Japan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
| Japan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | JPN |
| NPC | Japan Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang | |
| Competitors | 38 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Momoka Muraoka (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The group from Japan competed in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, para-snowboarding and sledge hockey.
Medalists
[edit]The following Japanese competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom, sitting | 14 March |
| Gold |
Gurimu Narita | Snowboarding | Men's banked slalom, SB-LL2 | 16 March |
| Gold |
Yoshihiro Nitta | Cross country skiing | Men's 10 kilometre classical, standing | 17 March |
 Silver |
Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill, sitting | 10 March |
| Silver |
Taiki Morii | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill, sitting | 10 March |
| Silver |
Yoshihiro Nitta | Cross country skiing | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing | 14 March |
| Silver |
Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom, sitting | 18 March |
 Bronze |
Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G, sitting | 11 March |
| Bronze |
Gurimu Narita | Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 | 12 March |
| Bronze |
Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's super combined, sitting | 13 March |
Team
[edit]There were three announcements with who would go to the 2018 Winter Games representing Japan. The second announcement was made on 8 February 2018. The last announcement was made on 18 February 2018.[1][2][3] The last announcement said two male para-alpine skiers would be going to South Korea.[4] The country has the third largest team among all nations. It has 38 people.[5]
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Japan") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.
| Name | Sport | Classification | Events | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurimu Narita | para-snowboarding | SB-LL2 | [6] | |
| Keiichi Sato | para-Nordic skiing | biathlon, cross country skiing | [7] | |
| Atsushi Yamamoto | para-snowboarding | [7] |
Para-Nordic skiing
[edit]Skiers
[edit]Keiichi Sato competes in two sports: para-triathlon and para-Nordic skiing. The first sport he did was para-Nordic skiing. As a member of Team Japan, he went to the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics. After para-triathlon became a Paralympic sport, Sato decided to try it. He then was part of Team Japan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He then went to the 2017 Triathlon World Championships. After that, he stopped competing in para-triathlon. He wanted to try to medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He thought he needed to focus on para-Nordic skiing to do that.[7]
Schedule and results
[edit]On 12 March, the 15 km race takes place, with standing and vision impaired women starting at 10:00 PM. Thee sprint classic qualification takes place on 14 March from 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM for both men and women in all classes. It is followed in the afternoon by the semifinals and finals. The classic race takes place on 17 March. The standing and visually impaired women's race takes place from 10:00 AM - 12:30.[8]
Para-snowboarding
[edit]Snowboarders
[edit]Atsushi Yamamoto is a track and field competitor. He won a silver medal in the men's T42 long jump at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. In November 2017, he went to the World Para Snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf, Netherlands. The World Cup was his first para-snowboarding competition. Also there was Daniel Wagner of Denmark. Wagner won gold in the event which Yamamoto won silver. Both men had decided to compete internationally in snowboarding during the same year.[7]
Schedule and results
[edit]The snowboard cross event starts on 12 March. It goesfrom 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM for all classes for both men and women.[9] The slalom race is scheduled to take place on 16 March, going from 10:30 AM – 4:55 PM for men and women in all classes.[8]
Para ice hockey
[edit]- Summary
Key:
- OT – Overtime
- GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Group stage | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |
| Japan men's |  South KoreaL 1–4 |
 United StatesL 0–10 |
 Czech RepublicL 0–3 |
4 |  NorwayL 1–6 |
 SwedenL 1–5 |
8 |
- Mixed Tournament
Roster
[edit]Japan's team has 17 men. Their coach is Kojin Nakakita.[10]
| Name | Position | Role | Past Games | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikio Annaka | forward | 2014 | [10] | |
| Shinobu Fukushima | goaltender | 2014 | [10] | |
| Susumu Hirose | forward | [10] | ||
| Wataru Horie | forward | [10] | ||
| Hideaki Ishii | defenseman | [10] | ||
| Nao Kodama | forward | [10] | ||
| Masaharu Kumagai | forward | alternate captain | [10] | |
| Eiji Misawa | defenseman | 2014 | [10] | |
| Kazuya Mochizuki | goaltender | [10] | ||
| Keisuke Nagumo | forward | [10] | ||
| Toshiyuki Nakamura | defenseman | [10] | ||
| Taimei Shiba | forward | 2014 | [10] | |
| Yoshihiro Shioya | forward | [10] | ||
| Satoru Sudo | defenseman | captain | 2014 | [10] |
| Kazuhiro Takahashi | forward | alternate captain | 2014 | [10] |
| Daisuke Uehara | defenseman | 2014 | [10] | |
| Mamoru Yoshikawa | forward | 2014 | [10] |
Qualification
[edit]Japan, Sweden and the Czech Republic were the last 3 teams that were able to go to the 2018 Games. They could go because of how they finished at the Qualification Tournament in October in Ostersund, Sweden in October 2017.[11][12][13]
- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea (H)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  Japan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| 10 March 2018 15:30 | South Korea  | 4–1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) |  Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 6,022 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Man-gyun | Goalies | Shinobu Fukushima | Referee: Owe LüthckeLinesmen:  Matt Clark Leon Wesley | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 March 2018 12:00 | United States  | 10–0 (3–0, 6–0, 1–0) | Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 5,435 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jen Lee | Goalies | Shinobu Fukushima Kazuya Mochizuki | Referee: Kristijan NikolicLinesmen: Matt Clark Han Youl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 March 2018 19:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 4,569 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Vápenka | Goalies | Shinobu Fukushima | Referee: Jonathan Morrison Linesmen: Han Youl Andreas Lundén | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 5 | |||||||||
- 5–8th place semifinal
| 14 March 2018 20:00 | Norway | 6–1 (2–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 3,919 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Christian Hamar | Goalies | Shinobu Fukushima Kazuya Mochizuki | Referee: Johnathan Morrison Linesmen: Jan Vaněk Leon Wesley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Seventh place game
| 16 March 2018 16:00 | Japan | 1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Sweden | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 5,979 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinobu Fukushima | Goalies | Ulf Nilsson | Referee: Owe Lüthcke Linesmen: Jan Vaněk Leon Wesley | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Media and television
[edit]For the first time, the Paralympic Games will be live on television. The 2018 Games will be on NHK.[14] People can watch on NHK General TV and NHK Educational TV channels.[14] Some will be televised with a resolution of 8K.[14] There are going to be 62 hours of live coverage.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ パラリンピック委員会. www.jsad.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ パラリンピック委員会｜ニュース. www.jsad.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ パラリンピック委員会｜ニュース. www.jsad.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ 平昌2018パラリンピック冬季競技大会 日本代表選手団 [Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Games Japan national team] (PDF). Japanese Paralympic Committee (in Japanese). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "PyeongChang to host largest Winter Paralympics next month". Yonhap News Agency. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Snowboard Ones to Watch". International Paralympic Committee. 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "PyeongChang 2018: 6 dual-sport athletes". International Paralympic Committee. 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Programm". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in German). 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Programm". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in German). 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "PyeongChang 2018: Japan name Para ice hockey team". International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018: 10 things to know". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Para ice hockey seedings and groups revealed". International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Ostersund 2017: Sweet Victory for Sweden". International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ a b c d "NHK: Zimowe igrzyska paraolimpijskie w 8K | 8K - SATKurier.pl". SATKurier.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 February 2018.