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Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

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Japan at the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp
in Lausanne
Competitors72 in 14 sports
Flag bearerYuma Kagiyama
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
9
Silver
7
Bronze
1
Total
17
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

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

Medalists

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Alpine skiing

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Boys
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ohra Kimishima Super-G 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 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

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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

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

Curling

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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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Freestyle skiing

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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

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Girls' tournament

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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

Mixed NOC 3x3 tournament

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Boys
Girls

Luge

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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

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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

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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

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

Ski jumping

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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

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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

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yudai Yamamoto 500 m 36.42 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500 m 1:59.36 10
Girls
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Yuka Takahashi 500 m 42.21 10
1500 m 2:10.58 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yukino Yoshida 500 m 41.16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pavitt, Michael (22 May 2019). "World Curling Federation announce 24 nations to compete at Lausanne 2020". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "ISU Communication 2235 - Provisional Quota places Figure Skating & Speed Skating / Final Quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.