Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Japan at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Japan.svg
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Website www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese) (in English)
in Sochi
Competitors 136 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Ayumi Ogasawara (opening[1][2]
and closing)[3]
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 4 3 8
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Japan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February
2014. Japan's team consisted of 136 athletes in all 15 sports.[4]

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the opening ceremony, wanting to show
the Russians how important the relationship between the two countries is.[5]

Contents
1 Medalists
2 Alpine skiing
3 Biathlon
4 Bobsleigh
5 Cross-country skiing
6 Curling
6.1 Women's tournament
7 Figure skating
8 Freestyle skiing
9 Ice hockey
9.1 Women's tournament
10 Luge
11 Nordic combined
12 Short track speed skating
13 Skeleton
14 Ski jumping
15 Snowboarding
16 Speed skating
17 See also
18 References
19 External links
Medalists
Medals Name Sport Event Date
Gold Yuzuru Hanyu Figure skating Men's singles 14 February
Silver Ayumu Hirano Snowboarding Men's halfpipe 11 February
Silver Akito Watabe Nordic combined Normal hill/10 km 12 February
Silver Noriaki Kasai Ski jumping Men's large hill individual 15 February
Silver Tomoka Takeuchi Snowboarding Women's giant slalom 19 February
Bronze Taku Hiraoka Snowboarding Men's halfpipe 11 February
Bronze Daiki Ito
Noriaki Kasai
Reruhi Shimizu
Taku Takeuchi Ski jumping Team large hill 17 February
Bronze Ayana Onozuka Freestyle skiing Women's halfpipe 20 February
Medals by sport
Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Figure skating 1 0 0 1
Snowboarding 0 2 1 3
Ski jumping 0 1 1 2
Nordic combined 0 1 0 1
Freestyle skiing 0 0 1 1
Total 1 4 3 8
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
According to the quota allocation released on January 27, 2014, Japan has achieved
two quota spots in alpine skiing.[6] No one of the several female skiers regularly
competing in the World Cup managed to achieve qualification.

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total

Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Akira Sasaki Men's slalom 49.54 28 DNF
Naoki Yuasa 48.74 20 DNF
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships Japan
qualified 1 man and 4 women.[7]

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank

Hidenori Isa Men's sprint 27:15.2 3 (1+2) 71
Men's individual 58:56.1 6 (2+1+1+2) 84
Miki Kobayashi Women's sprint 25:52.3 5 (1+4) 81
Women's individual 54:01.0 4 (1+2+1+0) 68
Yuki Nakajima Women's sprint 24:12.9 2 (1+1) 68
Women's individual 56:00.2 6 (3+2+1+0) 75
Fuyuko Suzuki Women's sprint 22:47.4 1 (0+1) 39
Women's pursuit 32:49.0 1 (0+0+0+1) 32
Women's individual 50:27.4 3 (0+1+0+2) 52
Rina Suzuki Women's sprint 25:40.6 2 (0+2) 80
Women's individual DNF 2 (0+2) DNF
Fuyuko Suzuki
Yuki Nakajima
Miki Kobayashi
Rina Suzuki Women's team relay LAP 11 (0+11) 13
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Japanese two-man sled

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hisashi Miyazaki
Hiroshi Suzuki* Two-man 57.91 27 58.21 28 58.02 28 Did not advance
2:54.14 28
Toshiki Kuroiwa
Hisashi Miyazaki
Shintaro Sato
Hiroshi Suzuki* Four-man 56.41 26 56.42 26 56.63 28 Did not advance
2:49.46 26
* � Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
According to the quota allocation released on January 27, 2014, Japan has qualified
a total of 6 athletes (5 men and 1 woman) in cross-country skiing.[6]

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Akira Lenting
Hiroyuki Miyazawa
Nobu Naruse
Keishin Yoshida 4�10 km relay LAP
Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Masako Ishida 10 km classical N/A 29:55.7 +1:37.9 15
15 km skiathlon 19:24.4 8 20:09.6 27 40:08.3 +1:34.7 10
30 km freestyle N/A 1:14:09.0 +3:03.8 23
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yuichi Onda Men's sprint 3:40.98 45 Did not advance
Hiroyuki Miyazawa
Yuichi Onda Men's team sprint N/A 23:49.91 7 Did not advance
Curling
Main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Women's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics � Women's tournament
Ayumi Ogasawara
Yumie Funayama
Kaho Onodera
Michiko Tomabechi
Chinami Yoshida
Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Country v t e Skip W L PF PA Ends
won Ends
lost Blank
ends Stolen
ends Shot %
Canada Jennifer Jones 9 0 72 40 43 27 12 14 86%
Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 7 2 58 52 37 35 13 7
80%
Switzerland Mirjam Ott 5 4 63 60 37 38 13 7 78%
Great Britain Eve Muirhead 5 4 74 58 39 35 9 11
80%
Japan Ayumi Ogasawara 4 5 59 67 39 41 4 10 76%
Denmark Lene Nielsen 4 5 57 56 34 40 12 9 78%
China Wang Bingyu 4 5 58 62 36 38 10 4 81%
South Korea Kim Ji-sun 3 6 60 65 35 37 10 6 79%
Russia Anna Sidorova 3 6 48 56 33 35 19 6 82%
United States Erika Brown 1 8 42 75 33 40 8 5 76%

Round-robin
Japan has a bye in draws 1, 5 and 9.

Draw 2
Monday, February 11, 9:00

Sheet D v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
South Korea (Kim) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 2
12
Japan (Ogasawara) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 2 0 1 0 2
0 2 0 0 0 7
Draw 3
Tuesday, February 11, 19:00

Sheet C v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Denmark (Nielsen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X
3
Japan (Ogasawara) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 1 1 2 1 0
1 0 2 X X 8
Draw 4
Wednesday, February 12, 14:00

Sheet A v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Japan (Ogasawara) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 0 2 0 0 1
1 1 0 1 2 8
Russia (Sidorova) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
4
Draw 6
Thursday, February 13, 19:00

Sheet D v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Japan (Ogasawara) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 0 2 0 0 1
0 1 0 2 0 6
United States (Brown) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1
8
Draw 7
Friday, February 14, 14:00

Sheet B v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Muirhead) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 2 0 2 1
0 2 5 X X X 12
Japan (Ogasawara) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X X
3
Draw 8
Saturday, February 15, 9:00

Sheet A v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Jones)Hammer (Last Stone First End) 2 0 2 0 0 0
2 1 0 1 8
Japan (Ogasawara) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
6
Draw 10
Sunday, February 16, 14:00

Sheet B v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Japan (Ogasawara) 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
2 9
Switzerland (Ott) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 1 1 0 0 0
3 0 0 1 1 0 7
Draw 11
Monday, February 17, 9:00

Sheet C v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Ogasawara) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 2 0 1 0 2
0 1 0 2 X 8
China (Wang) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Draw 12
Monday, February 17, 19:00

Sheet D v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Sigfridsson) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 0 2 0 2 1
0 0 2 1 X 8
Japan (Ogasawara) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 X
4
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Yuzuru Hanyu

Mao Asada
Japan's ten member team was announced on December 23, 2013.[8][9] Japan has
achieved the following quota places:

Athlete Event SP/OD FS/FD Total

Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Yuzuru Hanyu Men's singles 101.45 1 Q 178.64 1 280.09
1st, gold medalist(s)
Tatsuki Machida 83.48 11 Q 169.94 4 253.42 5
Daisuke Takahashi 86.40 4 Q 164.27 6 250.67 6
Mao Asada Ladies' singles 55.51 16 Q 142.71 3 198.22 6
Kanako Murakami 55.60 15 Q 115.38 12 170.98 12
Akiko Suzuki 60.97 8 Q 125.35 8 186.32 8
Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara Pairs 48.45 18 Did not advance
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Ice dancing 52.29 21 Did not advance
Team trophy
Athlete Event Short program/Short dance Free skate/Free dance
Men's Ladies' Pairs Ice dance Total Men's Ladies' Pairs Ice dance Total
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
Yuzuru Hanyu (M)
Tatsuki Machida (M)
Mao Asada (L)
Akiko Suzuki (L)
Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara (P)
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed (I) Team trophy 97.98
10 64.07
8 46.56
3 52.00
3 24 5 Q 165.85
8 112.33
7 86.33
6 76.34
6 51 5
Freestyle skiing
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Halfpipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Kentaro Tsuda Men's halfpipe 53.00 23.40 53.00 22 Did not advance
Manami Mitsuboshi Women's halfpipe 15.60 9.20 15.60 23 Did not advance
Ayana Onozuka 83.80 59.80 83.80 4 Q 79.00 83.20 83.20 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Moguls
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total
Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank
Sho Endo Men's moguls 25.19 17.26 23.38 4 QF Bye 25.53 15.77 21.73 15
Did not advance
Nobuyuki Nishi 24.98 14.45 20.67 13 25.96 14.65 20.41 8 Q 24.73 15.39 21.73
14 Did not advance
Junko Hoshino Women's moguls 30.95 14.06 19.72 15 32.37 4.52 9.62 15
Did not advance
Miki Ito DNS Did not advance
Arisa Murata 31.33 11.81 16.69 22 32.65 14.39 19.38 5 Q DNS Did not
advance
Aiko Uemura 30.74 15.26 21.01 7 Q Bye 30.68 14.66 20.43 9 Q 31.19 15.58 21.15
6 Q 30.46 14.8 20.66 4
Slopestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Chiho Takao Women's slopestyle 10.00 8.60 10.00 22 Did not advance
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Japan qualified a women's team by winning a qualification tournament.[10]

Women's Tournament - 1 team of 21 athletes

Women's tournament
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics � Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the Japanese roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the
2014 Winter Olympics.[11][12] view

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2013�14 team

1 G Azusa Nakaoku 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) 53 kg (117 lb) 17 May 1985
Yufutsu Japan Toyota Cygnus (JWHL)
2 D Shiori Koike 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) 51 kg (112 lb) 21 March
1993 Kujiramachi Japan Mitsuboshi Daito Peregrine (JWHL)
3 D Yoko Kondo 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 13 February 1979
Niida Japan Seibu Princess Rabbits (JWHL)
4 D Ayaka Toko 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 22 August 1994
Fujimi Japan Daishin (JWHL)
5 D Kanae Aoki 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 20 February 1985
Aoba Japan Mitsuboshi Daito Peregrine (JWHL)
6 D Sena Suzuki 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 4 August 1991
Sanko Japan Seibu Princess Rabbits (JWHL)
7 D Mika Hori 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) 54 kg (119 lb) 17 February 1992
Atsuma Japan Toyota Cygnus (JWHL)
8 D Tomoe Yamane 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 24 March
1986 Mihara Japan Daishin (JWHL)
9 D Aina Takeuchi 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 16 August
1991 Musa Japan Daishin (JWHL)
10 F Haruna Yoneyama 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 7 November
1991 Shizunai Japan Mitsuboshi Daito Peregrine (JWHL)
11 F Yurie Adachi 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) 51 kg (112 lb) 26 April
1985 Maruyama Japan Seibu Princess Rabbits (JWHL)
12 F Chiho Osawa 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 10 February 1992
Ojimachi Japan Mitsuboshi Daito Peregrine (JWHL)
13 F Moeko Fujimoto 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) 53 kg (117 lb) 5 August
1992 Shinkai Japan Mitsuboshi Daito Peregrine (JWHL)
15 F Rui Ukita 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 6 June 1996
Masuura Japan Daishin (JWHL)
17 F Yuka Hirano 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) 52 kg (115 lb) 26 January 1987
Yokkaichi Japan Mitsuboshi Daito Peregrine (JWHL)
18 F Tomoko Sakagami 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 18 October
1983 Sanko Japan Mitsuboshi Daito Peregrine (JWHL)
21 F Hanae Kubo 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 10 December 1982
Sanko Japan Seibu Princess Rabbits (JWHL)
22 F Miho Shishiuchi 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 21 August
1992 Kaizuka Japan Kushiro Bears (JWHL)
23 F Ami Nakamura 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 15 November
1987 Toyosakimachi Japan Seibu Princess Rabbits (JWHL)
29 G Akane Konishi 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 14 August
1995 Aikoku Japan Kushiro Bears (JWHL)
30 G Nana Fujimoto 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) 54 kg (119 lb) 3 March 1989
Misono Japan Vortex Sapporo (JWHL)
Group stage
Team v t e GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
Russia 3 3 0 0 0 9 3 +6 9
Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 6
Germany 3 1 0 0 2 5 8 -3 3
Japan 3 0 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0
9 February 2014 v
12:00 Sweden 1�0
(1�0, 0�0, 0�0) Japan Shayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 2,928
[show]Game reference
11 February 2014 v
19:00 Russia 2�1
(1�0, 0�0, 1�1) Japan Shayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 4,897
[show]Game reference
13 February 2014 v
12:00 Japan 0�4
(0�1, 0�1, 0�2) Germany Shayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 2,618
[show]Game reference
Luge
Main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Based on the performance at the 2013�14 Luge World Cup, Japan has achieved only a
single quota.

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total

Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hidenari Kanayama Men's singles 53.626 32 53.663 33 53.220
31 53.074 31 3:33.583 30
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Taihei Kato Normal hill/10 km 100.0 124.1 4 25:45.0 39 26:15.0 31
Large hill/10 km 126.5 87.6 45 DNS DNF
Hideaki Nagai Normal hill/10 km 97.0 119.6 14 24:42.1 30 25:30.1
22
Large hill/10 km 119.0 99.3 =27 23:11.7 23 25:10.7 26
Akito Watabe Normal hill/10 km 100.5 130.0 2 23:48.4 10 23:54.4
2nd, silver medalist(s)
Large hill/10 km 134.0 120.8 4 23:06.0 19 23:39.0 6
Yoshito Watabe Normal hill/10 km 100.0 124.4 10 24:22.3 25 24:58.3
15
Large hill/10 km 119.5 95.4 36 24:00.4 33 26:14.4 35
Yusuke Minato
Hideaki Nagai
Akito Watabe
Yoshito Watabe Team large hill/4�5 km 488.0 433.3 6 47:25.6 4
48:30.6 5
Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Based on their performance at World Cup 3 & 4 in November 2013 Japan qualified 5
women and 3 men.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Satoshi Sakashita 500 m 41.629 2 Q 59.249 3 ADV 41.661 5 Did
not advance 9
1500 m 2:18.298 6 N/A Did not advance 32
Ryosuke Sakazume 1000 m 1:26.468 3 Did not advance 22
1500 m 2:17.985 4 N/A Did not advance 24
Yuzo Takamido 1000 m 1:25.905 3 Did not advance 20
1500 m PEN N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ayuko Ito 500 m 44.174 3 Did not advance 19
1000 m 1:33.188 3 Did not advance 22
1500 m 2:30.354 3 Q N/A 2:56.961 7 Did not advance 18
Yui Sakai 500 m 45.051 3 Did not advance 22
1000 m 1:29.824 2 Q 1:29.328 4 Did not advance 13
1500 m 2:27.198 5 N/A Did not advance 27
Biba Sakurai 500 m 44.628 4 Did not advance 27
1500 m 2:28.127 6 N/A Did not advance 33
Sayuri Shimizu 1000 m 1:31.879 4 Did not advance 25
Ayuko Ito
Moemi Kikuchi
Yui Sakai
Biba Sakurai
Sayuri Shimizu 3000 m relay N/A 4:11.913 3 FB 4:15.253 5
Qualification legend: ADV � Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA �
Qualify to medal round; FB � Qualify to consolation round

Skeleton
Main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yuki Sasahara Men's 58.22 24 58.07 21 57.91 21 Did not advance
2:54.20 22
Hiroatsu Takahashi 57.53 14 57.10 13 57.13 11 56.98 12 3:48.74
12
Nozomi Komuro Women's 59.94 18 59.82 19 59.24 19 58.76 18
3:57.76 19
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Taku Takeuchi after his jump in the normal hill competition.
Japan has received the following start quotas:

Men
Athlete Event Qualification First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points
Rank Points Rank
Daiki Ito Large hill 130.5 122.0 2 Q 137.5 128.1 8 Q 124.0 124.4 14 252.5
9
Noriaki Kasai Normal hill BYE 101.5 131.2 8 Q 100.0 124.6 11 255.8 7
Large hill BYE 139.0 140.6 2 Q 133.5 136.8 3 277.4 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Reruhi Shimizu Normal hill 101.5 126.2 3 Q 99.5 122.2 25 Q 99.5 124.2 14
246.4 18
Large hill 130.5 120.4 3 Q 130.0 122.2 15 Q 134.5 130.0 8 252.2 10
Taku Takeuchi Normal hill 97.5 119.1 7 Q 98.0 123.1 21 Q 95.5 116.3 24
239.4 24
Large hill 127.0 116.0 6 Q 132.5 126.7 10 Q 122.5 122.6 18 249.3 13
Yuta Watase Normal hill 95.0 113.5 20 Q 99.5 123.0 22 Q 97.0 120.0 20 243.0
21
Daiki Ito
Noriaki Kasai
Reruhi Shimizu
Taku Takeuchi Team large hill N/A 524.0 507.5 3 Q 527.5 517.4 4 1024.9
3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Yuki Ito Normal hill 97.5 117.4 10 101.0 124.4 2 241.8 7
Sara Takanashi 100.0 124.1 3 98.5 118.9 9 243.0 4
Yurina Yamada 78.0 73.3 30 64.5 42.4 30 115.7 30
Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Alpine
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time Opposition
Time Opposition
Time Opposition
Time Rank
Tomoka Takeuchi Women's giant slalom 1:46.33 1 Q Boccacini (ITA)
W -1.93 Calv� (CAN)
W -4.00 Meschik (AUT)
W DSQ Kummer (SUI)
L +7.32 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Women's slalom 1:05.41 13 Q Zogg (SUI)
L DSQ Did not advance
Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Ryo Aono Men's halfpipe 37.50 13.00 37.50 19 Did not advance
Ayumu Hirano 92.25 64.75 92.25 1 QF Bye 90.75 93.50 93.50 2nd, silver
medalist(s)
Taku Hiraoka 92.25 63.50 92.25 2 QF Bye 45.50 92.25 92.25 3rd, bronze
medalist(s)
Ayumu Nedefuji 54.50 28.75 54.50 17 Did not advance
Rana Okada Women's halfpipe 66.00 69.75 69.75 7 QS 58.50 70.00 70.00 6 QF 47.75
85.50 85.50 5
Yuki Kadono Men's slopestyle 31.00 16.50 31.00 13 QS 84.75 80.50 84.75 4 QF 53.00
 75.75 75.75 8
Qualification Legend: QF � Qualify directly to final; QS � Qualify to semifinal

Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Rank
Yuka Fujimori Women's snowboard cross 1:23.22 6 6 Did not advance
22
Qualification legend: FA � Qualify to medal round; FB � Qualify to consolation
round

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013�14 ISU Speed Skating
World Cup season, Japan has earned the following start quotas:

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yuji Kamijo 500 m 35.37 21 35.48 24 70.85 20
Joji Kato 34.96 5 34.77 4 69.74 5
Taro Kondo 1000 m N/A 1:11.44 35
1500 m N/A 1:49.31 29
Keiichiro Nagashima 500 m 34.79 3 35.25 16 70.04 6
Yuya Oikawa 35.24 17 35.22 14 70.46 15
Shane Williamson 5000 m N/A 6:42.88 26
Daichi Yamanaka 1000 m N/A 1:11.93 36
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Shoko Fujimura 3000 m N/A 4:12.71 15
5000 m N/A 7:09.65 10
Masako Hozumi 3000 m N/A 4:15.52 21
5000 m N/A 7:12.42 13
Shiho Ishizawa 3000 m N/A 4:09.39 9
5000 m N/A 7:11.54 12
Ayaka Kikuchi 1500 m N/A 2:01.29 31
Nao Kodaira 500 m 37.88 7 37.72 4 75.61 5
1000 m N/A 1:16.45 13
Misaki Oshigiri 1500 m N/A 2:00.03 22
Miyako Sumiyoshi 500 m 38.644 13 38.62 13 77.26 14
1000 m N/A 1:17.68 22
Maki Tabata 1500 m N/A 2:00.64 25
Nana Takagi N/A 2:02.16 32
Maki Tsuji 500 m 38.4 10 38.44 11 76.84 9
1000 m N/A 1:18.07 27
Team pursuit
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Time Opposition
Time Opposition
Time Rank
Ayaka Kikuchi
Misaki Oshigiri
Maki Tabata
Nana Takagi Women's team pursuit South Korea (KOR)
W 3:03.99 Netherlands (NED)
L 3:10.19 Russia (RUS)
L 3:02.57 4
See also
Japan at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Japan at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
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