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MAO ASADA

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Figure Skating
Feb 8, 2013
Mao recognizes challenges as she returns to spotlight at Four Continents
'The level I am at now is the best for now, but I want to push myself even more looking toward the world championships,' says the two-time world champion.
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Dec 24, 2012
Mao comes through to win national title
Mao Asada, Kanako Murakami and Akiko Suzuki were all named to compete at the world figure skating championships in March, the Japan Skating Federation said Sunday.
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Dec 19, 2012
Mao, Kim begin road to second Olympic showdown
Japan'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.
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Dec 7, 2012
Mao plays down injury concerns
Former two-time world champion Mao Asada arrived in Sochi in the early hours of Thursday morning confident a recurrence of a lower back problem will not affect her bid for her first Grand Prix Final title in four years.
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Nov 25, 2012
Hanyu, Mao victorious in NHK Trophy
Yuzuru Hanyu gave the hometown fans what they wanted most on Saturday — a victory by their hero at the NHK Trophy.
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Nov 21, 2012
Mao striving to secure GP Final spot at NHK Trophy
Two-time world champion Mao Asada will be looking to clinch her place in the Grand Prix Final at this week's NHK Trophy in Sendai.
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Apr 8, 2012
Japan's strong showing at worlds bodes well for future
Though much attention was placed on Mao Asada's disappointing sixth-place finish at the world championships in Nice, France, it was still a fine showing for Japan.
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Feb 13, 2012
Asada edged out by Wagner at Four Continents
Japan's Mao Asada had to make do with a runner-up finish as newly crowned U.S. champion Ashley Wagner came from behind to win her first international title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.
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Feb 8, 2012
Mao's push for third world title starts at Four Continents
Mao Asada ended last year with a month of triumph and tragedy that are hard to imagine.
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Dec 26, 2011
Mao scores emotional national crown victory
Grief-stricken Mao Asada rode a Christmas Day wave of emotion to come from behind and capture the women's title at the national championships Sunday, securing a berth at the world championships in Nice, France, in March in the process.
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Dec 25, 2011
Mao makes spirited return at nationals
Skating just over two weeks after the death of her mother, former two-time world champion Mao Asada put together a courageous Christmas Eve performance to place second after the women's short program at the national championships.
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Dec 23, 2011
Mao awaits emotional return at national championships
Former two-time world champion Mao Asada has vowed to pull out all the stops in what is set to be a highly emotional return to the rink at the national championships getting under way on Friday.
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Dec 14, 2011
Mao was blessed with a mother who gave it her all
The past few days have been very difficult. I'm fairly confident a lot of other folks share my sentiments.
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Dec 12, 2011
Japan misses out on gold at Grand Prix Final
Daisuke Takahashi saved his best until last with an epic free skate, but it was not enough to provide Japan with a bittersweet victory as world champion Patrick Chan of Canada held on to win the Grand Prix Final for the second year in a row on Saturday.
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Dec 11, 2011
Mao's mother passes away
The mother of figure skating star Mao Asada died early Friday morning, the skater's management agency IMG reported. She was 48.
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Dec 10, 2011
Mao pulls out of GP Final as mother falls critically ill
Mao Asada hastily returned to Japan on Friday evening after withdrawing from the Grand Prix Final in Canada because her mother Kyoko is in a critical condition.
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Nov 9, 2011
Mao needs victory at NHK Trophy to regain confidence
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.
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Aug 10, 2011
Intrigue abounds after Mao sits out JSF training camp
The absence of two-time world champion Mao Asada from the recent Japan Skating Federation training camp provided more questions than answers.
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Dec 26, 2010
Mao takes lead at nationals; Ando sits in second place
Struggling Mao Asada got a huge confidence boost on Saturday when she secured the lead with a clean skate in the women's short program at the National Figure Skating Championships.
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Dec 22, 2010
Mao facing intense pressure at nationals
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.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
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Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
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From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
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While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
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