LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Japan's mastery in snowboarding might very well go beyond the halfpipe. Hiroto Ogiwara finished at the top of the scoreboard in qualifying for big air Thursday night —- making the 20-year-old a legit gold-medal contender at the 2026 Winter Olympics for the country that boasts the reigning halfpipe champion,

Former Wesleyan goaltender Rei Halloran and her teammates on the Japanese women's hockey team are aiming to earn a medal at this year's Winter Olympics, a feat that would require a major reversal in fortune for the East Asian federation.

Team USA leads with 25 points, followed by Japan with 23. Ilia Malinin will skate men's short program Saturday, will he need to skate long program, too?

Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano offered a small update regarding his recent injuries, suggesting he will attempt to defend his title next week in the Milan Cortina Games.

MILAN (AP) — The Japanese Olympic Committee has set up a special task force to monitor and deal with online abuse round the clock during the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The move comes after several athletes at the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024 endured a barrage of insults on social media.

Japan has yet to reach the podium but has shown it can compete with the countries ranked just below Goliaths Canada and the United States.

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry on Tuesday praised Chiharu Igaya, Japan's first Winter Games medalist from

One of the biggest challenges in this month's Winter Olympics may be off the slopes: moving hundreds of thousands of spectators and athletes over a swath of northern Italy. The Games are being organized at seven sites -- the most spread-out Olympics ever.