All posts tagged "speed skating"
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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 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 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 | 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.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Speed Skater Miho Takagi Repeats as 1,500-Meter Silver Medalist
Dutch superstar Ireen Wust defended her 2018 Pyeongchang Games title and collected her sixth overall Olympic gold to hold off Takagi’s...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Women Hammer Denmark in Hockey Match
Six Smile Japan players scored a goal as coach Yuji Iizuka’s squad improved to 2-0 in Beijing.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe Square Off for Third Time in NBA Careers
It was their first NBA encounter since February 9, 2020. “It’s an honor as a Japanese for us two to be...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Miho Takagi Exhibiting Strong Form in Run-up to Beijing Olympics
The veteran speed skater, who made her Olympic debut in 2010, is targeting her first individual gold medal at the 2022...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Boheng Zhang Edges Daiki Hashimoto in World Gymnastics Championships
Olympic gold medalist Hashimoto collected the silver medal in the men's all-around event.
