All posts tagged "Beijing Olympics"
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News
/ 2 years ago2022's Top 20 Sports Stories on JAPAN Forward: Numbers 5-1
Thank you for following JAPAN Forward and our dedicated sports site, SportsLook. Let's look back at the five favorites of 2022's...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ICE TIME] A Hanyu Fan in Indiana Believes the Legend Has Far More to Share
Cooped up at home during the pandemic, Carla Grissom became enamored with Hanyu’s skating style and personality while watching videos online.
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Figure Skating
/ 2 years agoINTERVIEW | Yuzuru Hanyu One-on-One: The New Pro’s Aim is to ‘Get Stronger!’
“How much better and stronger can I become from now on? I want to be stronger in terms of expression, technique...
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Figure Skating
/ 2 years agoYuzuru Hanyu Announces Retirement From Competition, Will Continue Career as a Pro Skater
“I have already won everything I want to win,” the two time Olympic champion said. “I don’t like the word ‘retire,’...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Shoma Uno Leads Top 10 List for Japanese Skaters in 2021-22
In his sublime performance to “Bolero,” Uno finally broke out on the world stage with his first victory in a major...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] World, Olympic Medalists Shoma Uno and Yuma Kagiyama Share Mutual Admiration
The Japanese skaters credit their recent success to a deep friendship that drives them both on and off the ice.
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Judo
/ 3 years agoKosei Inoue: ‘Placing Sport at the Service of the Harmonious Development of Humankind’
After a splendid Beijing Olympics, for future athletes the sports world must tackle the problems plaguing it such as inexplicable scoring...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Momoka Muraoka Triumphs in Her First Race of The Beijing Paralympics
After collecting five medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics, the Japan delegation captain puts herself on course to replicate that...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Yuzuru Hanyu’s Performance in Beijing Increased His Legend
“Hanyu showed us that he is not just a skater. He is a legend. What he tried to do was not...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Power of Japanese Skating Was on Full Display at Beijing Olympics
Twenty years after leaving the Salt Lake City Games without a single figure skating medal, Japan captured half of the singles...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoBeijing Olympians Show Off Range of Japan's Talent and Skills with Great Results
Team Japan finished the 2022 Winter Games with 18 medals, collecting top-three finishes in seven different sports.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoAn Olympic Exhibition for Yuzuru Hanyu With Love From Beijing
Will he take it to the world championships? Despite an ankle injury, Hanyu gave an inspired performance in the second half...