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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoHeartbreak on Ice: Nana Takagi Falls on Final Turn as Japan Settles for Silver
Japan, which won Olympic gold in the team pursuit in 2018, held the lead before Takagi slid off the track in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoTeenage Snowboarder Kokomo Murase Grabs Bronze in Women’s Big Air
Japanese athletes put on quite a show on February 15 in the exciting finals of both the men’s and women's competitions.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoHappy Harada Offers Moral Support to Ski Jumper Sara Takanashi after Controversial DQ
The different suit check procedure has caused the Ski Association of Japan to consider further action, while Takanashi has moved on...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSouth Korea Curling Squad Halts Japan’s Four-Match Win Streak
In a rematch of the 2018 Winter Games semifinal, Eun Jung Kim sealed the victory with a draw in the ninth...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Men Finish Fifth in Team Ski Jumping Final
Gold medalist Austria saves its best for last in the final round, with Slovenia and Germany placing second and third, respectively.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoAmerican Erin Jackson Wins Speed Skating Gold in Women’s 500; Miho Takagi Takes Silver
Nao Kodaira, the 2018 Olympic champion, trailed by a wide margin for large stretches of her race and finished 17th.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Marco Odermatt Bags Gold in Men’s Giant Slalom
“I really risked everything in the second run because I wanted not just the medal, I wanted the gold medal,” the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Ryoyu Kobayashi Barely Misses Golden Double in Ski Jumping
The 25-year-old becomes only the second Japanese to medal on both hills at the same Olympics, after Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1998...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSmile Japan Bows Out of Women's Ice Hockey Tourney After 7-1 loss to Finland
Japan finished top of Group B in the preliminary round but couldn't carry the momentum over to the quarterfinals.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoWataru Morishige Captures Men’s 500 Bronze; Japan Breaks Record in Women’s Team Pursuit
Morishige finishes 0.17 seconds off the pace in his first Olympic race, while Japan exhibits top-notch form in the women’s quarterfinals.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Curling Squad Slides to Victory Against Canada in Qualifying Round
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa’s 97% accuracy in the draw was instrumental in the team’s result.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSNOWBOARD | Ayumu Hirano Captures Gold in Men’s Halfpipe
After consecutive runner-up finishes in Sochi and Pyeongchang, the 23-year-old collects the top Olympic prize in Beijing.