Asada vows to overcome sticky start to season

NARITA, Japan - Vancouver Olympic medal hope Mao Asada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2009, after returning from another disappointing Grand Prix showing at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow. Asada, who came a distant second to South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na at the season-opening Trophee Bombard in Paris and placed fifth in the event in Moscow, vowed to overcome her lackluster start to the season. (Kyodo)

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