The UK’s Daily Mail has reported that Kim Yu-Na is in line for a US$1 million bonus from sponsors for smashing the world record in the ladies figure skating at Vancouver last week...
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Kim Yu-Na’s $1 Million World Record
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Rivalry on Ice: Kim Gold, Asada Silver
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If you live in Japan and watched even a moment of television over the last week, you have heard of Asada Mao. The nation’s media have been frantic in their hopes that surely, after two weeks of competition, somehow the Japanese team would win their first gold medal.
Read more »Silver! Japanese Ladies Team Pursuit Speed Skating Team lose by 0.03 seconds to Germany
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The Japanese Ladies’ Team Pursuit Speed Skating team have won a silver medal for Japan on the second last day of competition. The team of Hozumi Masako, Kodaira Nao, and Tabata Maki (and reserve, 15 year old Takagi Miho)...
Read more »South Korea-Japan rivalry is bigger than skating
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About 20 Japanese photographers lined up nine hours before the start of the women's short program to claim their share of the 150 photo positions at the Pacific Coliseum.
When they arrived at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, a slightly larger South Korean photo corps already was there.
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Ai Miyazato wins back-to-back LPGA titles
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Ai Miyazato who had won the LPGA Thailand last week, won the HSBC Champions on Sunday to become the first LPGA Tour player in 44 years to sweep the first two events of a season, closing with 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over Cristie Kerr.
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Japan wins both in Ladies and Men's World Junior Figure Skating Championships
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Kanako Murakami and Yuzuru Hanyu clinched the titles of Figure Skating Jr Worlds, showing the depths of Japan.
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How Japan's Men's Olympic Curling Team Missed the Olympics
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With all the hype following Japan Women's Olympic Curling team, it's only natural to wonder about the Olympic qualifying process and what happened to the Japanese men.
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Australia, Japan sign Olympic deal
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Australia has signed an Olympic partnership agreement with Japan at the Vancouver Winter Games under which it will be able to use winter sports venues in the Asian country.
After signing the accord, Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates expressed his satisfaction at the results produced so far in Vancouver by his country better known for its feats in summer sports.
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Tim Wakefield tutors Japanese female knuckleball phenom Eri Yoshida
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There's never been a female baseball player in the major leagues, and there's rarely more than a handful of knuckleball pitchers around, either.
Which makes Japan's Eri Yoshida all the more extraordinary.
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Asada 2nd in short program: 4.72 points behind Kim
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Interestingly enough, Asada got 10.10 points (with bonuses included) for her triple Axel - double toe loop combination while Kim did what is supposed to be a simpler triple Lutz - triple toe loop combination and got 12.00 points.
Read more »Lee Trevino at Awase Meadows 1960
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In 1960, a young Marine Corporal by the name of Lee Trevino was victorious at Awase Meadow Golf Course's Chamber of Commerce Open. This victory was only the first of many for Trevino, who would go on to multiple wins at the U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship.
Read more »Will Japan Fail to Win a Single Gold Medal Again?
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Japan is having a tough time at the 2010 Winter Olympics and is on track to come home with no gold medals for a second time. Once a powerhouse in the winter games alongside the U.S. and Germany, Japan currently ranks 20th place in the medal standings in Vancouver with one silver and two bronze.
Read more »Meet the Reed Family – Olympic Ice Dancers
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Suddenly, they had three Olympians, not just two, at the dinner table, but none were skating for the United States. Allison’s older siblings, Cathy, 22, and Chris, 20, were headed to Vancouver as ice dancers, too — for Japan.
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Japan's Daisuke Takahashi wins bronze in men’s figure skating
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Japan’s “Ace,” Daisuke Takahashi, won the 2010 Olympic bronze medal in men’s figure skating to the delight of his nation on February 18th. Takahashi was ranked only behind gold medalist Evan Lysacek from America and silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko from Russia.
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Boxing champion from North Korea fighting hard to adapt in South
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Choi Hyun Mi recently defended her World Boxing Association (WBA for short) featherweight title. The 19 year old’s powerful right hook landed her opponent on the mat two times and Choi won by decision.
Read more »Japan's synchronised swimmers face nail art ban
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Japan's synchronised swimmers can keep their nose pegs and sparkly costumes but will be banned from having brightly decorated fingernails or dying their hair.
Japanese officials have expanded their ban on swimmers to synchronised and diving disciplines under a policy that formally begins on April 1, local media reported on Saturday.
Read more »Siberian Amur Tiger vs Bengali Tiger - Year of the Tigers
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a Bengali Tiger (South Asia) gets whupped by a Siberian (East Asia) Tiger.
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