Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. Shizuka Arakawa

Shizuka Arakawa

is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...

 won the country's only medal, a gold, in women's figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

. She was the first person born and raised in Asia to become an Olympic champion in that event. Athletes representing Japan participated in all but one of the 2006 Olympics' 15 sports, with Ice hockey

Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...

 the only exception.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Four figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue.Lithuanian ice dancers Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas became the first figure skaters to compete at five Olympics....	Ladies' Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles Ladies single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and a free skate. 30 skaters entered the short program, but only the top 24 competitors continued to the...

At 24 years and 56 days old, Shizuka Arakawa was the oldest female figure skater to win the gold medal in 86 years.

Alpine skiing

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Noriyo Hiroi Noriyo Hiroi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and also at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	Women's giant slalom	1:04.63	1:12.03	n/a	2:16.66	26
	Women's slalom	44.74	48.85	n/a	1:33.59	29
Mizue Hoshi	Women's slalom	45.35	48.03	n/a	1:33.38	27
Yasuhiro Ikuta	Men's slalom	1:15.19	1:08.09	n/a	2:23.28	47
Kentaro Minagawa Kentaro Minagawa is a Japanese alpine skier.His first international successes were at the 1996 Junior World Championships in Schwyz, with a 5th rank in Slalom, and a 9th rank in Giant Slalom....	Men's slalom	53.44	50.74	n/a	1:44.18	4
Akira Sasaki Akira Sasaki is a Japanese alpine skier.At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sasaki ranked 34th in the giant slalom. He did not finish in the slalom event.His best result in the Alpine Skiing World Cup is from 2003 slalom in Wengen, where he finished in a surprising second place with starting number 65...	Men's giant slalom	Did not finish
	Men's slalom	54.37	Did not finish
Mami Sekizuka	Women's slalom	47.22	50.50	n/a	1:37.72	38
Daisuke Yoshioka	Men's giant slalom	1:23.78	1:21.25	n/a	2:45.03	24
Naoki Yuasa	Men's slalom	54.76	49.81	n/a	1:44.57	7

Biathlon

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Daisuke Ebisawa	Sprint	29:49.7	3	63
Hidenori Isa	Sprint	28:37.1	1	39
	Pursuit Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit The Men's 12.5 kilometre biathlon pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over five loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing...	39:11.25	5	35
	Individual	52:27.2	6	10
Tatsumi Kasahara	Sprint	29:07.0	1	48
	Pursuit Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit The Men's 12.5 kilometre biathlon pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over five loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing...	41:42.07	7	50
	Individual	1:02:44.6	5	68
Shinya Saito	Individual	1:05:29.4	8	79
Kyoji Suga	Sprint	30:10.6	2	71
	Mass start Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start The Men's 15 kilometre biathlon mass start competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 25 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over five loops of a 3.0 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing...	52:01.6	5	30
	Individual	56:57.7	1	14
Tatsumi Kasahara Hidenori Isa Kyoji Suga Shinya Saito	Relay Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's relay The Men's 4 x 7.5 kilometre biathlon relay competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 21 February, at Cesana San Sicario...	1:25:15.6	13	12

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Kanae Meguro	Sprint Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over three loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing...	26:19.9	4	64
	Individual	55:28.4	5	37
Tomomi Otaka	Sprint Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over three loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing...	26:28.7	3	69
	Individual	1:00:22.2	6	69
Tamami Tanaka	Sprint Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over three loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing...	26:20.6	5	65
	Individual	55:10.5	4	32
Ikuyo Tsukidate	Sprint Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over three loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing...	25"17.0	1	51
	Pursuit Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's pursuit The Women's 10 kilometre biathlon pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over five loops of a 2.0 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing...	Lapped
	Individual	57:20.4	4	55
Tomomi Otaka Kanae Meguro Tamami Tanaka Ikuyo Tsukidate	Relay Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's relay The Women's 4 x 6 kilometre biathlon relay competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 23 February, at Cesana San Sicario...	1:26:09.0	18	16

Bobsleigh

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Suguru Kiyokawa Suguru Kiyokawa is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 1997. He finished 27th in the two-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:**... Ryuichi Kobayashi Ryuichi Kobayashi is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 21st in both the two-man and four-man events at Vancouver in 2010....	Two-man Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-man The Men's two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 and 19 February , at Cesana Pariol.-Records:...	57.27	57.02	57.90	Did not advance		27
Manami Hino Manami Hino , born January 8, 1980, is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 1999.-Performance:*Finished 15th in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.*Finished 20th in the two-woman event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.... Chisato Nagaoka	Two-woman Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-woman The Two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 20 and 21 February , at Cesana Pariol.-Records:...	59.41	58.80	59.51	59.77	3:57.49	15

Cross-country skiing

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Total	Rank
Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	Men's 15 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 17 February at Pragelato....	41:25.8	42
	Men's 30 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato....	1:21:16.2	42
	Men's 50 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle The Men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 26 February, at Pragelato...	2:10:39.6	49
Masako Ishida Masako Ishida is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third in the 30 km event in Norway in 2009....	Women's 10 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre classical The Women's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Pragelato....	30:24.0	31
	Women's 15 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, at Pragelato....	46:37.7	35
Shunsuke Komamura	Men's 30 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato....	Did not finish
	Men's 50 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle The Men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 26 February, at Pragelato...	2:14:08.8	59
Nobu Naruse Nobu Naruse is a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Men's 15 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 17 February at Pragelato....	41:22.0	41
	Men's 30 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato....	1:25:21.3	59
	Men's 50 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle The Men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 26 February, at Pragelato...	Did not finish
Chizuru Soneta	Women's 15 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, at Pragelato....	46:45.5	38
	Women's 30 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle The Women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 February, at Pragelato....	1:27:25.8	25
Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	Women's 15 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, at Pragelato....	45:58.6	30
	Women's 30 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle The Women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 February, at Pragelato....	1:29:41.3	37
Nokubo Fukuda Masako Ishida Masako Ishida is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third in the 30 km event in Norway in 2009.... Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003.... Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...	Women's 4 x 5 km relay Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay The Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 February, at Pragelato....	56:57.8	12

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Nobuku Fukuda	Women's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 22 February, at Pragelato....	2:17.82	28 Q	2:18.2	5	Did not advance			24
Shunsuke Komamura	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 22 February at Pragelato.Vasili Rotchev was the defending World Champion at this event, but he won in the classical style. The last free style sprint at the World Championships was won by...	2:22.38	43	Did not advance					43
Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...	Women's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 22 February, at Pragelato....	2:16.30	15 Q	2:19.9	4	Did not advance			17
Yuichi Onda Yuichi Onda is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the team sprint event at Turin in 2006 while his best individual finish was 17th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver four years later.Onda's best finish at...	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 22 February at Pragelato.Vasili Rotchev was the defending World Champion at this event, but he won in the classical style. The last free style sprint at the World Championships was won by...	2:17.53	13 Q	2:22.3	6	Did not advance			26
Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS... Yuichi Onda Yuichi Onda is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the team sprint event at Turin in 2006 while his best individual finish was 17th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver four years later.Onda's best finish at...	Men's team sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team sprint The Men's team sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 14 February, at Pragelato. This was the first time the team sprint was contested in the Winter Olympics...	n/a				17:46.6	6	Did not advance	8
Nobuku Fukuda Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...	Women's team sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint The Women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 14 February, at Pragelato. This was the first time the team sprint was contested in the Winter Olympics...	n/a				17:33.1	4 Q	17:27.6	8

Women's

Team: Ayumi Onodera

Ayumi Onodera

is a Japanese curler, born November 25, 1978 in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.- History :Onodera is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics...

 (skip), Yumie Hayashi

Yumie Hayashi

is a Japanese curler, born April 5, 1978 in Sorachi District, Hokkaidō.- History :Hayashi is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the Games she threw third under skip Ayumi Onodera.- References :...

, Mari Motohashi

Mari Motohashi

is a Japanese curler, born June 10, 1986 in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.- History :Motohashi was a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the 2006 Games she threw Second under skip Ayumi Onodera. She also competed with Team...

, Moe Meguro

Moe Meguro

is a Japanese curler, born November 20, 1984 in Sorachi District, Hokkaidō.- History :Moe Meguro won her first medal at the international level at the 2004 Pacific Curling Championships winning the gold medal. She played lead under skip Yumie Hayashi....

, Sakurako Terada

Sakurako Terada

is a Japanese curler, born May 17, 1984 in Sorachi District, Hokkaidō.- History :Terada is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the Games she was the alternate under skip Ayumi Onodera.- References :...

 (alternate)

Round Robin
Draw 2
;Draw 3
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
;Draw 8
;Draw 9
;Draw 10
;Draw 11
;Draw 12
Standings

Rank	Team	Skip	Won	Lost
1		Anette Norberg Anette Norberg Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver...	7	2
2		Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide...	7	2
3		Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...	6	3
4		Dordi Nordby Dordi Nordby Dordi Agate Nordby, , is a Norwegian right-handed curler from Snarøya. Nordby has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals and two European championship gold medals.Having made her international...	6	3
5		Rhona Martin Rhona Martin Rhona Martin MBE is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.-Early career:For a long time best known in...	5	4
6		Ludmila Privivkova Ludmila Privivkova Liudmila Andreyevna Privivkova is a curler from Russia....	5	4
7		Ayumi Onodera Ayumi Onodera is a Japanese curler, born November 25, 1978 in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.- History :Onodera is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics...	4	5
8		Dorthe Holm Dorthe Holm Dorthe Holm is a Danish curler from Kastrup.Holm skipped the Danish women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The team were the only athletes Denmark sent to the games, as such Holm carried the flag for Denmark in the opening ceremonies.Holm has had a long curling career, which internationally...	2	7
9		Cassandra Johnson Cassandra Johnson Cassandra "Cassie" Potter is an American curler best known for skipping the United States Women's Curling Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2005 Women's World Curling Championships.-Biography:...	2	7
10		Diana Gaspari Diana Gaspari Diana Gaspari is an Italian curler.Gaspari started playing curling in 1996. She plays in fourth position as a skip and is right-handed.-References:...	1	8

Key: The hammer indicates which team had the last stone in the first end.

Figure skating

Athlete	Event	CD		SP/OD		FS/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Miki Ando Miki Ando is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....	Ladies' Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles Ladies single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and a free skate. 30 skaters entered the short program, but only the top 24 competitors continued to the...	n/a		56.00	8 Q	84.20	16	140.20	15
Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...	Ladies' Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles Ladies single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and a free skate. 30 skaters entered the short program, but only the top 24 competitors continued to the...	n/a		66.02	3 Q	125.32	1	191.34
Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...	Ladies' Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles Ladies single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and a free skate. 30 skaters entered the short program, but only the top 24 competitors continued to the...	n/a		61.75	4 Q	113.48	4	175.23	4
Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke Takahashi is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....	Men Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's singles Men's single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and a free skate...	n/a		73.77	5 Q	131.12	9	204.89	8
Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...   Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...	Ice dance	27.95	17	46.59	15	78.87	15	153.41	15

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Freestyle skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ken Mizuno	Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials The Men's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on February 20 and concluded on February 23 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:...	157.67	25	Did not advance	25
Kai Ozaki	Moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...	19.70	30	Did not advance	30
Yugo Tsukita	Moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...	19.13	32	Did not advance	32
Osamu Ueno	Moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...	23.03	15 Q	19.54	20

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Miyuki Hatanaka	Moguls	18.61	27	Did not advance	27
Kayo Henmi	Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials The Women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on February 21 and concluded on February 22 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:...	129.40	21	Did not advance	21
Miki Ito Miki Itō (skier) is a Japanese freestyle skier active since 2004. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and is competing for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Ladies' Moguls.- References :...	Moguls	22.34	15 Q	17.78	20
Tae Satoya Tae Satoya is a Japanese freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and she finished third at the 2002 games.Tae became the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Winter Olympics....	Moguls	23.63	9 Q	22.12	15
Aiko Uemura Aiko Uemura is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls.Her family moved to Hakuba town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1986. She graduated from Hakuba High School in 1998, and works for the Kitano Construction Corporation in Nagano city, Japan....	Moguls	24.20	5 Q	24.01	5

Luge

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Madoka Harada Madoka Harada Madoka Harada is a Japanese luger who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 13th in the women's singles event at Turin in 2006....	Women's singles	48.042	47.852	47.989	47.767	3:11.650	13
Takahisa Oguchi Takahisa Oguchi Takahisha Oguchi is a Japanese luger who has competed since 1999. He finished 20th in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	Men's singles	52.795	52.449	52.498	52.366	3:30.108	20
Shigeaki Ushijima Shigeaki Ushijima is a Japanese luger who has competed since 1996. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 16th in the men's singles event at Nagano in 1998....	Men's singles	53.306	1:29.310	52.414	52.318	4:07.348	34
Goro Hayashibe Goro Hayashibe is a Japanese luger who has competed since 1996. He finished 12th in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.... Masaki Toshiro Masaki Toshiro is a Japanese luger who has competed since 2000. He finished 12th in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....	Doubles	48.067	47.793	n/a		1:35.860	12

Nordic combined

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping		Cross-Country
		Points	Rank	Deficit	Time	Rank
Yosuke Hatakeyama	Sprint Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Sprint The Men's sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 21 February.-Ski Jumping:...	116.1	7	0:38	19:43.0 +1:14.0	22
	Individual Gundersen Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Individual Gundersen The Men's individual Gundersen Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 11 February.-Ski Jumping:...	235.0	10	1:50	44:29.8 +4:45.2	32
Takashi Kitamura	Individual Gundersen Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Individual Gundersen The Men's individual Gundersen Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 11 February.-Ski Jumping:...	192.5	40	4:40	47:17.3 +7:32.7	43
Norihito Kobayashi Norihito Kobayashi is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of fifth in the 10 km individual normal hill at those same...	Sprint Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Sprint The Men's sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 21 February.-Ski Jumping:...	103.9	28	1:27	19:36.0 +1:07.0	18
	Individual Gundersen Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Individual Gundersen The Men's individual Gundersen Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 11 February.-Ski Jumping:...	217.0	23	3:02	42:23.1 +2:38.5	16
Daito Takahashi Daito Takahashi is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth twice ....	Sprint Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Sprint The Men's sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 21 February.-Ski Jumping:...	107.7	18	1:12	19:31.4 +1:02.4	15
	Individual Gundersen Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Individual Gundersen The Men's individual Gundersen Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 11 February.-Ski Jumping:...	233.5	12	1:56	Did not start
Akito Watabe Akito Watabe is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2005. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of 31st in the 7.5 km sprint at Sapporo in 2007.Competing in two...	Sprint Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Sprint The Men's sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 21 February.-Ski Jumping:...	115.4	9	0:41	19:37.3 +1:08.3	19
Yosuke Hatakeyama Norihito Kobayashi Norihito Kobayashi is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of fifth in the 10 km individual normal hill at those same... Takashi Kitamura Daito Takahashi Daito Takahashi is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth twice ....	Team Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Team The Men's team Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It was originally scheduled for 15 February, but high winds meant that only part of the ski jumping competition was completed on that day, with the conclusion, and the cross-country race, taking...	864.2	5	0:49	51:36.0 +1:43.4	6

Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.

Short track speed skating

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yuka Kamino	Women's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7Heat 8-Quarterfinals:...	45.848	2 Q	47.356	4	Did not advance			14
	Women's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals...	1:33.959	3	Did not advance					14
	Women's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres -Heats:There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:...	2:37.865	3 Q	n/a		2:44.057	4	Final B 2:29.540	7
Takafumi Nishitani Takafumi Nishitani is a Japanese short track speed skater. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:...	Men's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 22 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place skaters moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7...	43.212	3	Did not advance					15
Mika Ozawa	Women's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals...	1:34.715	2 Q	1:33.337	5	1:33.337	5	Did not advance	9
Hayato Sueyoshi	Men's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers in each advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:...	2:25.280	4	Did not advance					19
Chikage Tanaka	Women's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7Heat 8-Quarterfinals:...	46.387	3	Did not advance					17
Satoru Terao	Men's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 22 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place skaters moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7...	42.607	1 Q	42.471	2 Q	42.120	3	Final B 42.377	6
	Men's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition..-Heats:The first round was held on 15 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place finishers also moving on to the quarterfinals. As two...	1:29.090	2 Q	1:28.499	3	Did not advance			9
	Men's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers in each advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:...	2:37.865	3 Q	n/a		2:44.057	4	Final B 2:24.875	9
Ikue Teshigawara	Women's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres -Heats:There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:...	2:30.977	4	Did not advance					17
Yoshiharu Arino Takahiro Fijimoto Takfumi Nishitani Satoru Terao	Men's 5000 m relay Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Semifinals:The two semifinals, taking place on 15 February matched four teams, each with four skaters on the ice, with the top two in each advancing to the A final. One team, Italy qualified after being interfered with...	Disqualified
Yuka Kamino Mika Ozawa Chikage Tanaka Nobuko Yamada	Women's 3000 m relay Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay -Semifinals:The two semifinals, taking place on 12 February, matched four teams, each with four skaters on the ice, with the top two in each advancing to the A final...	Did not advance				4:21.413	4	Final B 4:35.096	7

Skeleton

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Masaru Inada Masaru Inada is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1997. He finished 18th in the men's skeleton event at both the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Inada's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 11th in Nagano in 2003.He is a graduate of Sendai University....	Men's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Canadians Duff Gibson and Jeffrey Pain won gold and silver despite Pain nearly losing control of his sled coming around the penultimate corner...	59.63	59.74	1:59.37	18
Kazuhiro Koshi Kazuhiro Koshi is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1991.Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the men's skeleton event at Salt Lake City in 2002...	Men's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Canadians Duff Gibson and Jeffrey Pain won gold and silver despite Pain nearly losing control of his sled coming around the penultimate corner...	58.65	59.40	1:58.05	11
Eiko Nakayama Eiko Nakayama is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 12th in the women's skeleton event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	Women's Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's The women's skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the Cesana Pariol.-Results:Two-time world champion Maya Pedersen set the two fastest times to win the gold medal, Switzerland's first gold of the games. Shelley Rudman won silver, Great Britain's only medal of the games...	1:01.82	1:02.10	2:03.92	14

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		First Round		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank
Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....	Normal hill	Disqualified
Tsuyoshi Ichinohe Tsuyoshi Ichinohe is a Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup his highest place in an individual event was number 14 from January 2006 in Sapporo.He participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Pragelato near Turin, where he finished 25th in the large hill and 6th in the team event.-External links:...	Large hill	89.9	18 Q	108.5	16 Q	93.9	202.4	25
Daiki Ito Daiki Ito is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed since 2002. He won two bronze medals in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ....	Normal hill	123.0	9 Q	126.0	13 Q	117.5	243.5	18
	Large hill	110.9	6 Q	82.5	42	Did not advance		42
Noriaki Kasai Noriaki Kasai , born June 6, 1972 in Shimokawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese ski jumper.Kasai holds a record for most performances in World Cup. To a date of March 23, 2011 he performed record 435 times in World Cup...	Normal hill	132.5	1 Q	126.0	13 Q	115.0	241.0	20
	Large hill	117.3	1 Q	104.0	21 Q	123.3	227.3	12
Takanobu Okabe Takanobu Okabe is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed in the ski jumping World Cup since 1990.His debut World Cup performance was on December 16, 1989 in Sapporo and at the moment he is the oldest ski jumper in a world of ski jumping...	Normal hill	127.5	7 PQ	118.0	24 Q	111.5	229.5	23
	Large hill	122.1	7 PQ	115.0	8 Q	121.8	236.8	8
Tsuyoshi Ichinohe Tsuyoshi Ichinohe is a Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup his highest place in an individual event was number 14 from January 2006 in Sapporo.He participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Pragelato near Turin, where he finished 25th in the large hill and 6th in the team event.-External links:... Daiki Ito Daiki Ito is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed since 2002. He won two bronze medals in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships .... Noriaki Kasai Noriaki Kasai , born June 6, 1972 in Shimokawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese ski jumper.Kasai holds a record for most performances in World Cup. To a date of March 23, 2011 he performed record 435 times in World Cup... Takanobu Okabe Takanobu Okabe is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed in the ski jumping World Cup since 1990.His debut World Cup performance was on December 16, 1989 in Sapporo and at the moment he is the oldest ski jumper in a world of ski jumping...	Team	n/a		426.8	6 Q	466.3	893.1	6

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

Snowboarding

Halfpipe

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying Run 1		Qualifying Run 2		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Kazuhiro Kokubo Kazuhiro Kokubo is a Japanese snowboarder, who competed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.Kokubo was barred from the Olympic opening ceremony and criticized in February 2010 for his style of dress after he was seen wearing his Olympic team uniform with his shirt untucked, his trousers hanging low, and his tie...	Halfpipe	26.9	23	31.0	17	Did not advance		23
Fumiyuki Murakami	Halfpipe	27.9	20	31.1	16	Did not advance		22
Takaharu Nakai	Halfpipe	36.0	9	36.8	8	Did not advance		14
Domu Narita	Halfpipe	31.5	15	14.7	29	Did not advance		35

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualifying Run 1		Qualifying Run 2		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Chikako Fushimi Chikako Fushimi is a Japanese snowboarder. Born in Osaka Prefecture, her career-high has so far been a 3rd place finish in the 2005 Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup held in Canada.She competed in the Women's Halfpipe in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...	Halfpipe	13.0	26	34.8	6 Q	(9.5)	15.6	12
Melo Imai	Halfpipe	7.2	31	1.4	28	Did not advance		34
Shiho Nakashima Shiho Nakashima is a Japanese snowboarder who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and has had two World Cup Victories. She is set to compete for her nation in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Women's Half-pipe. Her motto is "Continuity is power."- External links :...	Halfpipe	35.5	5 Q	n/a		33.1	(30.6)	9
Soko Yamaoka	Halfpipe	28.5	14	35.6	5 Q	(22.4)	32.7	10

Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.

Parallel GS

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Tomoka Takeuchi	Women's parallel giant slalom Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's parallel giant slalom -Classification 5-8:The four quarterfinal losers entered the consolation bracket, where they raced for positions five through eight....	1:21.67	9 Q	(8) L +0.24 (+0.10 +0.14)	Did not advance			9
Kentaro Tsuruoka	Men's parallel giant slalom	1:18.14	28	Did not advance				28
Eri Yanetani	Women's parallel giant slalom Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's parallel giant slalom -Classification 5-8:The four quarterfinal losers entered the consolation bracket, where they raced for positions five through eight....	1:23.21	18	Did not advance				18

Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.

Snowboard Cross

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Itaru Chimura	Men's snowboard cross Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's snowboard cross The men's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 16, 2006.-Medalists:-Qualification:...	1:22.83	27 Q	2 Q	4	Did not advance	Classification 13-16 4	7
Yuka Fujimori	Women's snowboard cross Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross The women's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 17, 2006.-Medalists:-Qualification:...	1:32.46	15 Q	n/a	2 Q	4	Classification 5-8 3	7

Speed skating

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yusuke Imai	1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:10.48	20
	1500 m	n/a		1:50.56	34
Joji Kato Joji Kato is a Japanese speedskater specialised in the sprinting distance 500 metres. At the age of 17 he became the first junior speedskater to skate the 500 metres below 35 seconds....	500 m	35.59	35.19	1:10.78	6
Kesato Miyazaki	5000 m	n/a		6:40.03	21
Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres...	500 m	35.67	35.47	1:11.14	13
	1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:11.78	32
Takaharu Nakajima	1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:11.10	27
	1500 m	n/a		1:51.61	38
Yuya Oikawa Yūya Oikawa is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...	500 m	35.35	35.21	1:10.56	4
Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic Gold medal from 1998 in the 500m and his win made him a hero in his home country. He currently holds the world record for the 100m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds...	500 m	35.66	35.78	1:11.44	18
Teruhiro Sugimori	1500 m	n/a		1:49.51	24
Takahiro Ushiyama	1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:11.21	28
	1500 m	n/a		1:50.59	35
	5000 m	n/a		6:51.53	27

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eriko Ishino	1500 m	n/a		2:01.85	22
	3000 m	n/a		4:11.21	13
	5000 m	n/a		7:12.48	11
Nami Nemoto	1500 m	n/a		2:02.34	29
Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics...	500 m	38.46	38.46	1:16.92	4
	1000 m	n/a		1:17.63	16
Sayuri Osuga Sayuri Osuga Sayuri Osuga |Shibetsu, Hokkaido]], Japan) is a Japanese speed skater and cyclist. She is one of the few athletes who started both in the Winter Games 2002 and 2006 and in the 2004 Summer Games . Until 2006, she was a member of the professional Sankyoseiki speedskating team...	500 m	38.65	38.74	1:17.39	8
Hiromi Otsu	1500 m	n/a		2:04.77	33
Eriko Seo	3000 m	n/a		4:16.27	20
Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m...	1000 m	n/a		1:17.64	17
	1500 m	n/a		2:00.77	15
	3000 m	n/a		4:12.38	14
	5000 m	n/a		7:18.05	13
Aki Tonoike	1000 m	n/a		1:17.64	17
Yukari Watanabe	500 m	39.46	39.19	1:18.65	15
Sayuri Yoshii Sayuri Yoshii is a Japanese speed skater. She won silver in the 1000m and bronze in the 500m during the 2008-09 World Cup season. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and became 5th in the 500m of the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...	500 m	38.68	38.75	1:17.43	9
	1000 m	n/a		1:17.58	15

Team Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
From: Teruhiro Sugimori Kesato Miyazaki Takahiro Ushiyama	Men's team pursuit Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit The Men's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the 'knockout...	4:03.83	8	(1) L 3:53.88	Did not advance	7th place Final (5) L 3:50.37	8
From: Eriko Ishino Nami Nemoto Hiromi Otsu Maki Tabata Maki Tabata Maki Tabata is a speed skater.Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year , she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m...	Women's team pursuit Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit The Women's team pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on 15 February at Oval Lingotto. The team pursuit consisted of a qualifying round, then a series of elimination races, with the winners of the elimination races progressing to the next round of the 'knockout...	3:08.34	7	(2) W Overtook	(3) L 3:05.95	Bronze Final (1) L Overtaken	4