Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, was held over fourteen days, from 9 February to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Records:...	Men's 500 m
		Freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Four freestyle skiing events were held at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, at the venue in Deer Valley. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events...	Women's moguls

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Yasuyuki Takishita Yasuyuki Takishita is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.-External links:*...	Downhill			1:43.75	42
Yasuyuki Takishita Yasuyuki Takishita is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.-External links:*...	Super-G			DNF	–
Kiminobu Kimura Kiminobu Kimura is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in slalom and giant slalom at the 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...	Giant Slalom	1:17.19	1:14.67	2:31.86	37
Akira Sasaki Akira Sasaki is a Japanese alpine skier.At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sasaki ranked 34th in the giant slalom. He did not finish in the slalom event.His best result in the Alpine Skiing World Cup is from 2003 slalom in Wengen, where he finished in a surprising second place with starting number 65...		1:16.11	1:14.47	2:30.58	34
Kentaro Minagawa Kentaro Minagawa is a Japanese alpine skier.His first international successes were at the 1996 Junior World Championships in Schwyz, with a 5th rank in Slalom, and a 9th rank in Giant Slalom....	Slalom	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Akira Sasaki Akira Sasaki is a Japanese alpine skier.At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sasaki ranked 34th in the giant slalom. He did not finish in the slalom event.His best result in the Alpine Skiing World Cup is from 2003 slalom in Wengen, where he finished in a surprising second place with starting number 65...		DNF	–	DNF	–
Kiminobu Kimura Kiminobu Kimura is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in slalom and giant slalom at the 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...		52.46	55.97	1:48.43	18

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Kumiko Kashiwagi Kumiko Kashiwagi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and super-G at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...	Giant Slalom	1:19.90	1:19.65	2:39.55	35
Noriyo Hiroi Noriyo Hiroi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and also at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...		1:19.85	1:18.12	2:37.97	29
Noriyo Hiroi Noriyo Hiroi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and also at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	Slalom	56.35	55.63	1:51.98	14
Kumiko Kashiwagi Kumiko Kashiwagi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and super-G at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...		56.14	56.27	1:52.41	16

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
10 km sprint	Yukio Mochizuki	2	28:28.5	69
	Hidenori Isa	2	28:03.6	62
	Kyoji suga	1	27:21.0	41
12.5 km pursuit 2	Kyoji Suga	3	36:28.8	35

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 3	Rank
20 km	Hironao Meguro	56:29.2	3	59:29.2	66
	Hidenori Isa	52:52.8	4	56:52.8	44
	Kyoji Suga	52:51.9	2	54:51.9	20

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Hironao Meguro Hidenori Isa Kyoji Suga Yukio Mochizuki	2	1'29:04.4	13

Women

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
7.5 km sprint	Mami Shindo-Honma	2	23:36.8	45
	Hiromi Seino-Suga	2	23:03.5	30
	Tamami Tanaka	2	23:00.0	29
	Ryoko Takahashi	2	22:58.3	28
10 km pursuit 4	Mami Shindo-Honma	3	36:28.6	41
	Ryoko Takahashi	3	35:20.6	36
	Hiromi Seino-Suga	1	34:18.8	24
	Tamami Tanaka	2	34:07.7	23

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 3	Rank
15 km	Mami Shindo-Honma	51:38.6	8	59:38.6	64
	Ryoko Takahashi	50:18.0	4	54:18.0	50
	Tamami Tanaka	49:40.4	4	53:40.4	45
	Hiromi Seino-Suga	50:10.6	3	53:10.6	42

Women's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Mami Shindo-Honma Tamami Tanaka Hiromi Seino-Suga Ryoko Takahashi	1	1'35:09.8	14

¹A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

² Starting delay based om 10 km sprint results.

³One minute added per missed target.

⁴ Starting delay based om 7.5 km sprint results.

Bobsleigh

Men

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
JPN-1	Masanori Inoue Hiroshi Suzuki Hiroshi Suzuki (bobsleigh) is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 1992. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 18th in both the two-man and four-man events at Lillehammer in 1994...	Two-man	48.41	21	48.61	27	48.58	24	48.36	18	3:13.96	21
JPN-2	Shinji Miura Hiroaki Ohishi	Two-man	48.61	28	48.70	28	49.08	29	48.70	24	3:15.09	29

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
JPN-1	Hiroshi Suzuki Hiroshi Suzuki (bobsleigh) is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 1992. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 18th in both the two-man and four-man events at Lillehammer in 1994... Sinji Miura Shinji Doigawa Shinji Doigawa is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 20th in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... Masanori Inoue	Four-man	47.65	23	47.46	21	47.92	19	48.14	19	3:11.17	20

Cross-country skiing

Men
Sprint

Athlete	Qualifying round		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001....	3:05.90	47	Did not advance
Daichi Azegami	3:01.47	38	Did not advance

Pursuit

Athlete	10 km C		10 km F pursuit1
	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	28:45.2	55 Q	27:14.3	49
Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998 while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer in...	27:50.3	38 Q	25:30.5	33
Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	27:42.6	36 Q	25:32.8	34
Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001....	27:37.6	34 Q	25:05.6	24

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km C	Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	41:54.4	50
	Hiroshi Kudo Hiroshi Kudo is a Japanese cross-country skier. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he competed in the 15 km and the 50 km events.-External links:*...	40:29.9	38
	Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	40:27.1	36
	Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001....	39:28.3	19
30 km F	Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998 while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer in...	1'18:06.3	48
	Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	1'17:18.2	42
	Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001....	1'15:32.4	30
	Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	1'14:55.6	27
50 km C	Hiroshi Kudo Hiroshi Kudo is a Japanese cross-country skier. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he competed in the 15 km and the 50 km events.-External links:*...	2'23:02.3	41
	Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	2'21:05.3	38
	Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001....	2'17:51.9	27
	Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	2'09:41.3	6

¹ Starting delay based om 10 km C. results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001.... Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998 while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer in... Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	1'37:50.5	12

Women
Sprint

Athlete	Qualifying round		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Tomomi Otaka	3:34.14	47	Did not advance
Nobuko Fukuda Nobuko Fukuda is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006...	3:28.38	39	Did not advance
Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...	3:18.78	16 Q	3:17.5	3	Did not advance

Pursuit

Athlete	5 km C		5 km F pursuit2
	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...	14:51.4	59	Did not advance
Nobuko Fukuda Nobuko Fukuda is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006...	14:31.6	50	Did not advance
Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	14:22.4	44 Q	13:25.1	27
Kanoko Goto	14:16.1	38 Q	13:37.4	38

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
10 km C	Tomomi Otaka	32:27.9	48
	Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...	31:54.1	47
	Kanoko Goto	30:36.6	32
	Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	30:32.3	31
15 km F	Nobuko Fukuda Nobuko Fukuda is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006...	DNF	–
	Midori Furusawa	44:41.8	42
	Kanoko Goto	42:50.4	27
	Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	42:16.2	22
30 km C	Tomomi Otaka	1'50:00.3	43
	Midori Furusawa	1'45:50.0	36
	Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...	1'41:06.0	26
	Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	1'39:48.8	21

² Starting delay based om 5 km C. results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

4 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Kanoko Goto Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at... Nobuko Fukuda Nobuko Fukuda is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006... Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	51:35.7	10

Group stage

Country	Skip	W	L
Canada Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	Kelley Law Kelley Law Kelley Law formerly known as Kelley Atkins and Kelley Owen is a Canadian curler from Coquitlam, British Columbia...	8	1
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	Luzia Ebnöther Luzia Ebnöther Luzia Ebnöther, born , is a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.-References:...	7	2
United States United States	Kari Erickson Kari Erickson Kari Erickson is an American curler. She was born in Bemidji, Minnesota and is the sister of Stacey Liapis. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where the American team placed fourth.-References:...	6	3
United Kingdom Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	Rhona Martin Rhona Martin Rhona Martin MBE is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.-Early career:For a long time best known in...	5	4
Germany Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Natalie Neßler	5	4
Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	Elisabet Gustafson Elisabet Gustafson Elisabet Gustafson is a retired Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...	5	4
Norway Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	Dordi Nordby Dordi Nordby Dordi Agate Nordby, , is a Norwegian right-handed curler from Snarøya. Nordby has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals and two European championship gold medals.Having made her international...	4	5
Japan Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...  8th	Akiko Katoh	2	7
Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	Lene Bidstrup	2	7
Russia Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	Olga Jarkova Olga Jarkova Olga Nikolayevna Jarkova is a Russian curler.Jarkova has been curling for Russia internationally since 1999, when she threw fourth stones for Nina Golovtchenko at the World Junior Challenge where they won silver. She threw third stones that year at a disappointing last place finish in the World...	1	8

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Contestants

Tokoro CC, Tokoro Tokoro, Hokkaido was a town located in Tokoro District, Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 4,885 and a density of 17.55 persons per km². The total area was 278.29 km².... Skip: Akiko Katoh  Third: Yumie Hayashi Yumie Hayashi is a Japanese curler, born April 5, 1978 in Sorachi District, Hokkaidō.- History :Hayashi is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the Games she threw third under skip Ayumi Onodera.- References :...   Second: Ayumi Onodera Ayumi Onodera is a Japanese curler, born November 25, 1978 in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.- History :Onodera is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics...   Lead: Mika Konaka  Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki Kotomi Ishizaki is a curler from Japan.Kotomi Ishizaki currently throws Lead stones for skip Moe Meguro.She made her World Championship debut at the 2003 Winnipeg World Championships playing lead for Shinobu Aota's team from Japan...

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	Points	SP	FS	Rank
Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...	32.0	24	20	22
Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	5.0	2	4	4

Women

Athlete	Points	SP	FS	Rank
Yoshie Onda Yoshie Onda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....	22.5	17	14	17
Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...	8.5	7	5	5

Freestyle skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
		Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Teppei Noda	Moguls	DNF	0.30	30	Did not advance
Katsuya Nakamoto		30.70	20.56	26	Did not advance
Kenro Shimoyama		30.20	23.39	20	Did not advance
Yugo Tsukita		29.20	25.33	9 Q	29.82	15.81	16
Taku Nakanishi	Aerials		162.89	20	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
		Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Miyuki Hatanaka	Moguls	39.49	21.36	20	Did not advance
Tae Satoya Tae Satoya is a Japanese freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and she finished third at the 2002 games.Tae became the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Winter Olympics....		37.21	23.65	6 Q	34.23	24.85
Aiko Uemura Aiko Uemura is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls.Her family moved to Hakuba town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1986. She graduated from Hakuba High School in 1998, and works for the Kitano Construction Corporation in Nagano city, Japan....		37.00	23.82	4 Q	35.48	24.66	6

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Shigeaki Ushijima Shigeaki Ushijima is a Japanese luger who has competed since 1996. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 16th in the men's singles event at Nagano in 1998....	45.905	29	45.260	24	45.283	27	45.651	28	3:02.099	27

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Takahisa Oguchi Takahisa Oguchi Takahisha Oguchi is a Japanese luger who has competed since 1999. He finished 20th in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... Kei Takahashi	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yumie Kobayashi	44.192	19	44.107	23	44.149	24	44.215	23	2:56.663	25

Nordic combined

Men's sprint

Events:

• large hill ski jumping
• 7.5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athlete	Ski Jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
	Points	Rank
Kenji Ogiwara Kenji Ogiwara is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival....	93.5	34	18:39.1	33
Norihito Kobayashi Norihito Kobayashi is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of fifth in the 10 km individual normal hill at those same...	101.1	24	18:04.6	17
Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori was a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 22nd in the 7.5 km sprint event at Salt Lake City in...	106.9	14	18:25.0	22
Daito Takahashi Daito Takahashi is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth twice ....	114.4	4	17:37.9	6

Men's individual

Events:

• normal hill ski jumping
• 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athlete	Ski Jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
	Points	Rank
Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori was a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 22nd in the 7.5 km sprint event at Salt Lake City in...	221.5	22	44:40.6	30
Kenji Ogiwara Kenji Ogiwara is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival....	233.0	13	41:56.6	11
Gen Tomii Gen Tomii Gen Tomii is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1998 to 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 33rd in the 15 km individual event at Salt Lake City in...	234.5	12	45:15.4	33
Daito Takahashi Daito Takahashi is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth twice ....	243.5	6	42:01.2	12

Men's Team

Four participants per team.

Events:

• normal hill ski jumping
• 5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athletes	Ski jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
	Points	Rank
Gen Tomii Gen Tomii Gen Tomii is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1998 to 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 33rd in the 15 km individual event at Salt Lake City in... Kenji Ogiwara Kenji Ogiwara is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival.... Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori was a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 22nd in the 7.5 km sprint event at Salt Lake City in... Daito Takahashi Daito Takahashi is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth twice ....	901.0	4	52:26.5	8

Short track speed skating

Men

Athlete	Event	Round one		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Takafumi Nishitani Takafumi Nishitani is a Japanese short track speed skater. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:...	500 m	43.211	1 Q	45.535	3	Did not advance
Satoru Terao		42.334	2 Q	42.692	1 Q	1:05.790	3 ADV	42:219	5
Satoru Terao	1000 m	1:31.025	2 Q	1:28.241	2 Q	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Naoya Tamura		1:28.867	1 Q	1:29.864	3 ADV	1:27.751	4 QB	1:35.823	7
Satoru Terao	1500 m	2:23.680	3 Q			DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Naoya Tamura		3:06.585	5			Did not advance
Takafumi Nishitani Takafumi Nishitani is a Japanese short track speed skater. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:... Satoru Terao Yugo Shinohara Takehiro Kodera Naoya Tamura	5000 m relay					6:50.925	3 QB	7:19.893	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Round one		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Chikage Tanaka	500 m	45.193	1 Q	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Yuka Kamino		45.933	4	Did not advance
Ikue Teshigawara	1000 m	1:33.855	3	Did not advance
Chikage Tanaka		1:42.332	1 Q	1:34.960	2 Q	1:38.269	3 QB	1:35.125	7
Yuka Kamino	1500 m	2:52.591	4			Did not advance
Chikage Tanaka		2:29.202	1 Q			2:21.924	4 QB	2:31.479	7
Chikage Tanaka Yuka Kamino Ikue Teshigawara Atsuko Takata Nobuko Yamada	3000 m relay					4:17.968	2 Q	4:21.107	4

Skeleton

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Masaru Inada Masaru Inada is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1997. He finished 18th in the men's skeleton event at both the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Inada's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 11th in Nagano in 2003.He is a graduate of Sendai University....	52.05	16	51.93	16	1:43.98	18
Kazuhiro Koshi Kazuhiro Koshi is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1991.Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the men's skeleton event at Salt Lake City in 2002...	51.50	6	51.52	10	1:43.02	8

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eiko Nakayama Eiko Nakayama is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 12th in the women's skeleton event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	54.00	12	54.72	12	1:48.72	12

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Qualifying jump			Final jump 1			Final jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Noriaki Kasai Noriaki Kasai , born June 6, 1972 in Shimokawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese ski jumper.Kasai holds a record for most performances in World Cup. To a date of March 23, 2011 he performed record 435 times in World Cup...	Normal hill	85.0	101.5	29 Q	85.0	83.0	49	Did not advance
Hiroki Yamada Hiroki Yamada is a Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished four times among the top 10, his best results being two fourth places from Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Hakuba ....		84.5	103.0	28 Q	88.0	109.5	33	Did not advance
Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....		90.5	114.5	11 Q	91.0	117.5	14 Q	89.5	114.5	232.0	20
Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat....		Pre-qualified			92.0	119.5	10 Q	94.5	123.5	243.0	9
Hideharu Miyahira Hideharu Miyahira is a retired Japanese ski jumper.He competed from 1994 to 2006. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three silvers and one bronze .Miyahara competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 5th in the team...	Large hill	111.5	97.7	19 Q	117.0	108.6	29 Q	116.0	106.8	215.4	24
Noriaki Kasai Noriaki Kasai , born June 6, 1972 in Shimokawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese ski jumper.Kasai holds a record for most performances in World Cup. To a date of March 23, 2011 he performed record 435 times in World Cup...		113.0	101.9	14 Q	110.0	97.5	41	Did not advance
Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....		19.5	116.1	2 Q	119.5	115.1	20 Q	116.5	107.7	222.8	20
Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat....		Pre-qualified			126.5	128.7	5 Q	121.0	116.8	245.5	7

Men's team large hill

Athletes	Result
	Points 1	Rank
Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.... Hiroki Yamada Hiroki Yamada is a Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished four times among the top 10, his best results being two fourth places from Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Hakuba .... Hideharu Miyahira Hideharu Miyahira is a retired Japanese ski jumper.He competed from 1994 to 2006. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three silvers and one bronze .Miyahara competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 5th in the team... Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat....	926.0	5

¹Four teams members performed two jumps each.

Snowboarding

Men's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kentaro Miyawaki	13.6	31	27.0	23	Did not advance
Daisuke Murakami Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder) is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the half-pipe event. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he placed 19th. He won the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup event in Kreischberg, Austria, his first career World Cup victory...	19.4	27	32.7	13	Did not advance
Takaharu Nakai	38.3	6 Q			40.7	5

Women's parallel giant slalom

Athlete	Qualifying		Round one	Quarter final	Semi final	Final	Rank
	Time	Rank
Tomoka Takeuchi	43.76	22	Did not advance
Ran Iida	43.06	16 Q	DSQ	–	–	DSQ	–

Women's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nagako Mori Nagako Mori is a snowboarder from Chiba, Japan, specializing in halfpipe riding. She is currently working in finance and living in Tokyo Japan. She was a member of the Japanese National team at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics...	14.4	21	13.0	16	Did not advance
Yuri Yoshikawa	17.7	19	21.8	14	Did not advance
Yoko Miyake	24.5	14	35.4	5 Q	33.7	8
Michiyo Hashimoto	27.0	12	38.0	3 Q	26.6	12

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
500 m	Manabu Horii Manabu Horii is a speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.-References:...	35.30	15	35.02	15	70.32	14
	Kuniomi Haneishi	35.15	13	34.96	12	70.11	12
	Toyoki Takeda	35.00	8	34.81	6	69.81	8
	Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic Gold medal from 1998 in the 500m and his win made him a hero in his home country. He currently holds the world record for the 100m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds...	34.61	2	34.65	2	69.26
1000 m	Hiroyuki Noake					1:49.18	44
	Manabu Horii Manabu Horii is a speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.-References:...					1:09.50	22
	Toyoki Takeda					1:08.95	16
	Yusuke Imai					1:08.90	15
1500 m	Yusuke Imai					1:48.76	34
	Keiji Shirahata					1:47.78	25
	Takaharu Nakajima					1:47.64	23
	Hiroyuki Noake					1:46.38	15
5000 m	Hiroki Hirako Hiroki Hirako is a Japanese speed skater. He has competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He has also previously competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.- References :...					6:30.46	17
	Keiji Shirahata					6:28.95	13
	Toshihiko Itokawa					6:27.52	12
10,000 m	Toshihiko Itokawa					13:31.96	11
	Keiji Shirahata					13:20.40	4

Women

Event	Athlete	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
500 m	Eriko Sanmiya	38.25	12	38.12	9	76.37	11
	Yukari Watanabe	37.98	9	38.22	10	76.20	9
	Sayuri Osuga Sayuri Osuga Sayuri Osuga |Shibetsu, Hokkaido]], Japan) is a Japanese speed skater and cyclist. She is one of the few athletes who started both in the Winter Games 2002 and 2006 and in the 2004 Summer Games . Until 2006, she was a member of the professional Sankyoseiki speedskating team...	37.82	8	38.60	16	76.42	12
	Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics...	37.77	7	37.87	6	75.64	6
1000 m	Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m...					DSQ	–
	Sayuri Osuga Sayuri Osuga Sayuri Osuga |Shibetsu, Hokkaido]], Japan) is a Japanese speed skater and cyclist. She is one of the few athletes who started both in the Winter Games 2002 and 2006 and in the 2004 Summer Games . Until 2006, she was a member of the professional Sankyoseiki speedskating team...					1:16.48	18
	Eriko Sanmiya					1:16.26	17
	Aki Tonoike					1:14.64	7
1500 m	Yuri Obara					2:01.39	29
	Yayoi Nagaoka					1:59.93	24
	Aki Tonoike					1:57.97	14
	Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m...					1:56.35	9
3000 m	Eriko Seo					4:12.33	19
	Nami Nemoto					4:11.92	18
	Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m...					4:03.63	6
5000 m	Nami Nemoto					DNF	–
	Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m...					7:06.32	8