On January 21, the Ski Association of Japan announced additional athletes who will represent Japan at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and Sakurako Mukogawa was selected (affiliated with FUJIFILM BI Akita Corp., graduated from the School of Education in 2014).
This announcement was made in response to the reallocation of participation slots. Receiving points at the December 2021 Ski World Cup was one of the recommended criteria for being sent to Beijing 2022, and Mukogawa, who had received points, was selected. This will be Mukogawa’s first time participating in the Olympics.
Sakurako Mukogawa (photographed in March 2021)
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Sakurako Mukogawa
Born in Akita Prefecture on January 20, 1992, she graduated with a degree in education from Waseda University’s School of Education in 2014. While she was a student at Waseda University, she won the Intercollegiate Ski Association of Japan Championship and the slalom event at the Japan National Championships. In 2019, she participated in the World Ski Championships.
