X X 13 Draw 6 Tuesday, 11 February, 19:00 Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Hong Kong (Hung) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2   Japan (Miura) 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 X 9 Draw 8 Wednesday, 12 February, 19:00 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Miura) 5 1 0 2 0 0 4 X 12   Chinese Taipei (Yang) 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 X 5 Draw 9 Thursday, 13 February, 9:00 Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Miura) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2   China (Wang) 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 6 Semifinal Thursday, 13 February, 19:00 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   China (Wang) 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 X 5   Japan (Miura) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 Bronze Medal Game Friday, 14 February, 13:00 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Kazakhstan (Ebauyer) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 3   Japan (Miura) 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 X 6 Mixed doubles tournament Main article: Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Mixed doubles Japan entered a mixed doubles pair. Round robin Group A Athletes W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC   Japan Tori Koana / Go Aoki 5 0 – 49 8 21 5 0 15 57.23   Hong Kong Ling-Yue Hung / Martin Yan 4 1 – 46 26 19 17 0 8 56.68   Chinese Taipei Chou Yi-hsuan / Liu Bor-kai 3 2 – 44 25 20 14 0 9 65.56   Thailand Chanatip Sonkham / Teekawin Jearateerawit 2 3 – 29 46 14 20 0 7 142.12   Kuwait Fatema Abdulateef / Saud Alkandari 1 4 – 14 41 12 17 0 4 197.23   Mongolia Enkhzaya Ganbat / Bayar Bulgankhuu 0 5 – 16 52 11 24 0 2 134.74 Draw 1 Tuesday, 4 February, 10:00 Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Koana / Aoki) 0 3 2 2 0 3 2 X 12   Thailand (Sonkham / Jearateerawit) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 Draw 2 Tuesday, 4 February, 14:00 Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Mongolia (Ganbat / Bulgankhuu) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0   Japan (Koana / Aoki) 5 4 1 3 5 1 X X 19 Draw 3 Wednesday, 5 February, 10:00 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Koana / Aoki) 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 X 9   Hong Kong (Hung / Yan) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 Draw 6 Thursday, 6 February, 10:00 Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Chinese Taipei (Chou / Liu) 1 0 0 0 0 2 X X 3   Japan (Koana / Aoki) 0 2 2 2 3 0 X X 9 Draw 7 Thursday, 6 February, 14:00 Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Koana / Aoki) 5 5 W   Kuwait (Abdulateef / Alkandari) 0 0 L Kuwait forfeited the game after end 2 as a player was feeling unwell and could not continue to play. [6] Semifinal Friday, 7 February, 13:00 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Philippines (Dubberstein / Pfister) 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 3   Japan (Koana / Aoki) 2 0 4 1 0 3 X X 10 Gold medal game Saturday, 8 February, 9:00 Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final   Japan (Koana / Aoki) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 7   South Korea (Kim / Seong) 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 Figure skating Main article: Figure skating at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Japan entered 12 figure skaters (six per gender). [5] Singles Athlete(s) Event SP FS Total Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Yuma Kagiyama Men's 103.81 1 168.95 3 272.76 Shun Sato 70.02 5 162.08 4 232.10 5 Kaori Sakamoto Women's 75.03 2 136.87 2 211.90 Hana Yoshida 68.76 3 136.44 3 205.20 Mixed Athlete(s) Event SP/RD FS/FD Total Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Sumitada Moriguchi Yuna Nagaoka Pairs 58.49 2 109.86 3 168.35 Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda Sae Shimizu 45.69 6 89.89 6 135.58 6 Masaya Morita Utana Yoshida Ice dance 68.88 1 104.43 2 173.31 Shingo Nishiyama Azusa Tanaka 63.21 3 100.50 3 163.71 Freestyle skiing Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Ice hockey Main article: Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Men's tournament Japan qualified a men's hockey team. The Japanese team qualified after being ranked as one of the top 12 teams in Asia on the IIHF World Ranking as of May 2024. [7] Japan was represented by the following 23 athletes: [8] Makuru Furuhashi (F) Jiei Halliday (D) Seiya Hayata (D) Shigeki Hitosato (F) Taiga Irikura (F) Riku Ishida (D) Sota Isogai (F) Toi Kobayashi (F) Kazuki Lawlor (D) Shogo Nakajima (F) Yuta Narisawa (G) Masato Okubo (F) Yuto Osawa (F) Kosuke Otsu (F) Yusei Otsu (D) Issa Otsuka (G) Eiki Sato (G) Hiroto Sato (D) Kento Suzuki (F) Kenta Takagi (F) Kotaro Tsutsumi (F) Kotaro Yamada (D) Koki Yoneyama (D) Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward Group stage Pos Team v t e Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1   Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 0 41 3 +38 15 Quarterfinals 2   South Korea 5 3 1 0 1 36 10 +26 11 3   Japan 5 3 0 0 2 28 11 +17 9 4   China 5 2 0 1 2 20 14 +6 7 5   Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 4 52 −48 3 6   Thailand 5 0 0 0 5 2 41 −39 0 Source: Asian Winter Games 2025 4 February 2025 (2025-02-04) 12:00 Chinese Taipei   0–15 (0–4, 0–8, 0–3)   Japan Harbin Ice Hockey Arena, Harbin Attendance: 2,913 Game reference Referees: Chae Young-jin Timur Morev Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Yuan Zhaoyang 5 February 2025 (2025-02-05) 12:00 Japan   8–1 (1–0, 4–0, 3–1)   Thailand Harbin Ice Hockey Arena, Harbin Attendance: 715 Game reference Referees: Shen Yen-chin Wang Gongbo Linesmen: Liu Haotian Su Won-il 7 February 2025 (2025-02-07) 12:30 South Korea   5–2 (1–1, 3–1, 1–0)   Japan Harbin Sport University Student Skating Hall, Harbin Attendance: 1,044 Game reference Referees: Konstantin Chubenko Liu Jiaqi Linesmen: Chi Hongda Timur Iskakov 8 February 2025 (2025-02-08) 12:00 Japan   1–4 (1–1, 0–2, 0–1)   Kazakhstan Harbin Ice Hockey Arena, Harbin Attendance: 2,709 Game reference Referees: Chae Young-jin Wang Gongbo Linesmen: Fu Dahe Su Won-il 10 February 2025 (2025-02-10) 20:00 Japan   2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)   China Harbin Ice Hockey Arena, Harbin Attendance: 3,288 Game reference Referees: Konstantin Chubenko Timur Morev Linesmen: Timur Iskakov Vladislav Mashenkin Quarterfinals 11 February 2025 (2025-02-11) 20:00 Japan   15–2 (3–1, 6–1, 6–0)   Thailand Harbin Sport University Student Skating Hall, Harbin Attendance: 1,163 Game reference Referees: Li Ho Ching Liu Jiaqi Linesmen: Fu Dahe Gao Yinfeng Semifinals 13 February 2025 (2025-02-13) 14:00 South Korea   3–4 GWS (2–1, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)   Japan Harbin Ice Hockey Arena, Harbin Attendance: 2,582 Game reference Referees: Konstantin Chubenko Timur Morev Linesmen: Fu Dahe Timur Iskakov Gold medal match 14 February 2025 (2025-02-14) 14:00 Kazakhstan   5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0)   Japan Harbin Ice Hockey Arena, Harbin Attendance: 2,952 Game reference Referees: Chae Young-jin Konstantin Chubenko Linesmen: Chi Hongda Timur Iskakov Women's tournament Japan qualified a women's hockey team. The Japanese team qualified after being ranked as one of the top eight teams in Asia on the IIHF World Ranking as of May 2024. [7] Japan was represented by the following 21 athletes: [9] Yoshino Enomoto (F) Akane Hosoyamada (D) Makoto Ito (F) Riko Kawaguchi (G) Shiori Koike (D) Remi Koyama (F) Haruka Kuromaru (G) Wakana Kurosu (F) Suzuka Maeda (F) Miyuu Masuhara (G) Mei Miura (F) Rio Noro (F) Riri Noro (F) Kohane Sato (D) Kanami Seki (D) Aoi Shiga (D) Ai Tada (F) Rui Ukita (F) Yumeka Wajima (F) Hikaru Yamashita (F) Shiori Yamashita (D) Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward Final round Pos Team v t e Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts 1   Japan 3 3 0 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Gold Medal 2   Kazakhstan 3 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 6 Silver Medal 3   China 3 1 0 0 2 4 11 −7 3 Bronze Medal 4   South Korea 3 0 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0 Source: Harbin2025 [10] 12 February 2025 (2025-02-12) 10:00 Kazakhstan   0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2)   Japan Harbin Sport University Student Skating Hall, Harbin Attendance: 1,031 Game reference Arina Chshyokolova Goalies Riko Kawaguchi Referees: Lee Kyung-sun Song Meina Linesmen: Park Jung-yoon Zhang Wenxi 0–1 16:26 – Enomoto (H. Yamashita, Wajima) 0–2 20:17 – Rir. Noro (Shiga, Ukita) 0–3 42:57 – Wajima (Ukita, Sato) 0–4 48:10 – Ito (Shiga, Sato) 4 min Penalties 2 min 7 Shots 41 13 February 2025 (2025-02-13) 10:00 Japan   6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0)   South Korea Harbin Sport University Student Skating Hall, Harbin Attendance: 979 Game reference Haruka Kuromaru Goalies Kim Yeon-ju Park Jong-ju Referees: Liu Lu Song Meina Linesmen: Wang Hui Zhang Wenxi Ukita (Sato) – 10:47 1–0 Ukita (Koyama, Ito) – 15:12 2–0 Wajima (Ito, Hosoyamada) – 18:17 3–0 Maeda (Wajima, Koike) – 24:49 4–0 Wajima (Maeda, Koike) – 32:40 5–0 Maeda (Miura, Koike) – 53:44 6–0 4 min Penalties 2 min 45 Shots 89 14 February 2025 (2025-02-14) 14:00 Japan   8–1 (3–1, 2–0, 3–0)   China Harbin Sport University Student Skating Hall, Harbin Attendance: 1,198 Game reference Miyuu Masuhara Goalies Lai Guimin Wang Yuqing Referees: Liu Lu Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Kumiko Matsuo Zhang Wenxi Koyama (Ito) – 02:51 1–0 1–1 06:59 – PP1 – Kong (Yu) Shiga (Ukita, Koyama) – 08:10 2–1 Ito (Ukita) – PP1 – 16:42 3–1 Maeda (Koike, Hosoyamada) – 30:01 4–1 Koyama (Koike, Hosoyamada) – PP1 – 32:10 5–1 Miura (Ukita) – 40:34 6–1 Ukita (Miura, Ito) – 42:40 7–1 H. Yamashita – 46:07 8–1 6 min Penalties 8 min 40 Shots 13 Short-track speed skating Main article: Short-track speed skating at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Ski mountaineering Main article: Ski mountaineering at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Japan entered six ski mountaineers (three per gender). [5] Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Kenta Endo Men's sprint 3:09.51 7 Q 2:45.80 4 q 2:52.76 6 Ari Hirabayashi 2:54.72 6 Q 2:42.45 3 q 2:47.07 5 Tokutaro Shima 3:40.07 14 Did not advance Sora Takizawa Women's sprint 3:36.74 5 Q 3:23.83 3 q 3:28.98 6 Yurie Tanaka 3:41.19 7 Q 3:26.62 3 q 3:22.59 5 Natsumi Usui 3:39.97 6 Q 3:39.62 4 Did not advance Kenta Endo Natsumi Usui Mixed relay 15:34.41 6 Q — 31:03.01 6 Ari Hirabayashi Sora Takizawa 15:03.70 5 Q — 30:26.66 5 Tokutaro Shima Yurie Tanaka 14:08.39 1 Q — 29:36.29 4 Snowboarding Main article: Snowboarding at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Japan entered ten snowboarders (four men and six women). [5] Speed skating Main article: Speed skating at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Japan entered 18 speed skaters (ten men and eight women). [5] Men Athlete Event Time Rank Katsuhiro Kuratsubo 100 m 9.82 10 Yamato Matsui 9.80 (4) 8 Wataru Morishige 9.67 5 Ryota Kojima 500 m 35.155 5 Katsuhiro Kuratsubo 35.19 6 Yamato Matsui 35.73 13 Wataru Morishige 34.97 Ryota Kojima 1000 m 1:09.70 4 Yamato Matsui 1:12.61 15 Kazuya Yamada 1:09.96 5 Masaya Yamada 1:11.16 10 Kotaro Kasahara 1500 m 1:50.29 7 Ryota Kojima 1:48.47 Kazuya Yamada 1:47.55 Masaya Yamada 1:52.65 14 Motonaga Arito 5000 m 6:42.63 8 Kotaro Kasahara 6:47.82 10 Taiyo Morino 6:42.10 7 Motonaga Arito Kotaro Kasahara Taiyo Morino Team pursuit 3:52.93 Katsuhiro Kuratsubo Wataru Morishige Kazuya Yamada Team sprint 1:20.72 Women Athlete Event Time Rank Iori Kitahara 100 m 10.81 11 Kako Yamane 10.80 10 Iori Kitahara 500 m 38.97 6 Anna Kubo 39.79 16 Rio Yamada 39.00 7 Kako Yamane 39.35 11 Rin Kosaka 1000 m 1:18.07 8 Anna Kubo 1:18.75 9 Rio Yamada 1:16.88 5 Kako Yamane 1:19.76 13 Rin Kosaka 1500 m 2:00.76 6 Anna Kubo 2:04.18 13 Yuna Onodera 2:01.16 9 Rio Yamada 2:00.38 4 Kyoko Nitta 3000 m 4:21.96 10 Yuna Onodera 4:21.12 9 Yuka Takahashi 4:20.73 8 Rin Kosaka Yuna Onodera Yuka Takahashi Team pursuit 3:05.52 Kako Yamane Rio Yamada Rin Kosaka Team sprint 1:32.81 4 References "Record-high 34 countries and regions will participate in Harbin Asian Winter Games". 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