Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

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

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