Youth Olympics “14 days to connect to the future” Achieve success on the Olympic stage in the future. Japan won 15 medals, including three gold medals, and the young athletes competed for 14 days.

Rise Kudo, who won the gold medal in the women's snowboarding halfpipe, was all smiles as she stood on the podium with her rival of the same age, Sara Shimizu. Short track skating showed signs of recovery after a long period of stagnation, winning three bronze medals for men and women's individual and mixed teams.