Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Japan competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 124 competitors in 13 sports. They won 13 medals in total, four gold, five silver and four bronze, ranking 11th in the medal table. Six medals of those were won in the speed skating events.

Ski jumper Noriaki Kasai was chosen to be the flag bearer during the opening ceremony. On 9 February 2018, on the opening day of the Games, he became the first athlete in history to participate in 8 different Winter Olympics. The previous record was from the Russian luger Albert Demchenko, with 7 participations.

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

Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Japan has qualified 1 man and 5 women.

Curling
Japan has qualified their men's and women's team (five athletes per gender), by finishing in the top seven teams in Olympic Qualification points.


 * Summary

Men's tournament
Japan has a bye in draws 1, 4 and 9.
 * Round-robin

Wednesday, 14 February, 20:05
 * Draw 2

Thursday, 15 February, 14:05
 * Draw 3

Friday, 16 February, 20:05
 * Draw 5

Saturday, 17 February, 14:05
 * Draw 6

Sunday, 18 February, 09:05
 * Draw 7

Sunday, 18 February, 20:05
 * Draw 8

Tuesday, 20 February, 09:05
 * Draw 10

Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05
 * Draw 11

Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05
 * Draw 12

Women's tournament
Japan has a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11.
 * Round-robin

Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
 * Draw 1

Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
 * Draw 2

Thursday, 15 February, 20:05
 * Draw 3

Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
 * Draw 5

Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
 * Draw 6

Monday, 19 February, 09:05
 * Draw 8

Monday, 19 February, 20:05
 * Draw 9

Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05
 * Draw 10

Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05
 * Draw 12

Friday, 23 February, 20:05
 * Semifinal

Saturday, 24 February, 20:05
 * Bronze Medal Game

Figure skating
Team event

Freestyle skiing

 * Aerials


 * Halfpipe


 * Moguls

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
 * Ski cross


 * Slopestyle

Ice hockey
Key:
 * Summary
 * OT – Overtime
 * GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Women's tournament
Japan women's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament in Tomakomai, Japan.


 * Team roster
 * Women's team event – 1 team of 23 players


 * Preliminary round


 * 5–8th place semifinal


 * Fifth place game

Short track speed skating
According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, Japan has qualified 5 men and 5 women.

On 13 February 2018, Japanese short-track speedskater Kei Saito, a reserve on the 5,000-meter relay team, has tested positive for a banned diuretic acetazolamide, and has been suspended from Winter Olympics for doping.


 * Men

Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round; OR – Olympic record
 * Women

Skeleton
Based on the world rankings, Japan qualified 3 sleds.

Ski jumping

 * Men


 * Women

Snowboarding

 * Freestyle
 * Men


 * Women


 * Parallel

Speed skating

 * Men


 * Women


 * Mass start


 * Team pursuit