Asada aims to break Kim's record score toward Sochi

Asada aims to break Kim's record score toward Sochi

TOKYO, Japan - Mao Asada, who won the silver medal in the women's figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, speaks during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel after returning home from Vancouver on March 2, 2010. Asada said she wants to break gold medal winner Kim Yu Na's record score as she looks ahead to the 2014 Sochi Games.

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