Japan's snowboarders test Olympic course

Japan's snowboarders test Olympic course

TURIN, Italy - Japan's Soko Yamaoka, the overall women's World Cup champion in the 2003-2004 season, practices on the Bardonecchia halfpipe track on Feb. 7. Japanese halfpipe snowboarders got the feel of Turin's extended 150-meter Olympic course with an official practice session head of the upcoming Winter Games. (Kyodo)

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