Career
She currently skips her own team in Sapporo, Hokkaido, which represented Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics. At the age of 12, Ogasawara began curling in her hometown Tokoro, joining Akiko Katoh"s junior team together with Yumie Hayashi. Then Ogasawara became the second for the team
The team later represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finishing in 8th place with a 2-7 record.
After the 2001-2002 season, Ogasawara and her longtime teammate Hayashi moved to Aomori and formed a new team there. The team, called "Team Aomori", represented Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
After the 2005-2006 season, Ogasawara and Hayashi announced their temporary retirement. Ogasawara got married and had a child before returning to the sport in the 2011-2012 season.
In 2011, Ogasawara and Hayashi, whose name had changed to Yumie Funayama after marriage, formed a new team in Sapporo.
The team qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics through the Olympic Qualification Event held in December 2013. At the Olympics, Ogasawara, a mother of one, was chosen to be Japan"s flag bearer, as it is unusual for women in Japan to compete in sports after having children. At the Games, she threw last stones as skip, and the team finished in 5th place with a 4-5 record, winning against two former World Championship teams, Switzerland"s Mirjam Ott and China"s Wang Bingyu.
2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games
Akiko Katoh, Skip
Yumie Hayashi, Third
Mika Konaka, Lead
Kotomi Ishizaki, Alternate
2006 Turin Olympic Games
Yumie Hayashi, Third
Mari Motohashi, Second
Moe Meguro, Lead
Sakurako Terada, Alternate
2014 Sochi Olympic Games
Yumie Funayama, Third
Kaho Onodera, Second
Chinami Yoshida, Lead
Michiko Tomabechi, Alternate.