Speed Skating
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yusuke Imai | 1000 m | n/a | 1:10.48 | 20 | |
| 1500 m | n/a | 1:50.56 | 34 | ||
| Joji Kato | 500 m | 35.59 | 35.19 | 1:10.78 | 6 |
| Kesato Miyazaki | 5000 m | n/a | 6:40.03 | 21 | |
| Keiichiro Nagashima | 500 m | 35.67 | 35.47 | 1:11.14 | 13 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:11.78 | 32 | ||
| Takaharu Nakajima | 1000 m | n/a | 1:11.10 | 27 | |
| 1500 m | n/a | 1:51.61 | 38 | ||
| Yuya Oikawa | 500 m | 35.35 | 35.21 | 1:10.56 | 4 |
| Hiroyasu Shimizu | 500 m | 35.66 | 35.78 | 1:11.44 | 18 |
| Teruhiro Sugimori | 1500 m | n/a | 1:49.51 | 24 | |
| Takahiro Ushiyama | 1000 m | 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 | 500 m | 38.46 | 38.46 | 1:16.92 | 4 |
| 1000 m | n/a | 1:17.63 | 16 | ||
| Sayuri Osuga | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4:03.83 | 8 | Canada (1) L 3:53.88 |
Did not advance | 7th place Final Germany (5) L 3:50.37 |
8 |
| From: Eriko Ishino Nami Nemoto Hiromi Otsu Maki Tabata |
Women's team pursuit | 3:08.34 | 7 | Norway (2) W Overtook |
Canada (3) L 3:05.95 |
Bronze Final Russia (1) L Overtaken |
4 |
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