All posts tagged "Pyeongchang Olympics"
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] An Unwavering Drive Lifted Shoma Uno to Great Heights as a Skater
Shoma Uno, who coped with frequent hospitalizations as a child, defied the odds to become a world-class athlete and a two-time...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoShoma Uno Retires From Competition After Illustrious Career
Two-time world champion Shoma Uno retires with three Olympic medals, a record-tying six Japan men's singles titles and a Grand Prix...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi Continues to Push the Boundaries at Winter X Games
Executing difficult techniques on her snowboard is a never-ending quest for Reira Iwabuchi. The 21-year-old won the women's big air event...
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Winter Sports
/ 3 years agoINTERVIEW | Passion for Challenge: Meet Japan's Top Ice Climber Gihado Kadota
What is ice climbing, and will it be an Olympic sport? Japan's top athlete explains the sport and shares his passion...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 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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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Illustrator Mika Matsuda Brings Personalities of Skaters to Life with Her Work
“Yuzuru Hanyu is my favorite skater. He was a big training point for me, because his face can be the most...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 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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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSpeed Skater Miho Takagi Wins Women’s 1,000-Meter Gold in Record Time
Takagi powered across the finish line in 1 minute, 13.18 seconds to help soothe the pain of Japan’s late collapse in...
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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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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoNathan Chen Storms to Gold Medal; Yuma Kagiyama Claims Silver, Shoma Uno Bronze
Two-time defending Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu, who stumbled twice in his free skate, held the lead until the final three skaters.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Youth and Determination Propel Asa Ando to Improve as an Elite Alpine Skier
Disappointment is a powerful motivational tool for an athlete that the 25-year-old Ando can use to improve her performance as she...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoNathan Chen Sets World Record in Short Program; Hanyu is 8th After Jump Mistake
Chen skated to “La Boheme” and rang up a score of 113.97 points to eclipse the world record of two-time Olympic...
