Team Japan is optimistic ahead of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the first Games in the Alps since 2006, which open on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/05/milano-cortina-games-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinawinterolympics #teamjapan #milan #italy
Japan’s Winter Olympic team may compete under one flag, but it reflects a surprisingly wide mix of climates, regions and hometown cultures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/04/japan-olympic-athlete-regions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #hokkaido #niigata #nagano #aichi #miyagi
Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano has been named to Team Japan for the Milano Cortina Winter Games, despite suffering injuries in a heavy crash in Switzerland on the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/21/ayumu-hirano-injury-team-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #ayumuhirano #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan
Kaori Sakamoto says she is relaxed as she skates toward her final Winter Games, but there will be no coasting for the three-time world champion under the watchful eyes of her long-time coach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/18/kaori-sakamoto-olympic-motivation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kaorisakamoto #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan