Japanese Olympic Figure Skater

The results were part of the japanese selection criteria for the 2020 world championships the 2020 four continents championships and the 2020 world junior championships.

Japanese olympic figure skater. There have been 271 medals 91 gold 90 silver and 90 bronze awarded to figure skaters representing 29 representing national olympic committees six events have been contested but one men s special figures was discontinued after a single olympics. It was the 88th edition of the event. 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.

Japan s team consisted of 136 athletes in all 15 sports. The 2019 20 japan figure skating championships were held in shibuya tokyo from december 18 22 2019. The 2014 games marked the first time a japanese olympic team competed in russia as japan and 64 western countries did not take part at the american led boycott in the 1980 summer olympics held in moscow due to the soviet afghan war. Six medals of those were won in the speed skating events.

Yuzuru hanyu is a japanese figure skater who competes in the men s singles discipline. Since becoming japan s first olympic figure skating champion at the age of 19 at sochi 2014 yuzuru hanyū has gone on to claim every world record short free and overall in his event. Figure skating at nagano 1998 turin 2006 olympics. Both hanyu and uno will be on japan s three man team for the world championships in montreal in march where they will be medal contenders along with two time reigning world champion chen.

He has also medaled at four other world championships taking bronze in 2012 and silver in 2015 2016 and 2019. Born 29 december 1981. Figure skating has been part of the olympic games since 1908 and has been included in 25 olympic games. On 9 february 2018 on the opening day of the games he became the first athlete in history to participate in 8 differ.

Daisuke takahashi the 2010 olympic bronze medalist skating singles for the last time finished 12th. In addition to being the first woman to land the triple axel jump in competition in 1992 she made history by becoming the first woman to land a triple axel at the olympics. He underlined his superiority in the men s singles at pyeongchang 2018 where he became the first skater to retain the title since the usa s dick button at oslo 1952. Upon winning the 2020 four continents.

Ski jumper noriaki kasai was chosen to be the flag bearer during the opening ceremony. Olympic athlete for japan. Japan competed at the 2014 winter olympics in sochi russia from 7 to 23 february 2014.