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2014 OLYMPICS

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OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2014
Japan women's curling team falls to South Korea
Japan suffered a 12-7 defeat to South Korea in its opening round-robin match in the women's curling competition at the Sochi Games on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2014
Hirano advances to men's halfpipe final
Ayumu Hirano set the pace with a sterling first run in the men’s halfpipe on Tuesday to qualify for the final.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2014
Watabe brothers assigned to Nordic combined individual hill competition
Nordic combined medal hopeful Akito Watabe, his brother Yoshito, Taihei Kato and Hideaki Nagai, will represent Japan in the individual normal hill competition on Wednesday, coach Shuhei Narita said Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2014
Spokeswoman Bird to name adopted puppy Sochi
Amanda Bird, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton spokeswoman, is seeking to adopt a puppy from a shelter established by aluminum billionaire Oleg Deripaska in the Russian city hosting the Winter Olympics.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2014
Takanashi in good spirits ahead of Olympic women's ski jumping competition
Sara Takanashi goes through another training session late Monday on the normal hill at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Centre and says she's in top form ahead of Tuesday night's event.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2014
Japan off to slow start in Sochi
It's still early at 2014 Winter Olympics, but for Japan, Sochi is looking more like a repeat of the 2006 Torino Games than the 2010 Vancouver Olympics so far.
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OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 10, 2014
Team event good concept, but could be even better
The inaugural Olympic team skating event, which Russia won on Sunday night, appears to have been a great success. The new concept was well received by both fans and media.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2014
Takahashi admits knee is not 100 percent
Daisuke Takahashi revealed at a news conference on Monday that he has still not completely recovered from the training injury he suffered in November.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2014
Olympic breakthrough eludes Uemura again in bittersweet finale
When freestyle skier Aiko Uemura banged out the fastest time on her third and last run in the women's moguls final, the tears that welled up behind her goggles told a story of what she had hoped would be her crowning glory.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2014
Teenager Takanashi determined to claim gold medal
Ski jump star Sara Takanashi took part in her second training session on the normal hill Sunday at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Centre and said she wishes she could better familiarize herself with the venue.
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2014
Kato, Nagashima hit the ice before 500 sprint
Speedskating medal hopefuls Joji Kato and Keiichiro Nagashima on Sunday tested the ice ahead of the men's 500-meter sprint.
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WORLD
Feb 9, 2014
In Sochi, a backlash against the backlash emerges
As the sport got under way in earnest in Sochi on Friday, and the first medals were won, the tide of public opinion in Russia and the world began to turn, slowly.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2014
Fourth-place Uemura narrowly misses medal again
Freestyle skier Aiko Uemura suffered more heartbreak on Saturday as she finished fourth for the second Olympics in a row in the women's moguls at the Sochi Games.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2014
Japan women set to meet Sweden in Olympic opener
Japan's women's hockey team held its final practice Saturday morning before its opening game against Sweden on Sunday. Japan is making its first appearance at the Olympics since the 1998 Nagano Games.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2014
Uemura reflects on Olympic career
Freestyle skier Aiko Uemura, who advanced through the qualifying round in moguls on Thursday to make Saturday's finals, is cherishing what will likely be her final shot at Olympic glory.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2014
Mao maintains confidence ahead of second Olympic appearance
Mao Asada went through her paces Friday afternoon in her second practice session since arriving for the Sochi Games.
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2014
Ito withdraws from women's moguls competition due to knee injury
Miki Ito has withdrawn from Saturday's second round of qualifying for the women's moguls at the Sochi Olympics after aggravating a right knee injury, the Japanese Olympic Committee said Friday.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2014
Seven-time Olympian Kasai hopes to inspire teammates
Veteran and delegation captain Noriaki Kasai will be among the four Japanese competitors in the men's normal hill ski jump, it was announced on Friday.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2014
Suzuki happy to skate for Japan once again
Akiko Suzuki completed her first workout here on Friday morning since arriving for the Sochi Games and took time afterward to reflect on a career that is nearing its end.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2014
Hanyu dazzles in team competition
Japan is in fourth place after the first day of action in the inaugural team figure skating event at the Sochi Olympic Games on Thursday night.

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