Hashimoto chosen as president of Japan Skating Federation

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic speed skate medalist Seiko Hashimoto speaks after being chosen as president of the scandal-tainted Japan Skating Federation at a Tokyo hotel June 18. Hashimoto, a member of the House of Councillors, will assume the post July 1 as the first Olympic medalist to head an Olympic event organization in Japan.

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