Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Japan competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9 to 22 January 2020.

Japan at the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp
in Lausanne
Competitors72 in 14 sports
Medals
Gold
9
Silver
7
Bronze
1
Total
17
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Boys
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ohra Kimishima Super-G N/A 58.52 42
Combined 58.52 42 36.02 23 1:34.54 26
Giant slalom DNF
Slalom 38.54 17 40.94 10 1:19.48 11
Girls
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yuka Wakatsuki Super-G N/A 1:02.38 41
Combined 1:02.38 41 41.47 26 1:43.85 28
Giant slalom 1:10.59 34 1:09.44 27 2:20.03 26
Slalom 49.79 29 48.98 25 1:38.77 24


Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ohra Kimishima
Yuka Wakatsuki
Team  Norway (NOR)
L 0–4
Did not advance 16

Biathlon

Boys
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Taiki Ito Sprint 24:27.9 5 (2+3) 81
Individual 46:57.6 13 (3+5+4+1) 91
Keita Momen Sprint 25:35.7 7 (3+4) 90
Individual 43:19.5 8 (3+3+1+1) 81
Chiharu Ueda Sprint 22:38.0 5 (1+4) 52
Individual 42:20.7 10 (2+4+2+2) 71
Girls
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Kurea Matsuoka Sprint 23:18.7 2 (1+1) 75
Individual 43:44.6 7 (3+1+2+1) 78
Misa Sasaki Sprint 23:32.6 5 (3+2) 78
Individual 40:58.3 7 (2+3+1+1) 66
Mixed
Athletes Event Time Misses Rank
Misa Sasaki
Chiharu Ueda
Single mixed relay 52:38.7 10+20 28
Misa Sasaki
Kurea Matsuoka
Chiharu Ueda
Taiki Ito
Mixed relay 1:33:11.3 14+21 24

Cross-country skiing

Girls
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chika Honda 5 km classic N/A
Free sprint
Cross-country cross

Curling

Japan qualified a mixed team of four athletes.[1]

Mixed team
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Takumi Maeda
Momoha Tabata
Asei Nakahara
Mina Kobayashi
Mixed team  Sweden (SWE)
W 7 – 4
 Czech Republic (CZE)
W 8 – 1
 United States (USA)
W 8 – 2
 Italy (ITA)
L 6 – 7
 Latvia (LAT)
W 9 – 4
2 Q  Canada (CAN)
W 5 – 4
 New Zealand (NZL)
W 8 – 4
 Norway (NOR)
L 4 – 5
Mixed doubles
Athletes Event Round of 48 Round of 24 Round of 12 Round of 6 Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
 Mina Kobayashi (JPN)
 Leo Tuaz (FRA)
Mixed doubles  Pražáková (CZE)
 Moon (KOR)
W 6 – 5

Figure skating

Two Japanese figure skaters achieved quota places for Japan based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[2]

Singles
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Yuma Kagiyama Boys' singles 72.76 3 166.41 1 239.17
Mana Kawabe Girls' singles 65.84 4 119.38 3 185.22 4
Couples
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Shingo Nishiyama
Utana Yoshida
Ice dancing 56.38 6 92.32 4 148.70 6


Mixed NOC team trophy
Athletes Event Free skate/Free dance
Ice dance Pairs Girls Boys Total
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points Rank
Team Courage
 Utana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama (JPN)
 Alina Butaeva / Luka Berulava (GEO)
 Ksenia Sinitsyna (RUS)
 Arlet Levandi (EST)
Team trophy 99.21
8
100.70
6
127.63
8
97.63
2
24
Team Focus
 Sofya Tyutyunina / Alexander Shustitskiy (RUS)
 Cate Fleming / Jedidah Isbell (USA)
 Kate Wang (USA)
 Yuma Kagiyama (JPN)
96.39
7
91.34
3
101.84
4
157.62
8
22

Freestyle skiing

Slopestyle & Big Air
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Ruka Ito Boys' big air
Boys' slopestyle
Rai Kasamura Boys' big air
Boys' slopestyle
Toma Matsuura Boys' halfpipe
Yuna Koga Girls' big air
Girls' halfpipe
Girls' slopestyle
Akane Nakata Girls' halfpipe

Ice hockey

Girls' tournament

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Japan girls' Girls' tournament  Czech Republic  Switzerland
Team roster
  • Yuko Chujo
  • Yuzuyu Fujii
  • Nao Fukuda
  • Komomo Ito
  • Makoto Ito
  • Minami Kamada
  • Kaaya Komoto
  • Nagomi Murakami
  • Rio Noro
  • Riri Noro
  • Reina Sato
  • Hina Shimomukai
  • An Shinoda
  • Himari Suzuki
  • Masaki Tanabe
  • Kyoka Tsutsumi
  • Harua Umemori

Mixed NOC 3x3 tournament

Boys
  • Gosei Daikuhara
  • Issa Otsuka
  • Wataru Suzuki
  • Tomoyoshi Yuki
Girls
  • Sena Hasegawa
  • Ruka Kiyokawa
  • Yuna Kusama
  • Riko Matsumoto
  • Reina Sato

Luge

Girls
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yuki Ishikawa Singles 57.654 23 57.402 22 1:55.056 22

Nordic combined

Individual
Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country
Distance Points Rank Deficit Time Rank
Yuto Nishikata Normal hill/6 km
Taiga Onozawa Normal hill/6 km
Haruka Kasai Normal hill/4 km
Ayana Miyazaki Normal hill/4 km

Short track speed skating

Three Japanese skaters achieved quota places for Japan based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[2]

Boys
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kosei Hayashi 500 m
1000 m 1:37.849 1 1:31.554 2 1:32.308 3 1:36.969 8
Shogo Miyata 500 m
1000 m DNF 4 Did not advance
Girls
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Haruna Nagamori 500 m
1000 m 1:47.696 1 1:35.182 3 Did not advance

Skeleton

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Taido Nagao Boys'
Takanobu Usui

Ski jumping

Boys
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Sota Kudo Normal hill
Girls
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Yuna Kasai Normal hill
Machiko Kubota

Snowboarding

Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Group heats Semifinal Final
Points Rank Position Position
Seigo Sato Boys' snowboard cross
Halfpipe, Slopestyle, & Big Air
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Kaishu Hirano Boys' halfpipe
Ruka Hirano Boys' halfpipe
Aoto Kawakami Boys' big air
Boys' slopestyle
Ryoma Kimata Boys' big air
Boys' slopestyle
Hinari Asanuma Girls' big air
Girls' slopestyle
Manon Kaji Girls' halfpipe
Kanami Okuyama Girls' big air
Girls' slopestyle
Mitsuki Ono Girls' halfpipe

Speed skating

Four Japanese skaters achieved quota places for Japan based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships.[2]

Boys
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Motonaga Arito 500 m 38.31 13
1500 m 1:52.24
Yudai Yamamoto 500 m 36.42
1500 m 1:59.36 10
Girls
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Yuka Takahashi 500 m 42.21 10
1500 m 2:10.58
Yukino Yoshida 500 m 41.16
1500 m 2:17.054 9
Mass Start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Motonaga Arito Boys' mass start 31 5:53.77 1 Q 30 6:29.72
Yudai Yamamoto 3 6:36.80 5 Q 1 6:49.70 10
Yuka Takahashi Girls' mass start 20 6:13.86 2 Q 4 6:51.07 5
Yukino Yoshida 4 6:50.83 4 Q 0 6:57.26 14
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Team 3
 Sini Siro (FIN)
 Yukino Yoshida (JPN)
 Ignaz Gschwentner (AUT)
 Alexander Sergeev (RUS)
Mixed team sprint 2:04.10
Team 7
 Varvara Bandaryna (BLR)
 Myrthe de Boer (NED)
 Lukáš Šteklý (CZE)
 Yudai Yamamoto (JPN)
Mixed team sprint 2:06.80 5
Team 10
 Marta Dobrowolska (POL)
 Yuka Takahashi (JPN)
 Michał Kopacz (POL)
 Park Sang-eon (KOR)
Mixed team sprint 2:08.62 10
Team 16
 Laura Kivioja (FIN)
 Daria Kopacz (POL)
 Theo Collins (GBR)
 Motonaga Arito (JPN)
Mixed team sprint 2:05.92

See also

References

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