Kohane Sato

Kohane Sato
佐藤 虹羽
Born (2006-03-16) 16 March 2006
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Left
WJIHL team Daishin IHC
National team  Japan
Medal record
Asian Winter Games
2025 Harbin Team
IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
2022 (Div I-A) Team
2024 (Div I-A) Team

Kohane Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 虹羽, さとう こはね, Hepburn: Satō Kohane; born 16 March 2006) is a Japanese ice hockey defenceman who plays for Daishin in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and is a member of the Japan women's national ice hockey team.[1] She won a gold medal with Japan at the 2025 Asian Winter Games.[2] She represented Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[3]

Playing career

Sato plays domestically for Daishin and (as of 2026) studies at the Kushiro Public University of Economics.[1][4] She attended Hokkaido Kushiro Commercial High School in Kushiro.[5]

International play

Sato has represented Japan at the IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division (2022–2025).[6][7] She also appeared for Japan in the 2026 Winter Olympics women's tournament, recording two assists in four games.[3]

At the junior level, she captained Japan at the 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group A, helping the team earn promotion to the Top Division.[8]

She participated in women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9]

Making her Olympic debut on 6 February, Japan opposed France. Wearing number six, Sato logged 22:22 of ice time, recording an assist.[10]

She was one of 17 teenagers that played in women's ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[11]

Personal life

Sato is from Kushiro, Hokkaido.[5] The Japanese Olympic Committee lists her as a second-year student at the Kushiro Public University of Economics in 2026.[1][4]

Career statistics

International

Statistics are from the JIHF and IIHF.[12][3]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2022 Japan U18 (Div I-A) 4 0 5 5 2
2022 Japan WC 5th 5 0 0 0 4
2023 Japan U18 8th 5 0 0 0 8
2023 Japan WC 7th 6 0 0 0 0
2024 Japan U18 (Div I-A) 5 3 3 6 6
2024 Japan WC 8th 5 0 1 1 0
2025 Japan Final Olympic Qualification (Group G) 3 0 0 0 0
2025 Japan WC 7th 5 0 1 1 0
2026 Japan OG 4 0 2 2 4
Junior totals 14 3 8 11 16
Senior totals 28 0 4 4 8


References

  1. ^ a b c "佐藤 虹羽｜アスリート｜JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会". Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. ^ "アイスホッケー - 佐藤 虹羽 (さとう こはね)". Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "IIHF – Statistics 2026 WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT – Assist leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "世界の舞台に挑む 在学生4名を激励！ ～アイスホッケー女子ほか～". Kushiro Public University of Economics (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "【アイスホッケー女子日本代表】五輪に向けた合宿開催！". City of Kushiro (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  6. ^ "2022 IIHF Women's World Championship – Team Japan roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  7. ^ "2025 IIHF Women's World Championship – Team Japan roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  8. ^ "釧路勢5選手活躍 U18女子アイホ、トップDiv昇格に貢献". Hokkaido News Link (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  9. ^ "SATO Kohane". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  10. ^ "FRA 2 JPN 3 6 FEB 2026 Statistics". IIHF. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  11. ^ Kennedy, Ian (3 February 2026). "Meet Women's Hockey's Teenage Olympians". The Hockey News. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  12. ^ "佐藤 虹羽". Japan Ice Hockey Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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