Japan chief sums up Olympians' performance

Japan chief sums up Olympians' performance

VANCOUVER, Canada - Seiko Hashimoto, chief of the Japanese Olympic team, attends a press conference to wrap up the Winter Games in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. Hashimoto, with her thumbnail decorated with the national flag, sounded satisfied with the medal count overall but added, ''We would have liked a gold though.'' (Kyodo)

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