Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Japan
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	67 (19 men and 48 women) in 7 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Japan will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026, it will be the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympic Games.

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	3	3	6
Curling	0	5	5
Figure skating	4	4	8
Ice hockey	0	23	23
Short-track speed skating	4	5	9
Speed skating	7	7	14
Total	19	48	67

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. ^[1]

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. ^[2] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Japan qualified a further two female and two male athletes. ^[2]

Curling

Main articles: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage										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	Rank
Sayaka Yoshimura Kaho Onodera Yuna Kotani Anna Ohmiya Mina Kobayashi	Women's tournament	KOR	SWE	CAN	USA	CHN	ITA	DEN	GBR	SUI

Women's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Japan qualified a women's team by winning the Olympic Qualification Event. ^[3] Team Sayaka Yoshimura qualified as Japanese representatives by winning the 2025 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials, defeating Team Miyu Ueno 3–2 in the best-of-five series. ^[4]

Team v t e	Skip	Pld	W	L	W–L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	S%	DSC	Qualification
Canada	Rachel Homan	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00	Playoffs
China	Wang Rui	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Denmark	Madeleine Dupont	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Great Britain	Sophie Jackson	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Italy	Stefania Constantini	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Japan	Sayaka Yoshimura	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
South Korea	Gim Eun-ji	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Sweden	Anna Hasselborg	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Switzerland	Silvana Tirinzoni	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
United States	Tabitha Peterson	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00

Source: Official website

Round robin
Japan had a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11. ^[5]

Draw 1
Thursday, 12 February, 9:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Gim)											0
Japan (Yoshimura)											0

Draw 2
Thursday, 12 February, 19:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Hasselborg)											0
Japan (Yoshimura)											0

Draw 3
Friday, 13 February, 14:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Japan (Yoshimura)											0
Canada (Homan)											0

Draw 5
Saturday, 14 February, 19:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Peterson)											0
Japan (Yoshimura)											0

Draw 6
Sunday, 15 February, 14:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Japan (Yoshimura)											0
China (Wang)											0

Draw 8
Monday, 16 February, 19:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Japan (Yoshimura)											0
Italy (Constantini)											0

Draw 9
Tuesday, 17 February, 14:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Dupont)											0
Japan (Yoshimura)											0

Draw 10
Wednesday, 18 February, 9:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Japan (Yoshimura)											0
Great Britain (Jackson)											0

Draw 12
Thursday, 19 February, 14:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)											0
Japan (Yoshimura)											0

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Japan secured three quota in each of the men's singles, three quota in each of the women's singles, and one quota in each of the pair skating. ^[6] Japan earned one quota in pairs at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China. ^[7] Furthermore, Japan qualified to the team event. ^[8]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yuma Kagiyama	Men's singles
Kao Miura
Shun Sato
Mone Chiba	Women's singles
Ami Nakai
Kaori Sakamoto
Riku Miura Ryuichi Kihara	Pairs
Yuna Nagaoka Sumitada Moriguchi

Team event

Athlete	Event	Short program / Rhythm dance						Free skate / Free dance				Total
		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance	Total		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance
		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)  (W)  / (P)  / (ID)	Team event

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Summary

Key:

• OT – Overtime
• GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Team	Event	Group stage					Qualification playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Japan women's	Women's tournament						—N/a

Women's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Japan women's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 23 players by winning a final qualification tournament. ^{[9] [10]}

Roster

The roster was announced on 25 December 2025. ^[11]

Head coach: Yuji Iizuka

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
	D	Nana Akimoto	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)	46 kg (101 lb)	(2009-04-08)8 April 2009 (aged 16)	Japan Selects
	G	Rei Halloran	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)		(2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 24)	Järnbrotts HK
	D	Ayaka Hitosato	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (aged 31)	Linköping HC
	D	Akane Hosoyamada	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 33)	DK Perigrine
	F	Makoto Ito	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 21)	Toyota Cygnus
	G	Riko Kawaguchi	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2004-09-19)19 September 2004 (aged 21)	Daishin IHC
	D	Shiori Koike	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	(1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 32)	DK Perigrine
	F	Remi Koyama	1.46 m (4 ft 9 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	(2000-07-17)17 July 2000 (aged 25)	Seibu Princess Rabbits
	F	Suzuka Maeda	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	51 kg (112 lb)	(1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 29)	DK Perigrine
	G	Miyuu Masuhara	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)	50 kg (110 lb)	(2001-10-04)4 October 2001 (aged 24)	DK Perigrine
	F	Mei Miura	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 27)	Toyota Cygnus
	F	Rio Noro	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (aged 21)	Daishin IHC
	F	Riri Noro	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	(2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (aged 21)	Daishin IHC
	F	Umeka Odaira	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	(2008-12-12)12 December 2008 (aged 17)	Daishin IHC
	D	Kohane Sato	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2006-03-16)16 March 2006 (aged 19)	Daishin IHC
	D	Kanami Seki	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (aged 25)	Seibu Princess Rabbits
	F	Akane Shiga	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2001-03-03)3 March 2001 (aged 24)	Luleå HF/MSSK
	D	Aoi Shiga	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (aged 26)	Modo Hockey Dam
	F	Ai Tada	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(2006-04-04)4 April 2006 (aged 19)	Daishin IHC
	F	Haruka Toko	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 28)	Linköping HC
	F	Rui Ukita	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 29)	Daishin IHC
	F	Yumeka Wajima	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)	48 kg (106 lb)	(2002-10-19)19 October 2002 (aged 23)	DK Perigrine
	D	Shiori Yamashita	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	50 kg (110 lb)	(2002-04-28)28 April 2002 (aged 23)	Seibu Princess Rabbits

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Italy (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host

6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) 12:10 v

France

v

Japan

Fiera Milano, Milan

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7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 12:10 v

Germany

v

Japan

Fiera Milano, Milan

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9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) 12:10 v

Japan

v

Italy

Fiera Milano, Milan

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10 February 2026 (2026-02-10) 12:10 v

Japan

v

Sweden

Fiera Milano, Milan

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified nine short-track speed skaters (four men and five women) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. ^[12]

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified fourteen speed skaters (seven per gender) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. ^[13]

See also

• Japan at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

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2. "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
3. "Japan's Yoshimura qualifies for Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games 2026". World Curling. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
4. "試合結果 (RESULTS)". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
5. World Curling Media (22 July 2025). "Playing schedules confirmed for curling at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games". World Curling. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
6. Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
7. "ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live". Olympics.com . Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
8. "Communication No. 2754" (PDF). isu.org. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
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10. "Ice hockey: Japan women into 4th straight Olympics after Poland rout". kyodonews.net. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
11. "ミラノ・コルティナ2026冬季オリンピック女子日本代表候補メンバー発表". jihf.or.jp (in Japanese). 25 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
12. "Communication No. 2755 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Qualified quota places Short Track" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
13. "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union (ISU). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.