| Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 136 in 15 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ayumi Ogasawara (opening[1][2] and closing)[3] |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Japan's team consisted of 136 athletes in all 15 sports. The use of Russian alphabet placed it last before the host nation in the Parade of Nations.[4]
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.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the opening ceremony, wanting to show the Russians how important the relationship between the two countries is.[5]
- ^ "Olympics: JOC names ski jumper Kasai captain, curler Ogasawara flag-bearer". Kyodo News. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Uemura added to Sochi squad". Japan Times. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Mizuho, Aoki (24 January 2014). "As Western leaders decide to shun Sochi, Abe will go". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.