Kotomi Ishizaki (石崎 琴美, Ishizaki Kotomi, born January 4, 1979) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo.

Kotomi Ishizaki
 
Born (1979-01-04) January 4, 1979 (age 45)
Asahikawa, Japan [1]
Team
Curling clubLoco Solare, Kitami, Hokkaido
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances
6 (2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2023)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
10 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances
2 (2022, 2023)
Olympic
appearances
3 (2002, 2010, 2022)
Grand Slam victories1 (2023 Canadian Open)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team
Pan Continental Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Calgary
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kelowna
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Esquimalt
Gold medal – first place 2002 Queenstown
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori
Gold medal – first place 2015 Almaty
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jeonju
Silver medal – second place 2007 Beijing
Silver medal – second place 2009 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gangneung
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Naseby
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Uiseong
Representing Hokkaido
Japan Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Karuizawa
Gold medal – first place 2003 Karuizawa
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokoro
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tokoro
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tokoro
Silver medal – second place 2002 Tokoro
Silver medal – second place 2021 Wakkanai
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Moseushi
Representing Aomori
Japan Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Karuizawa
Gold medal – first place 2009 Aomori
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tokoro
Silver medal – second place 2011 Nayoro
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Aomori

Career

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She made her World Championship debut at the 2003 Winnipeg World Championships playing lead for Shinobu Aota's team from Japan. She would return to the world championships in 2004 with the same team.

Her next World Championships came in 2008, where the Japanese women (along with Team China) became the first team from the Pacific region to qualify for the Playoffs at the World Championships. Ishizaki and her team, skipped by Moe Meguro, defeated Team Switzerland in the 3 vs. 4 Playoff match. In the Semifinal, they nearly defeated Team Canada and went to the Bronze Medal match to face a rematch against Team Switzerland. They would lose this match 9 - 7, which would become the second-best performance by a Pacific region team at the Curling World Championships.

Kotomi Ishizaki played Lead position for Team Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2] and at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.

Ishizaki was chosen as an alternate member for Team Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in which they won first-ever silver medals. Ishizaki became the oldest Japanese athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics at age 43 years and 1 month, surpassing Noriaki Kasai, who won 2 medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics at age 41 years and 8 months.

Teammates

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2022 Beijing Olympic Games

Satsuki Fujisawa, Skip

Chinami Yoshida Third

Yumi Suzuki Second

Yurika Yoshida Lead

2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

Moe Meguro, Skip

Anna Ohmiya, Third

Mari Motohashi, Second

Mayo Yamaura, Alternate

2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games

Akiko Katoh, Skip

Yumie Hayashi, Third

Ayumi Onodera, Second

Mika Konaka, Lead

References

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  1. ^ "Kotomi ISHIZAKI". Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Teams for Vancouver 2010". worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2010.
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