Japan at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Japan competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Japan at the
2012 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp
in Innsbruck
Competitors33 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Sumire Kikuchi[1]
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
2
Silver
5
Bronze
9
Total
16
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Ski jumping1012
Snowboarding1012
Speed skating0347
Cross-country0101
Figure skating0101
Ice hockey0011
Nordic combined0011
Short track0011
Total25916

Alpine Skiing

One coach.

Boys
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Seiya Hiroshima (廣島 聖也)Slalom47.6442.681:30.3225
Giant slalom59.0955.671:54.767
Super-G1:06.0012
Combined1:05.5437.861:43.4011
Girls
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Kayo Denda (傳田 佳代)SlalomDNF
Giant slalom1:00.991:01.682:02.6723
Super-G1:10.7723
Combined1:09.2938.951:48.2418

Bobsleigh

Girls
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Maria Oshigiri (押切 麻李亜)
Shizuka Uehara (上原 志津佳)
Two-girls57.5557.601:55.158

Cross-country skiing

One coach.

Boys
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Kentarō Ishikawa (石川 謙太郎)10km classical29:40.2
Takuto Terabayashi (寺林 拓人)10km classical31:30.917
Girls
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Maki Ōdaira (大平 麻生)5km classical16:34.819
Kozue Takizawa (滝沢 こずえ)5km classical15:45.38
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Kentarō Ishikawa (石川 謙太郎)Boys' sprint1:45.617 Q1:48.81 Q1:46.22 Q1:49.96
Takuto Terabayashi (寺林 拓人)Boys' sprint1:51.8932did not advance
Maki Ōdaira (大平 麻生)Girls' sprint2:13.9434did not advance
Kozue Takizawa (滝沢 こずえ)Girls' sprint2:10.8029 Q2:05.66did not advance

Curling

One team leader.

Mixed Team

Boys
  • Shingo Usui (臼井 槙吾) Skip
  • Tsukasa Horigome (堀篭 司) Second
Girls

Round-robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Red GroupSkipWL
 SwedenRasmus Wranå61
 CanadaThomas Scoffin52
 JapanShingo Usui43
 ItalyAmos Mosaner43
 Great BritainDuncan Menzies34
 RussiaMikhail Vaskov34
 AustriaMathias Genner25
 GermanyDaniel Rothballer16

Round-robin results

Draw 2
Sheet B12345678Final
 Japan (Usui)0002030X5
 Italy (Mosaner) 1000101X3
Draw 3
Sheet D123456789Final
 Austria (Genner)0200030005
 Japan (Usui) 1001002127
Draw 4
Sheet D12345678Final
 Russia (Vaskov)002010126
 Japan (Usui) 010301005
Draw 5
Sheet A123456789Final
 Japan (Usui)0100020227
 Great Britain (Menzies) 1000202005
Draw 6
Sheet C12345678Final
 Japan (Usui)003321XX9
 Germany (Rothballer) 110000XX2
Draw 7
Sheet A12345678Final
 Canada (Scoffin) 3000402X9
 Japan (Usui)0101020X4

Quarterfinals

Sheet D12345678Final
 Japan (Usui)001100103
 Switzerland (Brunner) 000003014

Mixed doubles

Round of 32

Sheet C12345678Final
 Corryn Brown (CAN)
 Martin Reichel (AUT)
100301106
 Shingo Usui (JPN)
 Cao Ying (CHN)
011010014
Sheet C12345678Final
 Robert-Kent Päll (EST)
 Emily Gray (CAN)
0002000X2
 Anastasia Moskaleva (RUS)
 Tsukasa Horigome (JPN)
1130111X8
Sheet C12345678Final
 Frederike Manner (GER)
 Derek Oryniak (CAN)
000100XX1
 Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR)
 Mako Tamakuma (JPN)
323051XX14

Round of 16

Sheet B12345678Final
 Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR)
 Mako Tamakuma (JPN)
2031102X9
 Amos Mosaner (ITA)
 Irena Brettbacher (AUT)
0100030X4

Quarterfinals

Sheet C12345678Final
 Duncan Menzies (GBR)
 Taylor Anderson (USA)
100101104
 Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR)
 Mako Tamakuma (JPN)
021030017

Semifinals

Sheet D12345678Final
 Martin Sesaker (NOR)
 Kim Eun-bi (KOR)
0502021313
 Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR)
 Mako Tamakuma (JPN)
201030006

Bronze Medal Game

Sheet B123456789Final
 Korey Dropkin (USA)
 Marina Verenich (RUS)
1010201016
 Yoo Min-hyeon (KOR)
 Mako Tamakuma (JPN)
0101010205

Figure skating

One team leader and two coaches.

Boys
Athlete(s)EventSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Shōma Uno (宇野 昌磨)Singles51.526115.632167.15
Shū Nakamura (中村 優)Singles42.3410111.883154.226
Girls
Athlete(s)EventSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Risa Shōji (庄司 理紗)Singles47.29688.035135.326
Mixed
AthletesEventBoys'Girls'Ice DanceTotal
ScoreRankPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRankPointsPointsRank
Team 4
 Shoma Uno (JPN)
 Jordan Bauth (USA)
 Eugenia Tkachenka/Yuri Hulitski (BLR)
Team Trophy112.722777.842744.367216

Freestyle Skiing

One coach.

Ski Cross
AthleteEventQualifying1/4 finalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankRankRankRank
Yūki Nakagawa (中川 雄生)Boys' ski cross1:00.2716Cancelled
Ski Half-Pipe
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nanaho Kiriyama (桐山 菜々穂)Girls' ski half-pipe49.008did not advance

Ice Hockey

One manager.

Boys
Athlete(s)EventQualificationGrand final
PointsRankPointsRank
Seiya Furukawa (古川 誠也)Individual skills302 Q19
Girls
Athlete(s)EventQualificationGrand final
PointsRankPointsRank
Akane Deguchi (出口 茜)Individual skills204 Q167

Nordic Combined

One coach.

Boys
AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryFinal
PointsRankDeficitSki TimeTotal TimeRank
Gō Yamamoto (山元 豪)Boys' individual132.520:2026:19.926:39.9

Short Track

One coach.

Boys
AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kei Saitō (斉藤 慧)Boys' 500 metres43.1732 Q43.0003 qB45.60001
Boys' 1000 metres1:30.5021 Q1:29.6892 Q1:30.1424
Girls
AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sumire Kikuchi (菊池 純礼)Girls' 500 metres53.8233 Q*46.2003 qB48.3372
Girls' 1000 metres1:36.6702 Q1:35.3012 Q1:34.254
  • * Given advantage due to interference by anothersakter
Mixed
AthleteEventSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankTimeRank
Team D
 Elisabeth Witt (GER)
 Thomas Insuk Hong (USA)
 Sumire Kikuchi (JPN)
 Yin-Cheng Chang (TPE)
Mixed Team Relay4:23.1414 qB4:24.3601
Team E
 Sarah Warren (USA)
 Kei Saito (JPN)
 Lin Yu-Tzu (TPE)
 Josse Antonissen (NED)
Mixed Team Relay4:36.2084 qB4:30.3833

Skeleton

Boys
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Dan Satō (佐藤 弾)Boys' individual59.5559.341:58.899
Hiroki Nokura (野倉 大貴)Boys' individual59.9259.801:59.7210
Girls
AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Saki Andō (安藤 早紀)Girls' individualCAN1:02.421:02.4214

Ski jumping

Two coaches.

Boys
AthleteEvent1st Jump2nd JumpOverall
DistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRank
Yukiya Satō (佐藤 幸椰)Boys' individual77.0m136.673.0m123.5260.1
Girls
AthleteEvent1st Jump2nd JumpOverall
DistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRank
Sara Takanashi (高梨 沙羅)Girls' individual76.5m134.476.5m134.9269.3
Team w/Nordic Combined
AthleteEvent1st Round2nd RoundTotalRank
Sara Takanashi
Go Yamamoto
Yukiya Satō
Mixed Team235.3340.7576.05

Snowboarding

One manager.

Boys
AthleteEventQualifyingSemifinalFinal
Run 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2Rank
Taku Hiraoka (平岡 卓)Boys' halfpipe91.7595.001 Q55.7584.25
Girls
AthleteEventQualifyingSemifinalFinal
Run 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2Rank
Hikaru Ōe (大江 光)Girls' halfpipe82.0078.002 Q95.7596.25

Speed Skating

One manager.

Boys
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalRank
Toshihiro Kakui (角井 俊洋)Boys' 500 m38.8838.9477.82
Boys' 1500 m2:05.0212
Boys' Mass Start7:13.104
Seitarō Ichinohe (一戸 誠太郎)Boys' 1500 m2:00.30
Boys' 3000 m4:10.00
Boys' Mass Start7:11.45
Girls
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalRank
Sumire Kikuchi (菊池 純礼)Girls' 1500 m2:11.33
Girls' Mass Start6:01.24
Rio Harada (原田 梨央)Girls' 1500 m2:15.157
Girls' 3000 m4:41.85
Girls' Mass Start6:03.566

See also

References

General
  • "インスブルックユースオリンピック2012 日本代表選手団名簿 - JOC" [Innsbruck Youth Olympics 2012, Register of names of the Japanese delegated teams - JOC]. Japanese Olympic Committee. 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.