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AKITO WATABE

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018
Akito Watabe earns second consecutive Nordic combined silver medal
Just 4.8 seconds separated Akito Watabe from Olympic gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Wednesday, as the Nordic combined athlete was left stranded when defending champion Eric Frenzel turned on the final-kilometer afterburners to claim the championship.
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Feb 3, 2018
Akito Watabe extends Nordic combined World Cup winning streak to four
Akito Watabe won his fourth straight Nordic combined World Cup on Saturday, after sweeping the men's event in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture.
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Jan 29, 2018
Watabe sweeps three-day event for fourth win of season
Akito Watabe picked up his third straight Nordic combined World Cup win on Sunday and became only the second athlete to sweep the three-day Seefeld Triple event in Austria.
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Jan 27, 2018
Akito Watabe captures second Nordic combined title of season
Akito Watabe claimed his second Nordic combined World Cup title of the season on Friday, winning the opener of a three-day event.
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Nov 25, 2017
Akito Watabe places third in Nordic combined's World Cup opener
Akito Watabe finished third in Nordic combined's World Cup season opener on Friday.
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Mar 16, 2017
Watabe's Nordic combined win streak ends
Akito Watabe came up short in his bid for a third straight win and placed fourth at a Nordic combined World Cup meet on Wednesday.
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Mar 4, 2017
Watabe brothers nab sprint bronze
Akito Watabe and younger brother Yoshito earned the men's team sprint bronze on Friday at the Nordic World Ski Championships as Eric Frenzel and Johannes Rydzek rallied to secure victory for Germany.
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Feb 24, 2017
Watabe finishes fifth at Nordic combined worlds
Akito Watabe came up well short in his bid for a first individual medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships, placing fifth in a Nordic combined event on Friday.
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Feb 11, 2017
Watabe ends two-year victory drought in individual Nordic combined
Akito Watabe claimed his first win in two years at a World Cup individual Nordic combined event on Saturday.
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Feb 10, 2017
Watabe earns runner-up finish in Nordic combined event
Akito Watabe narrowly missed out on his first win of the season on Friday, placing second in a World Cup individual Nordic combined event.
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Mar 5, 2016
Japan takes fourth in season's last Noric combined World Cup meet
Akito Watabe and his Japanese teammates missed out on a place on the podium as they finished fourth in the final Nordic combined World Cup team event of the season on Friday.
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Feb 20, 2016
Watabe earns second place in Nordic Combined meet
Akito Watabe placed second for his second straight podium finish Friday at the men's Nordic Combined World Cup meet won by his German rival Eric Frenzel.
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Feb 11, 2016
Watabe settles for second again
Akito Watabe was again left looking for an elusive first win as he settled for second at a Nordic combined World Cup meet in Norway on Wednesday.
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Jan 31, 2016
Takanashi wins sixth straight event
Sara Takanashi extended her winning streak to six events with a commanding victory at a women's World Cup meet in Germany on Saturday.
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Jan 30, 2016
Watabe places second in Nordic combined event
Akito Watabe finished second at a Nordic combined World Cup event on Friday, making the podium for the third straight time after two third-place finishes a week earlier.
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Sep 5, 2015
Watabe finishes second at Summer Grand Prix series
Akito Watabe was unable to hold on to his lead after the ski jump and finished second in the third event of the Summer Grand Prix Nordic combined series in Germany on Friday.
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Jan 24, 2015
Watabe takes second in Sapporo meet
Sochi Olympic silver medalist Akito Watabe produced his third podium finish of the season after finishing runner-up at a Nordic combined World Cup on Saturday.
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Jan 23, 2015
Yoshito Watabe sits seventh after first day of World Cup Nordic Combined event
Yoshito Watabe was seventh on Friday, the first day of a World Cup Nordic Combined event in Sapporo.
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Feb 13, 2014
Watabe nabs silver in Nordic combined normal hill event
Akito Watabe captured the silver medal in the Nordic combined men's normal hill event on Wednesday with a strong effort in the 10-km cross country race.
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