Sochi bronze medalist Hiraoka gets hero's welcome at school

Sochi bronze medalist Hiraoka gets hero's welcome at school

OSAKA, Japan - Taku Hiraoka, bronze medalist for the men's snowboard halfpipe event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, receives a hero's welcome from fellow students at Uenomiya High School in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 18, 2014. Hiraoka is a senior at the school.

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