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		<title>Kim selects program music as road to Sochi begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kim Yu Na]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miki Ando]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sochi Olympics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Defending world and Olympic champion Kim Yu-na has selected the music for the programs she hopes will carry her to a second straight gold medal next year at the Sochi Games. Kim, who turned 23 on Thursday, will skate to &#8220;Send in the Clowns&#8221; for her short program. The song is from the 1973 musical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earliest Mao, Kim can face off is at GP Final in Fukuoka</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kim Yu Na]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Olympic season officially began with the release of the 2013-2014 Grand Prix assignments on Monday by the International Skating Union. With the Sochi Games just nine months away, fans hoping to see an early showdown between 2010 Olympic gold medalist and defending world champion Kim Yu-na and Vancouver silver medalist Mao Asada were disappointed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao certain to face massive pressure if she tries to retire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mao Asada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mao Asada’s recent proclamation at the World Team Trophy that she “intends” to retire after next year’s Sochi Olympics took many by surprise, but I think the proclamation is far from set in stone.]]></description>
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		<title>Kim serves notice she is still force to be reckoned with</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kanako Murakami]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Yu Na]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is as if time has stood still. Three years after her record-setting performance in winning the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics, Kim Yu Na put on a sensational show in capturing her second world title last week in London, Ontario. It was an incredible display of technique and artistry as she glided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao, Kim begin road to second Olympic showdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan&#8217;s strong showing at the recent Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, set the table for what promises to be a fascinating 14 months leading up to the 2014 Olympic Games in the same city. With six of the 12 skaters in singles being Japanese, the odds were in favor of the Hinomaru going in, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao striving to secure GP Final spot at NHK Trophy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Two-time world champion Mao Asada will be looking to clinch her place in the Grand Prix Final at this week&#8217;s NHK Trophy in Sendai. Mao won the Cup of China two weeks ago in Shanghai and will bring momentum from that victory into the last of the six regular Grand Prix events. Mao and Akiko [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweep at Skate America illustrates Japan&#8217;s strength early in season</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/10/27/more-sports/sweep-at-skate-america-illustrates-japans-strength-early-in-season/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sweep-at-skate-america-illustrates-japans-strength-early-in-season</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The senior Grand Prix season began with a bang for Japan as Takahiko Kozuka, Yuzuru Hanyu and Tatsuki Machida swept the medals at Skate America last Saturday. The strong showing could be a harbinger of what lies ahead in the coming months for the Hinomaru&#8217;s male contingent. A day after Hanyu set a world record [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim reveals new programs, denies marriage rumors</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/08/29/more-sports/kim-reveals-new-programs-denies-marriage-rumors/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kim-reveals-new-programs-denies-marriage-rumors</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Kim Yu Na geared up for her much-anticipated return to competition this season by announcing her musical selections for her programs recently through her agency, All That Sports. The 2010 Olympic gold medalist has selected &#8220;Kiss of the Vampire&#8221; for her short program and a compilation of songs from &#8220;Les Miserables&#8221; for her free skate. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Kim&#8217;s return provide new motivation for Mao?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Great news descended upon the skating world last week when Kim Yu Na announced she was returning to competition with the goal of taking part in the 2014 Sochi Games. With Kim and two-time world champion Miki Ando sitting out last season, and Mao Asada unable to find her top form, the campaign lacked the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s strong showing at worlds bodes well for future</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/04/08/more-sports/japans-strong-showing-at-worlds-bodes-well-for-future/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japans-strong-showing-at-worlds-bodes-well-for-future</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Though much attention was placed on Mao Asada&#8217;s disappointing sixth-place finish at the world championships in Nice, France, it was still a fine showing for Japan. Taking three of the six medals in singles (Daisuke Takahashi &#8212;silver, Yuzuru Hanyu &#8212; bronze, Akiko Suzuki &#8212; bronze), plus the surprise bronze medal from Narumi Takahashi and Mervin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao&#8217;s push for third world title starts at Four Continents</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/02/08/more-sports/maos-push-for-third-world-title-starts-at-four-continents/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=maos-push-for-third-world-title-starts-at-four-continents</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mao Asada ended last year with a month of triumph and tragedy that are hard to imagine. Just two weeks after her mother Kyoko passed away at 48 on Dec. 9, Mao laced up the boots again and showed the heart of a true champion in winning her fifth national title with an inspiring effort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao was blessed with a mother who gave it her all</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/12/14/more-sports/mao-was-blessed-with-a-mother-who-gave-it-her-all/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mao-was-blessed-with-a-mother-who-gave-it-her-all</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The past few days have been very difficult. I&#8217;m fairly confident a lot of other folks share my sentiments. Late Friday evening we learned that Mao Asada&#8217;s mother Kyoko had passed away at the far too young age of 48. Though some within the Japanese skating community were aware that Mao&#8217;s mother had not been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao needs victory at NHK Trophy to regain confidence</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/11/09/more-sports/mao-needs-victory-at-nhk-trophy-to-regain-confidence/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mao-needs-victory-at-nhk-trophy-to-regain-confidence</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just over one year ago, Mao Asada entered the NHK Trophy coming off her second world title and a silver medal at the Vancouver Olympics. The stage was set for a triumphant return at the Grand Prix event in her hometown of Nagoya. With archrival Kim Yu Na having announced she would sit out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hino, Tanaka, Shoji begin Junior Grand Prix season with podium finishes</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/09/14/more-sports/hino-tanaka-shoji-begin-junior-grand-prix-season-with-podium-finishes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hino-tanaka-shoji-begin-junior-grand-prix-season-with-podium-finishes</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the first two weeks of the Junior Grand Prix season in the books, Japanese skaters have posted encouraging results so far. Ryuju Hino started the campaign off on a high note by winning the JGP in Riga, Latvia, while teammate Sei Kawahara finished sixth. Hino, a 16-year-old from Nagoya, clearly exhibited improved skills over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim&#8217;s compassion enhances her legendary stature</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/08/24/more-sports/kims-compassion-enhances-her-legendary-stature/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kims-compassion-enhances-her-legendary-stature</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Gallagher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.&#8221; &#8212; Abraham Lincoln A month after propelling South Korea to victory in the bidding to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kim Yu Na is showing no signs of slowing down. The superstar continues to enhance her already impeccable reputation through her charitable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intrigue abounds after Mao sits out JSF training camp</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2011/08/10/more-sports/intrigue-abounds-after-mao-sits-out-jsf-training-camp/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=intrigue-abounds-after-mao-sits-out-jsf-training-camp</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The absence of two-time world champion Mao Asada from the recent Japan Skating Federation training camp provided more questions than answers. Word circulated through various reports that Mao was &#8220;exhausted&#8221; after the delayed world championships were followed by preparations for her new programs for the upcoming Grand Prix season, and appearances in several shows, many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Desire to inspire prompted Ito&#8217;s return</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With her storied career part of figure skating history, 1989 world champion and 1992 Olympic silver medalist Midori Ito has nothing to prove, but her wish to influence others was the prime motivation behind her recent comeback. Ito, 15 years removed from her last competition, placed second behind Canada&#8217;s Jan Calnan in the masters elite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morozov once turned down chance to coach Mao</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a story that few know, but is fascinating nonetheless, one that may have changed the course of recent skating history. Five years ago, shortly after he led Shizuka Arakawa to the gold medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics, Russian coach Nikolai Morozov was approached by the Japan Skating Federation with a proposal: Take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World title up for grabs in Moscow after long delay</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a one-month wait following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the 2011 world championships originally scheduled for Tokyo are under way in Moscow. Prior to the catastrophe, Miki Ando looked like the favorite to win her second world title, having enjoyed an outstanding season that saw her win both Grand Prix events she entered as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>France&#8217;s noble gesture resonates in midst of crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been said that in times of crisis, people show their true colors. Some rise to the occasion and respond to the call through duty or compassion, while others fail to meet the test and are exposed as lacking fortitude or sensitivity. Didier Gailhaguet, president of the Federation Francaise des Sports de Glace (French [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tanaka&#8217;s silver at world juniors a pleasant surprise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risa Shoji was Japan&#8217;s top medal hope going into last weekend&#8217;s world junior championships in South Korea, and though she finished a respectable fifth in ladies singles, the 14-year-old was overshadowed by compatriot Keiji Tanaka, who claimed the silver medal in men&#8217;s singles. Tanaka, a 16-year-old from Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, vaulted from sixth after the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kozuka striving to improve despite recent success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is amazing how fast an athlete can go from being overshadowed to casting a shadow. Just over one year ago, Takahiko Kozuka skated in the Vancouver Games as the third member of Japan&#8217;s men team. Veterans Daisuke Takahashi and Nobunari Oda were mentioned early in the conversation about medal prospects, with Kozuka considered more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resurgent Mao to lead strong team at Four Continents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following last month&#8217;s dramatic national championships in Nagano, where Miki Ando won her first title in six years and Takahiko Kozuka broke through for his inaugural victory in a major senior competition, Japan will send a loaded squad to next month&#8217;s Four Continents Championship in Taipei. In keeping with the pattern of recent years, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao facing intense pressure at nationals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a crisp morning last week Mao Asada tore off triple jumps one after another during a practice at the Shin-Yokohama Skate Center. It looked like business as usual for the two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist. As most already know, this season has been anything but normal for the nation&#8217;s top female athlete. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim reveals new programs, targets return at worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While world champion Mao Asada struggles to regain her form and adjusts to a new coach, archrival and Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu Na is quietly eyeing next March&#8217;s world championships in Tokyo for her competitive return. Earlier this week, Kim, who is sitting out the Grand Prix season, released details on her new short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Murakami&#8217;s skill, personality a winning combination</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following her third-place finish at last month&#8217;s NHK Trophy, Kanako Murakami said she wanted to be on top of the podium at her next competition. At Skate America last Sunday, the energetic 16-year-old got her wish. Coming from behind to win just her second senior Grand Prix event, Murakami dazzled the crowd at the Rose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mao starts bid for third world title at NHK Trophy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAGOYA &#8212; Mao Asada begins her quest for a third world title when she takes the ice at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy on Friday night in her native Nagoya. Though the pain of missing out on the Olympic gold medal to South Korea&#8217;s Kim Yu Na has dulled, there can be no doubt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoji makes a splash in international debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With world junior champion Kanako Murakami moving up to the senior ranks this season, there may have been some trepidation in Japanese skating circles about who would represent the next wave of young talent among the ladies. Those folks have to worry no more, as 14-year-old Risa Shoji burst onto the international scene with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery surrounds Kim-Orser breakup</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The intrigue surrounding the split between South Korean Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu Na and coach Brian Orser seems to know no end. Just when it looked like things had calmed down after their surprising split last month, Kim switched ice rinks last week and was planning to train at Toronto&#8217;s Granite Club, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s four world champions set for NHK Trophy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan won&#8217;t waste any time showing off its four new world champions, according to the recently released Grand Prix assignments for the 2010-11 season. Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi, Kanako Murakami and Yuzuru Hanyu are all slated to compete in the season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya from Oct. 22-24. In addition to being a triumphant homecoming [...]]]></description>
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