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History-making speed skater Kodaira to end career in October
Speed skating star Nao Kodaira, who became Japan’s first-ever female gold medalist in the sport with...
April 13, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Olympic champion Kodaira to retire
Former Olympic speed skating champion Nao Kodaira will retire from the sport in October following a ...
April 12, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Olympic champion speed skater Takagi calls it quits
Three-time Olympic Speed skating medalist Nana Takagi announced her retirement in Tokyo on Tuesday ...
April 5, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Public tours begin at stadium for 2020 Games in Tokyo
Public tours have started at the National Stadium, the main venue of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Par...
April 2, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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As war rages, Paralympics open in Beijing without Russia
BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Paralympics opened Friday in Beijing with the Russian athletes sent home, ...
March 5, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japanese Olympians welcomed back at Narita Airport
Some of the athletes who participated in the Beijing Olympics returned to Japan via Narita Airport o...
February 22, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan athletes leave memories with deeds, words as Olympics come to close
The Olympic family returned to the national stadium known as the Bird’s Nest for a final farewell to...
February 21, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Mascot popularity boosts Olympic spirit in China
BEIJING — Although there was a lack of excitement prior to the Beijing Winter Olympics amid the coro...
February 21, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
BEIJING (AP) — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champio...
February 20, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Support for Japan skip Fujisawa always just a stone’s throw away
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa of the Japanese women’s curling team that earned the silver medal at the Beiji...
February 20, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan settles for curling silver after crushing defeat
BEIJING — Looking to come up with a big shot that could turn the match, Japan could only watch as it...
February 20, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Pair skaters Miura, Kihara finish Japan-best 7th
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who were eighth after the pairs short program at the Beijing Games, e...
February 20, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan’s Takagi falls in mass start speed skating semis, fails to defend title
Defending Olympic champion Nana Takagi tumbled out of the women’s mass start speed skating semifinal...
February 20, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Britain wins Olympic women’s curling gold 10-3 over Japan
BEIJING (AP) — Eve Muirhead led Britain to the Olympic women’s curling gold medal — the first for th...
February 20, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Britain set up gold medal clash with Japan in women’s curling event
BEIJING (Reuters) — Britain edged 2018 Olympic champions Sweden 12-11 in an extra end in a tense sho...
February 19, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Takagi emptied the tank in golden 7th race
BEIJING — After finally reaching the top of the medal podium in her seventh race of the Beijing Win...
February 18, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japanese speed skater Takagi: Couldn’t have done it alone
“It was good that I could keep going until the end,” speed skater Miho Takagi told reporters on Fri...
February 18, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Bronze-winner Sakamoto credits hard work
BEIJING — Kaori Sakamoto claimed the bronze medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Olympics...
February 18, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan claims 1st Nordic combined team medal since 1994
As Ryota Yamamoto crossed the finish line, he thrust his arms into air before skiing into the waiti...
February 18, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
BEIJING (AP) — A Russian woman was standing atop the figure skating podium at the Beijing Games on T...
February 18, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Sakamoto takes bronze medal in women’s figure skating
BEIJING — Kaori Sakamoto came from behind to take home the bronze medal in women’s figure skating at...
February 17, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan takes bronze in team Nordic combined
Japan took the bronze medal in the team Nordic combined event at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday. T...
February 17, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Miho Takagi takes gold in women’s 1,000 meters
BEIJING — Speed skater Miho Takagi won the gold medal in the women’s 1,000 meters at the Beijing Oly...
February 17, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Curling-specific tiebreak rule helps Japan make semis
BEIJING — Japan’s women curlers finished their round-robin matches with a 5-4 record, the same as tw...
February 17, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan curlers lose to Switzerland but make semis
The women leading Japan’s curling team put up a solid effort against world No. 2 Switzerland, but to...
February 17, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan’s curling team keeps semifinal hopes alive
BEIJING — Japan’s women curlers pulled out a much-needed victory over the United States on Wednesday...
February 17, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Watabe medals in 3rd straight Winter Games
For the third Winter Olympics in a row, Akito Watabe has a medal to take home, but the color is diff...
February 16, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Teammates, fans stand by speed skater Nana Takagi
Teammates and fans rallied around Nana Takagi after her fall during the women’s team pursuit final o...
February 16, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Snowboarder Murase aims for gold medal in 2026
BEIJING — Snowboarder Kokomo Murase told reporters of her joy at winning the bronze medal in the wom...
February 16, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Valieva in 1st place after short program
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva finished first in the women’s short program with a score of 82....
February 16, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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