Misaki OSHIGIRI

Japan

Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 29 Sep 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.68/5'6''

Place of birth: NAKASATSUNAI

Birth Country:

Japan

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Speed Skating	Women's 5000m	8
	Women's Team Pursuit JPN Japan	2

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's 5000m	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's Team Pursuit Quarterfinals	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's Team Pursuit Final A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Team Pursuit (6 laps)	2014	Sochi, RUS
9	Women's 5000m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
22	Women's 1500m	2014	Sochi, RUS

World Single Distance Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women's Team Pursuit	2017	Gangneung, KOR
2	Women's Team Pursuit	2016	Kolomna, RUS
11	Women's Mass Start	2016	Kolomna, RUS
11	Women's 1500m	2016	Kolomna, RUS
12	Women's 1500m	2018	Gangneung, KOR
14	Women's 3000m	2016	Kolomna, RUS

World Allround Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women's Allround	2016	Berlin, GER

World Cup
Season	Women's 500m	Women's 1000m	Women's 1500m	Women's Long Distances	Women's Mass Start
2017/18		75		28
2016/17			9	23
2015/16	37		8	10	3
2014/15			32
2013/14			39
2012/13			38

Hobbies:

Shopping, reading

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Younger sister, Maria.

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Fujikyu

Coach:

National: Johan de Wit (NED)

Sporting relatives:

Sister Maria Oshigiri (Bobsleigh, Rugby sevens): Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympian, finishing eighth in the 2-woman. As a pilot, finished seventh at the 2017 World Championships and raced at the World Cup from 2017-18, with one top-10 result. Played rugby sevens with the Hokkaido Barbarians and was among those considered for the Japanese team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Debut:

2012 World Cup in Heerenveen (1500m B - 11th)

Injuries:

2016: Left hip injury after a fall. Continued to trouble her in the lead up to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and forced her to retire for two years.

National team:

2014

Start:

Began skating in her first year of primary school. (Info 2018)

Reason:

Took up the sport because it was popular in the town where she grew up. (Info 2018)

Ambition:

Compete at her third Olympic Winter Games after a two-year retirement. (nikkansports.com, 23 Oct 2020)

Philosophy:

"Full power." (Info 2018)

Award:

Nakasatsunai Villagers Honorary Award (2014)
Yamanshi Prefecture Sports Award (2014)

General Interest

TWO-YEAR RETIREMENT
After the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, she left the national team to try and fully recover from her 2016 hip injury but was unsuccessful, and so she retired from competition. Encouraged by national team coach Johan de Wit (NED), she decided to make a comeback after two years. In October 2020, she marked her return by claiming the Japanese 3000m title. She was called up to the national team for the 2021/22 season following selection trials. "I'm honestly happy to be back here. I was able to give everything again." (nikkansports.com, 23 Oct 2020)

FIFTH TEAM MEMBER
Due to continued trouble caused by the hip injury, sustained in 2016, she was removed from the Japanese pursuit team, with which she had won two silver medals at the World Championships. As an unofficial "fifth member", she kept supportive of the team, particularly when they won gold at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. After the award ceremony, her teammate and friend since high school, Miho Takagi (JPN), hung her gold medal around Oshigiri's neck to honour her contribution to the team. (nikkansports.com, 23 Oct 2020)

Milestones

Eighth in the 5000m at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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