Hiroyuki Miyazawa (Japanese: 宮沢 大志, born 12 October 1991) is a Japanese cross-country skier who participated in the…Hiroyuki Miyazawa (Japanese: 宮沢 大志, born 12 October 1991) is a Japanese cross-country skier who participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics. He competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Emi Hasegawa (born 8 May 1986) is a Japanese alpine ski racer. She competed at the 2011 World Championships in…Emi Hasegawa (born 8 May 1986) is a Japanese alpine ski racer. She competed at the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in the slalom and giant slalom. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the giant slalom.
Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝, Hoshi Mizue; born 2 September 1985) is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in the women's slalom…Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝, Hoshi Mizue; born 2 September 1985) is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in the women's slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Kentaro Minagawa (皆川 賢太郎, Minagawa Kentarō; born May 17, 1977) is a Japanese alpine skier. His first international…Kentaro Minagawa (皆川 賢太郎, Minagawa Kentarō; born May 17, 1977) is a Japanese alpine skier. His first international successes were at the 1996 Junior World Championships in Schwyz, with a 5th rank in Slalom, and a 9th rank in Giant slalom. Since the 1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup he has been participating regularly in World Cup races, nine times ranking in the top ten. Shortly before the 2006 Winter Olympics he ranked 4th in Wengen, Switzerland. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy he also ranked 4th, the best result of a Japanese skier since Chiharu Igaya's silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. In June 2009, he married Japanese popular freestyle skier, Aiko Uemura.
Noriyo Hiroi (廣井 法代, Hiroi Noriyo) (born 1976) is a Japanese alpine skier. Hiroi made her World Cup debut in the…Noriyo Hiroi (廣井 法代, Hiroi Noriyo) (born 1976) is a Japanese alpine skier. Hiroi made her World Cup debut in the 1996–97 season, in Sölden where she was disqualified. After being disqualified or not finishing in twelve consecutive races, she finally collected her first World Cup points later that same season, finishing 25th in the slalom race in Laax. In the 1997–98 and 1998–99 World Cup she did not finish either of the eleven races she started in; and in 1999–2000 she failed to finish ten more races, but did finish three, slightly improving her career best placement to 23rd in the December 1999 slalom in Lienz. The 30th place in giant slalom in March 2000 was her only World Cup point in this discipline, starting 32 giant slalom races in the World Cup throughout her career. During the 2000–01 World Cup, Hiroi achieved another 23rd place before improving steadily to 17th in Sestriere and 10th in Semmering, both in the slalom in December 2000. In 2001 she also recorded a 16th, 12th and 14th place in Ofterschwang, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Åre. In 2001–02 her best World Cup placement was 19th, and in 2003–04 it was 22nd. In 2004–05 she only finished one race, a 27th place, whereas her best placement in the 2005–06 World Cup was 18th. Her last World Cup race was in March 2006 in Levi, Finland. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and also at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Her best outing was the 14th place in slalom at the 2002 Olympics. She competed at the 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005 World Alpine Skiing Championships. Her best placement here was the 26th place in St. Anton in 2001, in the giant slalom. She took up residence in Niigata and represented the clubs Kandatsu Kogen and Albirex Niigata during her career.
Sumiko Yokoyama (横山 寿美子, Yokoyama Sumiko; born March 25, 1974) is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993…Sumiko Yokoyama (横山 寿美子, Yokoyama Sumiko; born March 25, 1974) is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003. Yokoyama also competed in four Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of tenth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Salt Lake City in 2002. Her best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 8th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Sapporo in 2007.
Kumiko Yokoyama (横山 久美子, Yokoyama Kumiko; born 7 April 1972) is a Japanese cross-country skier. She competed in five…Kumiko Yokoyama (横山 久美子, Yokoyama Kumiko; born 7 April 1972) is a Japanese cross-country skier. She competed in five events at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Tatsuo Miyao (22 February 1928 – 24 February 2015) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15…Tatsuo Miyao (22 February 1928 – 24 February 2015) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Iwao Ageishi (上石 巌, Ageishi Iwao; 11 January 1908 – 12 June 1991) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in…Iwao Ageishi (上石 巌, Ageishi Iwao; 11 January 1908 – 12 June 1991) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.
Takeo Yazawa-Hoshina (12 October 1906 – 7 October 1983) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed at the 1928…Takeo Yazawa-Hoshina (12 October 1906 – 7 October 1983) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics and the 1932 Winter Olympics.
Minoru Nagata (born 1906, date of death unknown) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18…Minoru Nagata (born 1906, date of death unknown) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.
