Mao Asada to skate under Russian coach Tarasova

NAGOYA, Japan - World figure skating champion Mao Asada tells reporters at Chubu Centrair International Airport on June 24 that she will skate under the tutelage of Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova, who helped Japanese compatriot Shizuka Arakawa produce a gold-medal finish at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.

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