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. Six medals of those were won in the speed skating events. Ski jumper Noriaki Kasai was chosen to be the flag bearer during the opening ceremony. On 9 February 2018, on the opening day of the Games, he became the first athlete in history to participate in 8 different Winter Olympics. The previous record was from the Russian luger Albert Demchenko, with 7 participations. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Alpine skiing Biathlon Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Japan has qualified 1 man and 5 women. Cross-country skiing Curling Japan has qualified their men's and women's team (five athletes per gender), by finishing in the top seven teams in Olympic Qualification points. Summary Men's tournament Round-robin Japan has a bye in draws 1, 4 and 9. Draw 2 Wednesday, 14 February, 20:05 Draw 3 Thursday, 15 February, 14:05 Draw 5 Friday, 16 February, 20:05 Draw 6 Saturday, 17 February, 14:05 Draw 7 Sunday, 18 February, 09:05 Draw 8 Sunday, 18 February, 20:05 Draw 10 Tuesday, 20 February, 09:05 Draw 11 Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05 Draw 12 Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05 Women's tournament Round-robin Japan has a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11. Draw 1 Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05 Draw 2 Thursday, 15 February, 09:05 Draw 3 Thursday, 15 February, 20:05 Draw 5 Saturday, 17 February, 09:05 Draw 6 Saturday, 17 February, 20:05 Draw 8 Monday, 19 February, 09:05 Draw 9 Monday, 19 February, 20:05 Draw 10 Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05 Draw 12 Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05 Semifinal Friday, 23 February, 20:05 Bronze Medal Game Saturday, 24 February, 20:05 Figure skating Team event Freestyle skiing Aerials Halfpipe Moguls Ski cross Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round Slopestyle Ice hockey Summary Women's tournament Japan women's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament in Tomakomai, Japan. Team roster Women's team event – 1 team of 23 players Preliminary round 5–8th place semifinal Fifth place game Nordic combined Short track speed skating According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings,