Supporting the development of the All Japan Alpine Ski U16
In order to develop the world's top alpine skiers, we have been supporting the Japan Ski Association's (SAJ) U16 alpine ski team since the 2018/19 season in cooperation with the general incorporated associations Just Loving Ski (JLS) and J SPORTS. We support the activities of young athletes through cooperation with crowdfunding, support for training expenses, production and broadcast of a close-up program on U16 alpine skiers, and broadcast of the JOC Junior Olympic Cup (alpine competition).
The report program for the 2024/25 season has been released!
(Alpine Skiing U16 World Challenge Season 7: A Signpost to the World Cup | J:COM Sustainability ActivitiesPlay Time: 26:00)
Project overview
From the 2018/19 season, in order to develop alpine ski athletes who will stand at the top of the world, we will collaborate with Just Loving Skiing (JLS) and J SPORTS, a general incorporated association, and the Alpine Ski U16 of the All Japan Ski Federation (SAJ). We support the team.
We will collect support funds through crowdfunding, add reinforcement costs from J:COM donate to SAJ, and SAJ will carry out reinforcement activities. The event will be broadcast and distributed as an activity report program, and the activities at the JOC Junior Olympics, the last big event of the season, will be broadcast live.
Support details
Support system
Target amount: 1,000,000 yen
Application deadline: January 13, 2025
A project to support the training costs for the All Japan Alpine Skiing U16 Team to compete on the world stage.
Last season, we received your support and used it as training funds for skiers who are expected to perform well in the near future.
J:COM will support these young treasures as they take on the challenge of changing the future of Japanese alpine skiing.
(J:COM Sustainability Activities | Alpine Ski U16 Team Strengthening Support Project 2024/25Play Time: 1:00)
Support Report
Crowdfunding goal achieved
Thank you very much for your support in our crowdfunding campaign to support the training costs of the All Japan Alpine Ski U16 Team from October 23, 2024 to January 13, 2025. Your support, together with support from J:COM, will be: Just Loving Ski General Incorporated Association It will be sent to the Japan Ski Association.
Total support amount: 2,701,000 yen
- *Total amount including donations from everyone and donations from J:COM
- (The fee of the crowdfunding site READY FOR will be deducted from the total amount above.)
2024/25 season presentation ceremony
From the left J:COM Managing Corporate Officer Kazuhiro Taguchi, SAJ Chairman Masahiko Harada, and JLS Director Emiko Kiyosawa
On March 16, 2025, Emiko Kiyosawa, Director of Just Loving Ski, and Kazuhiro Taguchi, Managing Corporate Officer J:COM, presented a grant to Masahiko Harada, Chairman of the Ski Association of Japan, to support the strengthening of the All Japan Alpine Ski U16 Team.
The presentation ceremony was broadcast on the same day by J SPORTS during its coverage of the "FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup 2024/25."
Enrichment Activities
SAJ will use the training funds to hold training camps (physical and on-snow technical training) and overseas expeditions (Alpine Timbra FIS Children's Cup). In 2022, a training manual was published using the training funds to be used by all alpine ski athletes. In addition, J:COM, as a media company, conducted "media training."
Activities
Training camp (physical and snow training)
Training camps will be held using the training funds. Physically, fitness checks and condition training will be conducted. On the snow, the athletes will ski on hard courses in various sets of slalom and giant slalom runs, and training will be conducted while measuring their times.
Overseas expedition (Alpine Timbras FIS Children's Cup)
The athletes selected at the training camp will represent Japan at the Alpine Timbras FIS Children's Cup, a world championship for youth athletes.
Training Manual
In 2022, training funds were used to create and publish a training manual for alpine ski athletes and coaches across the country.
(Alpine U16 Team Strengthening Support Project Media TrainingPlayback time: 1:01)
2024/25 Media Training
Media training was conducted at the 1st Alpine Sports Talent Discovery and Development Project training camp held in Sugadaira on September 21, 2024. The aim was to improve the media response and communication skills that are important for the next generation of athletes to be successful in the future. Athletes from junior high school to university students participated and practiced how to communicate with others and actually speak in front of a TV camera.
Report Program
(Alpine Skiing U16 World Challenge Season 7: A Signpost to the World Cup | J:COM Sustainability ActivitiesPlay Time: 26:00)
2024/25 Report Program "Alpine Skiing U16 World Challenge"
Season 7: The Road to the World Cup
The program follows the U16 national team athletes who represent the future of alpine skiing. It follows their seniors who are competing in the World Cup, the world's highest level, and depicts their struggles towards the Youth World Championships.
Supported players' performance (2023/24 season)
Ryoma Katayama (20 years old), who was active as a member of the U16 team over the two seasons 2018/19 and 2019/20 when this project started, participated in the FIS Far East Cup (an Asian regional tournament that is a lower category of the World Cup). ) achieved the overall victory!
Tournament results (past participants in this project)
Men's overall 1st place Ryoma Katayama
Women's overall 3rd place Mikoto Onishi
Women's overall 5th place Ayano Yokoo
Katayama’s victory comment
I was happy (to win the overall championship). I was relieved that the long series was over. Next season, while participating in the World Cup, I would like to compete in races in Europe and gain experience that will help me further down the line. I believe that I was able to win this title only because of the support of those around me. From now on, we look forward to your continual support.
Thanks to everyone's cooperation, we are all happy that this project, which is now in its 6th year, has produced such players who are active on the world stage. We will continue to support young athletes who aim to reach the world podium.
▼Click here for the report program in which Katayama appears.
(J:COM Sustainability Activities | 15-Year-Old Japanese Representative ~ Challenge of All Japan Alpine Ski U16 Team ~Playing time 27:00)
Competition Streaming
Free LIVE streaming of the 2025 Junior Olympics (Alpine events)!
The Junior Olympics, where young people who will lead the skiing world of the future gather, will be streamed live for free on J SPORTS' official YouTube channel.
Please take a look at the activities of the alpine ski U16 athletes who received your support.
- Competition name
- JOC Junior Olympic Cup 2025 All Japan Junior Ski Championships (Alpine Event)
- Venue
- Sugadaira Kogen Pinebeak Ski Resort, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture
- Event date
- March 23rd (Sunday) – March 26th (Wednesday), 2025
- Organizer
- All Japan Ski Federation
Streaming contents (with archive Streaming)
| Streaming date | Event | Streaming page |
|---|---|---|
| 3/23 (Sun) 7:50am~LIVE broadcast |
K2 Men's and Women's GSL Competition | https://www.youtube.com/live/OP1SFmw6kJk |
| 3/24(Mon) 7:50am~LIVE broadcast |
K2 Men's and Women's SL Competition | https://www.youtube.com/live/gsCrrxFGExc |
| March 25 (Tue) 7:50am~LIVE broadcast |
K1 Men's and Women's GSL Competition | https://www.youtube.com/live/TURXfTd2RCY |
| March 26 (Wednesday) 7:50am~LIVE broadcast |
K1 Men's and Women's SL Competition | https://www.youtube.com/live/sBMFtVArMbw |
Category division
K1 category: 5th and 6th grade of elementary school
K2 category: 1st year junior high school to 1st year high school premature age
- *Distribution contents are subject to change.
