Figure skating event in Pyongyang

Figure skating event in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Spectators applaud during an international figure skating festival in Pyongyang on Feb. 15, 2011. Yuko Kawaguchi, a Japanese-born, Russian pair skater, performed with her partner Alexander Smirnov at the event meant to celebrate North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's birthday on Feb. 16.

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