Olympics & Paralympics
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Horishima grabs 1st Japan medal of Olympics with moguls bronze
BEIJING — Ikuma Horishima became Japan’s first medalist at the Beijing Winter Olympics, winning a br...
February 6, 2022
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Takagi targets medal in 1,500 after bitter 6th place in 3,000
BEIJING — Having paid the price with a disappointing finish on an unfamiliar rink, busy speed skatin...
February 6, 2022
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Olympic legacy gains momentum with reuse of venues
There will be a new training center for para-athletes, and the water polo venue will be turned into ...
February 6, 2022
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Horishima wins Japan’s first medal at Beijing Games
Ikuma Horishima won Japan’s first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday, grabbing the bro...
February 5, 2022
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Takanashi misses medal in ski jumping
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi missed a medal in the women’s normal hill individual at the Beijing Winter...
February 5, 2022
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Speed skater Takagi finishes 6th in 3000m, misses medal
BEIJING — Speed skating and other events started in full swing on Saturday, a day after the opening ...
February 5, 2022
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