Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Japan at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Japan.svg
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)
Competitors120 (47 men and 73 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearers Wataru Morishige & Sena Tomita (Milan)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Contents

Speed skater Wataru Morishige and Snowboarder Sena Tomita was chosen as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [1] [2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 314
Curling 055
Figure skating 6612
Freestyle skiing 91120
Ice hockey 02323
Luge 101
Nordic combined 303
Short-track speed skating 459
Skeleton 101
Ski jumping 347
Snowboarding 91019
Speed skating 7714
Total4773120

Alpine skiing

Japan qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. [3]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Shiro Aihara Men's slalom
Asa Ando Women's slalom

Cross-country skiing

Japan qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. [4] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Japan qualified a further three female and two male athletes. [4] However, Japan declined the three aditional female quotas. [4]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Naoto Baba
Ryo Hirose
Daito Yamazaki
Masae Tsuchiya

Curling

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sayaka Yoshimura
Kaho Onodera
Yuna Kotani
Anna Ohmiya
Mina Kobayashi
Women's tournament Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
Flag of Switzerland.svg  SUI

Women's tournament

Japan qualified a women's team by winning the Olympic Qualification Event. [5] 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. [6]

TeamSkipPldWLW–LPFPAEWELBESES%DSCQualification
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rachel Homan 0000000000%0.00 Playoffs
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Rui 0000000000%0.00
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Madeleine Dupont 0000000000%0.00
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sophie Jackson 0000000000%0.00
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stefania Constantini 0000000000%0.00
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sayaka Yoshimura 0000000000%0.00
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gim Eun-ji 0000000000%0.00
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anna Hasselborg 0000000000%0.00
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 0000000000%0.00
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tabitha Peterson 0000000000%0.00

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

Draw 1
Thursday, 12 February, 9:05

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Gim)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0

Draw 2
Thursday, 12 February, 19:05

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Hasselborg)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0

Draw 3
Friday, 13 February, 14:05

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Homan)0

Draw 5
Saturday, 14 February, 19:05

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Peterson)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0

Draw 6
Sunday, 15 February, 14:05

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Wang)0

Draw 8
Monday, 16 February, 19:05

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Constantini)0

Draw 9
Tuesday, 17 February, 14:05

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Dupont)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0

Draw 10
Wednesday, 18 February, 9:05

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Jackson)0

Draw 12
Thursday, 19 February, 14:05

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Tirinzoni)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshimura)0

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Japan secured three quota in men's singles, three quota in women's singles, and one quota in pair skating. [8] Japan earned an additional quota in pairs at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China. [9] Furthermore, Japan qualified to the team event. [10] . As Japan had no ice dance quota, they were able to send a pair of ice dancers to compete specifically in the team event.

AthleteEventSP/SDFP/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
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

AthleteEventShort program / Rhythm danceFree skate / Free danceTotal
Men'sWomen'sPairsIce danceTotalMen'sWomen'sPairsIce dance
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
PointsRankPoints
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
PointsRank
 (M)
 (W)
 / (P)
Utana Yoshida / Masaya Morita (ID)
Team event  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Freestyle skiing

Aerials
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Jump 1Jump 2Jump 1Jump 2
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Haruto Igarashi Men's aerials
Runa Igarashi Women's aerials
Moguls
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 1Run 2Run 3
TimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRank
Goshin Fujiki Men's
Ikuma Horishima
Taketo Nishizawa
Takuya Shimakawa
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 1Run 2Run 3
TimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRank
Hina Fujiki Women's
Haruka Nakao
Hinako Tomitaka
Rino Yanagimoto
Dual moguls
Men
AthleteEvent1/16 Final1/8 FinalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Goshin Fujiki Men's  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ikuma Horishima  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taketo Nishizawa  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Takuya Shimakawa  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women
AthleteEvent1/16 Final1/8 FinalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Hina Fujiki Women's  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haruka Nakao  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hinako Tomitaka  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rino Yanagimoto  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Park & Pipe
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Toma Matsuura Men's halfpipe N/a
Nanaho Kiriyama Women's halfpipe N/a
Yuna Koga Women's big air
Women's slopestyle N/a
Kokone Kondo Women's big air
Women's slopestyle N/a
Ski cross
AthleteEventSeeding1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
Satoshi Furuno Men's ski cross
Ryuto Kobayashi
Ryo Sugai
Makiko Arai Women's ski cross
Sakurako Mukogawa
Lin Nakanishi

Ice hockey

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQualification
playoff
QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Japan women's Women's tournament Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden N/a

Women's tournament

Japan women's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 23 players by winning a final qualification tournament. [11] [12]

Roster

The roster was announced on 25 December 2025. [13]

Head coach: Yuji Iizuka

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
D Nana Akimoto 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)46 kg (101 lb) (2009-04-08)8 April 2009 (aged 16) Flag of Japan.svg Japan Selects
G Rei Halloran 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 24) Flag of Sweden.svg Järnbrotts HK
D Ayaka Hitosato 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (aged 31) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
D Akane Hosoyamada 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)59 kg (130 lb) (1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 33) Flag of Japan.svg DK Perigrine
F Makoto Ito 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb) (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 21) Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Cygnus
G Riko Kawaguchi 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)70 kg (150 lb) (2004-09-19)19 September 2004 (aged 21) Flag of Japan.svg Daishin IHC
D Shiori Koike 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)52 kg (115 lb) (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 32) Flag of Japan.svg DK Perigrine
F Remi Koyama 1.46 m (4 ft 9 in)52 kg (115 lb) (2000-07-17)17 July 2000 (aged 25) Flag of Japan.svg 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) Flag of Japan.svg DK Perigrine
G Miyuu Masuhara 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)50 kg (110 lb) (2001-10-04)4 October 2001 (aged 24) Flag of Japan.svg DK Perigrine
F Mei Miura 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)63 kg (139 lb) (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 27) Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Cygnus
F Rio Noro 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)58 kg (128 lb) (2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (aged 21) Flag of Japan.svg Daishin IHC
F Riri Noro 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)56 kg (123 lb) (2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (aged 21) Flag of Japan.svg Daishin IHC
F Umeka Odaira 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)52 kg (115 lb) (2008-12-12)12 December 2008 (aged 17) Flag of Japan.svg Daishin IHC
D Kohane Sato 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)62 kg (137 lb) (2006-03-16)16 March 2006 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Daishin IHC
D Kanami Seki 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)65 kg (143 lb) (2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (aged 25) Flag of Japan.svg 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) Flag of Sweden.svg 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) Flag of Sweden.svg 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) Flag of Japan.svg Daishin IHC
F Haruka Toko 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)64 kg (141 lb) (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 28) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
F Rui Ukita 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 29) Flag of Japan.svg Daishin IHC
F Yumeka Wajima 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)48 kg (106 lb) (2002-10-19)19 October 2002 (aged 23) Flag of Japan.svg DK Perigrine
D Shiori Yamashita 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)50 kg (110 lb) (2002-04-28)28 April 2002 (aged 23) Flag of Japan.svg Seibu Princess Rabbits
Group play
PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 000000000 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000000000
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 000000000
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)000000000
5Flag of France.svg  France 000000000
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  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Fiera Milano, Milan

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
12:10
v
Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Fiera Milano, Milan

9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
12:10
v
Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiera Milano, Milan

10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
12:10
v
Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fiera Milano, Milan

Luge

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Seiya Kobayashi Men's singles

Nordic combined

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotal
DistancePointsRankTimeRankTimeRank
Akito Watabe Individual normal hill/10 km
Individual large hill/10 km
Sora Yachi Individual normal hill/10 km
Individual large hill/10 km
Ryota Yamamoto Individual normal hill/10 km
Individual large hill/10 km
 
 
Team sprint

Short-track speed skating

Japan qualified nine short-track speed skaters (four men and five women) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. [14]

Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
500 m
1000 m
1500 m N/a
Dan Iwasa
Shogo Miyata
Keita Watanabe
Kazuki Yoshinaga
5000 m relay N/a

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Women

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
500 m
1000 m
1500 m N/a
Ami Hirai
Rika Kanai
Haruna Nagamori
Mirei Nakashima
Aoi Watanabe
3000 m relay N/a

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Mixed

AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
2000 m relay

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Skeleton

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Hiroatsu Takahashi Men's

Ski jumping

DOSB announced 4 men and 4 women participating on 20 January 2026.

Men
AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundFinal roundTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Ryōyū Kobayashi Normal hill N/a
Large hill N/a
Naoki Nakamura Normal hill N/a
Large hill N/a
Ren Nikaidō Normal hill N/a
Large hill N/a
 
 
Super team large hill
Women
AthleteEventFirst roundFinal roundTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Yuki Ito Normal hill
Large hill
Nozomi Maruyama Normal hill
Large hill
Yūka Setō Normal hill
Large hill
Sara Takanashi Normal hill
Large hill
Mixed
AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Mixed team

Snowboarding

Alpine
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Masaki Shiba Men's parallel giant slalom
Tsubaki Miki Women's parallel giant slalom
Tomoka Takeuchi
Park & Pipe
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Taiga Hasegawa Big air
Slopestyle N/a
Ayumu Hirano Halfpipe N/a
Ruka Hirano N/a
Ryoma Kimata Big air
Slopestyle N/a
Kira Kimura Big air
Slopestyle N/a
Hiroto Ogiwara Big air
Slopestyle N/a
Yūto Totsuka Halfpipe N/a
Ryusei Yamada N/a
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Mari Fukada Big air
Slopestyle N/a
Reira Iwabuchi Big air
Slopestyle N/a
Rise Kudo Halfpipe N/a
Kokomo Murase Big air
Slopestyle N/a
Mitsuki Ono Halfpipe N/a
Sara Shimizu N/a
Momo Suzuki Big air
Slopestyle N/a
Sena Tomita Halfpipe N/a

Speed skating

Japan qualified fourteen speed skaters (seven per gender) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. [15]

Men
AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
5000 m
Women
AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
3000 m
Mass start
AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
PointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
Men's
Women's
Team pursuit
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Time
RankOpposition
Time
RankOpposition
Time
Rank
Men's
Women's

See also

References

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  4. 1 2 3 "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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