Japan skaters pledge best performance at Sochi Olympics

Japan skaters pledge best performance at Sochi Olympics

SHIMOSUWA, Japan - Japanese speed skaters Keiichiro Nagashima, Joji Kato, Yuji Kamijo and Nana Takagi (from R to L) pledge to do their best at the Sochi Olympic Games next month at a send-off party in the town of Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2014.

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