ILEA000007043: Russian Butyrskaya wins Int'l Open figure skating meet

Jiang wins China's first golds at Asian Weightlifting Championships

STORY: Jiang wins China's first golds at Asian Weightlifting Championships DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: JINJU, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Asian Weightlifting Championships Jinju 2023 2. various of Jiang Huihua in the women's 49kg category 3. various of Hou Zhihui in the women's 49kg category 4. various of the contestants STORYLINE: Jiang Huihua won China's first gold medals at the Asian Weightlifting Championships here on Friday, defeating her teammate and Tokyo Olympic champion Hou Zhihui on the first day of competition. Jiang showed her best form in the women's 49kg category, starting with a lift of 94kg in the snatch to beat 93kg lifted by Hou. After lifting 113kg on her second clean and jerk to win gold, Jiang tried to set a new world record of 120kg on her final attempt, but to no avail. The clean and jerk silver went to Rira Suzuki of Japan who lifted 111kg, while Hou took bronze as she failed in her third attempt at 115kg. Jiang took

Japanese figure skating icon Hanyu announces retirement

STORY: Japanese figure skating icon Hanyu announces retirement DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Japan's two-time Winter Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announced his decision to retire from competitive figure skating at a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. "Thank you all for supporting me. Because of your support, figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu can make his achievements. I will no longer compete with other skaters in competitive figure skating, but will continue to work hard as a professional figure skater," Hanyu said. He said he will continue the pursuit of the quadruple Axel, or "4A" as a professional figure skater in the future. Hanyu, also a four-time Grand Prix Final winner and six-time national champion, has dealt with a series of injuries since winning back-to-back gold medals at the Sochi and Pyeongchang Olympics. He withdrew from the world championships in March as he had not recovered from the

Yagudin leads after 1st day of figure skating GP

TOKYO, Japan - Triple world champion Alexei Yagudin of Russia leads by just 0.5 points after the men's short program on the first day of the figure skating grand prix final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Feb. 16.

Japan's Midori Ito finishes 3rd

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Midori Ito, a 31-year-old former world champion and silver medalist at the 1992 Albertville Olympics, waves at fans after finishing third at the International Open figure skating competition at Yoyogi arena in Tokyo on Jan. 4. It was her first appearance in five years in an official competition.

European champ Slutskaya wins NHK figure-skate crown

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Russia's European champion Irina Slutskaya executes a superb free-skate routine on Dec. 2 to win the women's singles title on the third day of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition. Slutskaya finished with 1.5 points to edge compatriot and defending champion Maria Butyrskaya (3.0) into second in the final standings at Asahikawa Taisetsu Ice Arena in Hokkaido.

Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

Champ Norwood KO's Koshimoto in WBA featherweight match

FUKUOKA, Japan - Champion Freddy Norwood of the United States (L) connects with a left to knock out Japanese challenger Takashi Koshimoto 1 minute, 49 seconds into the ninth round at Fukuoka International Center in southwestern Japan on Jan. 30. Norwood retained his World Boxing Association featherweight title.

Schmitt soars to 7th World Cup win of season+

SAPPORO, Japan - Defending World Cup champion Martin Schmitt of Germany continues his hot streak on Jan. 22 in Sapporo, northern Japan, as he wins the Sapporo ski jumping meet for his seventh victory on this season's World Cup circuit. Schmitt, second after a 125.5-meter leap on his first attempt, secured his third consecutive victory with the longest second-round jump of 118 meters in a swirling wind on the K-120 Okurayama hill, site of the 1972 Sapporo large hill competition.

Miyabiyama defeats Akebono

TOKYO, Japan - Komusubi Miyabiyama (R) twists down Akebono at the edge of the ring to send the grand champion to his first loss in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 17. Miyabiyama helped stablemate sekiwake Musoyama grab a share of the lead while energizing his own title hopes in the 15-day meet.

Kwan wins Int'l Open figure skating meet

TOKYO, Japan - Michelle Kwan of the United States performs her short program at the Honda Odyssey Cup International Open figure skating competition at Tokyo's Yoyogi arena on Jan. 4, before winning the competition for the third straight time. The former world champion placed first in both the short and free skate programs. Current world champion Maria Butyrskaya of Russia was second, and France's Surya Bonaly finished third.

Russian Butyrskaya wins Int'l Open figure skating meet

TOKYO, Japan - Former world champion Maria Butyrskaya performs in the free skate at the International Open figure skating competition at Yoyogi arena in Tokyo on Jan. 4. She edged out European champion Irina Slutskaya to win the women's title.

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