All posts tagged "ice hockey"
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Naomi Osaka's Long Slump Overshadows Past Glory
Osaka’s career appears to be at a crossroads. To play consistent, winning tennis again, she would benefit from a revamped leadership...
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Winter Sports
/ 3 years agoRed Eagles Capture Second Straight Japan Cup Title
The Hokkaido-based team added to its ice hockey pedigree with yet another championship.
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Winter Sports
/ 3 years agoTwo Third-Period Goals Power Red Eagles Past Free Blades in Japan Cup Final
The team from Hokkaido is one win away from claiming another Japanese ice hockey title in the best-of-five series.
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Winter Sports
/ 3 years agoShogo Nakajima Scores OT Winner as Red Eagles Edge Free Blades in Japan Cup Final Opener
The tightly contested opener featured superb goaltending on both sides.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Finland Collects Men’s Hockey Gold For The First Time
Hannes Bjorninen scored 31 seconds into the third period to lift Finland past Russia.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Women’s Curling Team Edges Switzerland to Reach Gold-Medal Match for First Time
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa and her teammates handled the pressure of a high-stakes match and played more consistently in a bounce-back win...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Clinches Spot in Women’s Curling Semifinals
The 2018 Olympic bronze medalist advanced to the final four on a tiebreaker after Britain, Japan and Canada finished with identical...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Slovakia Stuns US with Shootout Shocker in Men's Ice Hockey
Slovakia tied it late in regulation, survived a 10-minute 3-on-3 overtime, then won it in a shootout to advance to the...
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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 agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Netherlands’ Irene Schouten Wins with Speed Skating Record in Women’s 5,000
Misaki Oshigiri and Momoka Horikawa, Japan’s two skaters in the event, set personal-best times.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Akito Watabe Comes Up Short in First Nordic Combined Event at Beijing Games
The Pyeongchang silver medalist could never recover from a sub-par jump on the normal hill.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Smile Japan Triumphs Over Czechs in Penalty Shootout, Wins Group B
Hanae Kubo scored the dramatic winning goal in Japan’s final match of the ice hockey tournament's preliminary round.
