Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, waves at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after skating in the qualifying race for the Sochi Games. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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