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Kodaira hoping to get boost from ‘apple power’ in bid to defend Olympic title
Nagano, which was hit hard by a typhoon in autumn 2019, means a lot to speed skating star Nao Kodair...
February 12, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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China emphasizing high-tech capability at Games
BEIJING — China is putting a lot of effort into promoting its advanced technologies at the Beijing W...
February 12, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Ayumu Hirano captures halfpipe gold
BEIJING — Ayumu Hirano’s third Olympic medal came in an even better color than the first two. Two-t...
February 11, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Sena Tomita comes back from injury to win bronze in halfpipe
BEIJING — Sena Tomita shook off her fears of injury to win the bronze medal in the women’s halfpipe ...
February 11, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Elusive quad axel extinguished dream of 3rd gold
Yuzuru Hanyu’s dream of winning gold in the men’s figure skating at three consecutive Olympics ended...
February 11, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Doping hearing to decide Russian skater’s Olympic fate
BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the B...
February 11, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Kagiyama, father reap reward of uncompromising training
BEIJING — After uncompromising training with his father, an 18-year-old figure skater ascended the O...
February 11, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Husband and wife pair realize dream of competing at Winter Games
OKAYAMA — After helping Japan claim bronze in the figure skating team event at the Beijing Winter Ol...
February 11, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Tomita sisters’ rivalry pushes each to new heights for Japan’s snowboarders
Sena Tomita took the bronze in the women’s halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Not far behind w...
February 10, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Kagiyama takes silver in figure skating; Uno 3rd ahead of Hanyu
Teenager Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno did enough to hold off two-time defending champion and compatri...
February 10, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Watabe finishes 7th in normal hill Nordic combined
Japan fell short of winning a third consecutive medal in the individual normal hill of Nordic combin...
February 10, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan’s women’s curling team loses to Sweden in round robin at Games
The women’s curling team lost to defending champion Sweden 8-5 in the round robin at the Beijing Win...
February 10, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Sena Tomita wins bronze in women’s halfpipe, Japan’s 1st medal in event
BEIJING — Sena Tomita became the first Olympic medalist from Japan in the women’s halfpipe, taking t...
February 10, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Yuzuru Hanyu fails to land quad axel
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu fell on his attempt to become the first figure sk...
February 10, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Report: Valieva tests positive for banned heart medication
BEIJING (AP) — Olympic favorite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before ...
February 10, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Hiranos, Tomitas give Japan 7 snowboarders in halfpipe finals
Two-time Olympic silver medalist snowboarder Ayumu Hirano had the best score in the men’s halfpipe q...
February 9, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Beautiful landings helped Kagiyama reach new personal best
BEIJING — Yuma Kagiyama was all smiles after finishing second in the short program of men’s figure s...
February 9, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Hanyu undaunted despite short program setback
BEIJING — It was a near-perfect performance from Yuzuru Hanyu, but a divot in the ice doomed his fir...
February 9, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Takanashi apologizes for disqualification, fans send messages of support
BEIJING — Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi, whose disqualification in the first round of the mixed...
February 9, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan edges Czechs in shootout to top Group B in women’s ice hockey
BEIJING — The goalkeeper quickly looked back and made a dive for the puck. But it had already come t...
February 9, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Takagi wins silver
BEIJING — Speed skater Miho Takagi won a silver medal in the women’s 1,500-meter event at the Beijin...
February 7, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Sakamoto satisfies with 1st performance at Beijing Olympics
As the final competitor for Japan, Kaori Sakamoto ended the team figure skating event on a high note...
February 7, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japan takes bronze in figure skating team event
BEIJING — Japan took home the bronze in team figure skating at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, its f...
February 7, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Kobayashi dominates with perfect jumps
BEIJING — Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi flew not only farther but more masterfully to land Team Japan’s...
February 7, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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17-year-old Anri Kawamura places 5th in moguls at Winter Games
BEIJING — Anri Kawamura finished fifth with 77.12 points in the women’s moguls final on Sunday at th...
February 7, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Japanese jumper Kobayashi flies to gold in normal hill ski jump
BEIJING — Ryoyu Kobayashi won the normal hill event on Sunday, giving Japan its first gold medal in ...
February 7, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Kobayashi earns gold in normal hill ski jumping
yoyu Kobayashi gave Japan its first gold medal in the men’s ski jumping in 24 years and the first ov...
February 6, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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4 years after disappointment, Horishima’s determination brings him medal
Freestyle skier Ikuma Horishima almost made his dream come true. When he was a third-year junior hig...
February 6, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Ski jumping star Takanashi misses out on medal
BEIJING — Ski jumper Sara Takanashi was unable to follow up on her bronze medal from the previous Ol...
February 6, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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Iwabuchi finishes 5th in snowboard slopestyle
Reira Iwabuchi looked on course for a medal, but a fall in her final run left her in fifth place in ...
February 6, 2022 - OLYMPIC
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