Japan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Japan's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Japanese team consisted of 65 athletes.[1] Curler Kaito Fujii and ski jumper Yuzuki Sato were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2][3]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Japan qualified three alpine skiers (one man and two women).[4]
Japan qualified three cross-country skiers (one man and two women).[5]
Japan qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[6][7]
Saturday, January 20, 10:00
Saturday, January 20, 18:00
Sunday, January 21, 14:00
Monday, January 22, 10:00
Monday, January 22, 18:00
Tuesday, January 23, 14:00
Wednesday, January 24, 9:00
Wednesday, January 24, 19:00
Saturday, January 27, 18:00
Sunday, January 28, 10:00
Monday, January 29, 10:00
Tuesday, January 30, 14:00
Wednesday, January 31, 12:30
Wednesday, January 31, 19:00
Japan qualified four figure skaters (two per gender).
Japan qualified ten freestyle skiers (five per gender).
Japan qualified a team of eighteen ice hockey players for the women's six-team tournament.[8][9]
Haruna Yoneyama served as head coach and Moeko Fujimoto was assistant coach.[10][11]
Key:
Japan qualified four nordic combined athletes (two per gender).
Japan qualified four short-track speed skaters (two per gender).
Japan qualified one skeleton racer.
Japan qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[14]
Japan qualified eight snowboarders (three men and five women).
Japan qualified four speed skaters (two per gender).