Skeleton sliders Hiroatsu Takahashi and Katsuyuki Miyajima booked tickets for next month's Pyeongchang Winter Games, the Japanese Olympic Committee said Thursday.

The 33-year-old Takahashi will be back on the Japan team after finishing 12th at the 2014 Sochi Games.

Sendai University's Miyajima, 22, will make his Olympic debut at the Feb. 9 to 25 event in South Korea. He won the 2016 national championships and finished runner-up in 2017.

Japan received two berths based on a variety of factors, including the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation rankings.