Japan participated in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to 22, 2026.
Officially called the XXV Winter Olympic Games, and commonly known as Milano-Cortina 2026, the 2026 Winter Olympics (Italian: Olimpiadi invernali del 2026) was an international multi-sport event taking place at multiple sites across Lombardy and Northeast Italy, with competition in selected events beginning February 4, 2026.
It was Japan's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympic Games. Speed skater Wataru Morishige and snowboarder Sena Tomita were the flag bearers of the national flag of Japan at the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Wataru Morishige and Kaori Sakamoto were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
On February 17, with the bronze medal won by the Japanese women's speed skating team pursuit consisted of Miho Takagi, Ayano Sato, Hana Noake, and Momoka Horikawa, Japan collected its 19th medal of the games, surpassing its previous best record of 18 medals at a single Winter Olympics.
Shown in these charts are the Japanese athletes who won medals at the 2026 Winter Olympic games.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Japan qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.
Japan qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. Following the completion of the 2024âÂÂ25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Japan qualified a further three female and two male athletes. However, Japan declined the three additional female quotas.
Japan qualified a women's team by winning the Olympic Qualification Event. Team Sayaka Yoshimura qualified as Japanese representatives by winning the 2025 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials, defeating Team Miyu Ueno 3âÂÂ2 in the best-of-five series.
Round robin<br/> Japan had a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.
Draw 1<br/> Thursday, 12 February, 9:05
Draw 2<br/> Thursday, 12 February, 19:05
Draw 4<br/> Saturday, 14 February, 9:05
Draw 5<br/> Saturday, 14 February, 19:05
Draw 6<br/> Sunday, 15 February, 14:05
Draw 8<br/> Monday, 16 February, 19:05
Draw 9<br/> Tuesday, 17 February, 14:05
Draw 11<br/> Wednesday, 18 February, 19:05
Draw 12<br/> Thursday, 19 February, 14:30
In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Japan secured three quota in men's singles, three quota in women's singles, and one quota in pair skating. Japan earned an additional quota in pairs at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China. Furthermore, Japan qualified to the team event. As Japan had no ice dance quota, they were able to send a pair of ice dancers to compete specifically in the team event.
Team event
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Japan women's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 23 players by winning a final qualification tournament.
Japan qualified nine short-track speed skaters (four men and five women) after the conclusion of the 2025âÂÂ26 ISU Short Track World Tour.
<small>Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision; FB - Qualify to consolation final</small><br/> <small>* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.</small>
Women
<small>Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision</small>
Mixed
<small>Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final</small><br/> <small>* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.</small>
DOSB announced 4 men and 4 women participating on 20 January 2026.
Japan qualified fourteen speed skaters (seven per gender) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.