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Jack Gallagher
Named a top 10 columnist by the Associated Press Sports Editors for his work in 2004, Jack Gallagher has been a sports journalist in Japan for more than 15 years. He has covered numerous events both domestically and internationally, including the Super Bowl, World Cup and Olympics. He was previously an executive in public relations in both the NBA and NFL Europe. He is a native of San Jose, Calif., and a graduate of the University of Southern California.
For Jack Gallagher's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018
U.S. women beat Canada in dramatic fashion in shootout to capture gold medal
A goal by Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson in the sixth round of the shootout gave the United States a dramatic 3-2 victory over Canada in the women's gold-medal game at Gangneung Hockey Centre on Thursday afternoon.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 22, 2018
Hamilton, Cousins reflect on Hanyu's brilliance, drawing power
It's not often that you get to chat with a legend in skating.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018
Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto hit ice for practice ahead of women's free skate
Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto came through practice unscathed on Thursday morning at Gangneung Ice Arena ahead of Friday's free skate.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018
Alina Zagitova leads Evgenia Medvedeva after record-breaking short program
Alina Zagitova of the Olympic Athletes from Russia smashed the world record to take the lead after the women's short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Switzerland edges Smile Japan to earn fifth-place finish
Switzerland defeated Smile Japan 1-0 in the fifth-place game at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 20, 2018
Ten interesting notes from Pyeongchang's first 10 days
As the Pyeongchang Games moved into the second week, here are some observations on the first 10 days:
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Canadians Virtue, Moir back on top after eight years
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir put on a dazzling show to win the gold medal in ice dance on Tuesday afternoon at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018
Satoko Miyahara works out ahead of Olympic title bid
Satoko Miyahara did a run-through of her free skate to "Madame Butterfly" during a 40-minute workout at the practice rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena on Monday evening.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir lead ice dance after setting world record in short dance
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have the lead in ice dance following the short dance at Gangneung Ice Arena on Monday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Nao Kodaira sets Olympic record en route to gold in women's 500 meters
Nao Kodaira captured the gold medal in the women's 500 meters in Olympic record time at the Gangneung Oval on Sunday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Smile Japan triumphs on Ayaka Toko's overtime goal against Sweden
Ayaka Toko's overtime goal gave Smile Japan its second straight victory with a 2-1 triumph over Sweden at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Sunday night in a 5th-8th classification-round game.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 18, 2018
Yuzuru Hanyu's second Olympic title reaffirms greatness
Yuzuru Hanyu's epic performance in the free skate at Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday was one for the ages.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
No medals for Japan in large hill jump; Noriaki Kasai eliminated in first round
Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi, Taku Takeuchi and Junshiro Kobayashi were unable to medal in the men's large hill jump on Saturday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, while teammate Noriaki Kasai was eliminated in the first round.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Majestic Yuzuru Hanyu defends Olympic figure skating title
Yuzuru Hanyu etched his name into the pantheon of skating legends with a second straight Olympic gold medal in the free skate at the Pyeongchang Games on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Ryoyu Kobayashi places third in large jump qualifier
Ryoyu Kobayashi placed third in the qualifying round of the men's large hill jump at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre on Friday night to clinch a spot in Saturday night's finals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Yuzuru Hanyu takes lead after short program at Pyeongchang Games
In incredibly dramatic fashion, Yuzuru Hanyu rose to the occasion in the short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Ted-Jan Bloemen eclipses Jorrit Bergsma's minutes-old Olympic record, captures 10,000-meter gold
Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen captured the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating at Gangneung Oval on Thursday night in Olympic record time.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Upbeat Yuzuru Hanyu gears up for short program
Yuzuru Hanyu went through his next-to-last training session on Thursday afternoon at the practice rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena and pronounced himself ready for the men's short program on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Germany's Aljona Savchenko, Bruno Massot rally for pairs gold
Germany's Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot came from fourth place after the short program to win the gold medal in pairs on Thursday afternoon in dramatic fashion at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018
Smile Japan records first-ever Olympic victory by trouncing combined Korea squad
Smile Japan scored a historic victory with a 4-1 triumph over Korea on Wednesday in their final Group B preliminary-round game at Kwandong Hockey Centre.

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