Suzuki, Murakami, Asada qualify for Sochi

Suzuki, Murakami, Asada qualify for Sochi

SAITAMA, Japan - Winner Akiko Suzuki (C), runner-up Kanako Murakami (L) and Mao Asada, who was third, pose during the award ceremony of the Japan national figure skating championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 23, 2013. They booked the three places on the women's Sochi Olympic team.

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