Akito Watabe will take his third crack at an Olympic medal when the Nordic combined competition begins at the Sochi Games on Feb. 12.
Watabe, who competed for Japan at the 2006 Turin Games and again at Vancouver in 2010, is going in search of his first Olympic medal in the discipline and Japan's first since the 1994 Lillehammer Games.
"I'm so happy," said Watabe after he was named to the Olympic team on Tuesday. "I expect to give all I have in whatever circumstances I face and make the most of this exclusive opportunity."