Olympic softball medalist seeking bid to race in skeleton in Sochi

Olympic softball medalist seeking bid to race in skeleton in Sochi

NAGANO, Japan - Juri Takayama (L) takes a break during skeleton training at the Spiral -- a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track in Nagano -- on July 6, 2013.

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