Hirano shows hometown mayor silver medal from Sochi Games

Hirano shows hometown mayor silver medal from Sochi Games

NIIGATA, Japan - Sochi Olympics men's snowboard halfpipe silver medalist Ayumu Hirano (R) shows his medal to Hiramasa Otaki, mayor of his hometown Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, northern Japan, at the city hall on Feb. 19, 2014.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001194111
  • Registered date
  • 2014/2/19 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2014 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1614 × 1272 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 232.49(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japanese snowboarder named honorary consul at Swiss consulate

    Japanese snowboarder named honorary consul at Swiss consulate

    Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi, a silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, speaks during the opening ceremony for an honorary consulate in Higashikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 10, 2024, after being appointed honorary consul. Takeuchi, 40, trained with Swiss national snowboard team members in Switzerland for five years starting in 2007, and is currently based in the Hokkaido town for training.
      Japanese snowboarder named honorary consul at Swiss consulate

      Japanese snowboarder named honorary consul at Swiss consulate

      Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (C, L), a silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, is pictured at the opening ceremony for an honorary consulate in Higashikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 10, 2024, after receiving the certificate from Swiss Ambassador to Japan Andreas Baum (C, R) naming her honorary consul. Takeuchi, 40, trained with Swiss national snowboard team members in Switzerland for five years starting in 2007, and is currently based in the Hokkaido town for training.
        (SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULANQAB-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-SNOWBOARD-CROSS (CN)

        (SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULANQAB-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-SNOWBOARD-CROSS (CN)

        (240219) -- ULANQAB, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Ye Kangjia (C) of Jilin, silver medalist Li Kexin (R) of Inner Mongolia and bronze medalist Zhang Bin of Shanxi compete during the men's snowboard cross final at China's 14th National Winter Games in Ulanqab, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
          Speed skating: World Cup in Quebec City

          Speed skating: World Cup in Quebec City

          Shomu Sasaki (C) of Japan poses for a photo after winning the gold medal in the men's mass start at a World Cup speed skating meet in Quebec City, Canada, on Feb. 3, 2024, alongside silver medalist Chung Jae Won (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Livio Wenger of Switzerland.
            (SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

            (SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

            (240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kudo Rise(C) of Japan, silver medalist Shimizu Sara (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Lura Wick of Switzerland pose for photos during the victory ceremony of the Women's Halfpipe Final of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
              (SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-MEN'S HALFPIPE

              (SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-MEN'S HALFPIPE

              (240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Lee Chaeun (C) of South Korea, silver medalist Alessandro Barbieri (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Yamada Ryusei of Japan pose for photos during the victory ceremony of the Men's Halfpipe Final of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
                Snowboarding: World Cup in Switzerland

                Snowboarding: World Cup in Switzerland

                Japan's Mitsuki Ono (C) poses for photos after winning the women's halfpipe at a snowboard World Cup event in Laax, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2024, alongside compatriots Ruki Tomita (R) and Ruka Hirano, who finished third in the women's and the men's halfpipe, respectively.
                  Figure skating: NHK Trophy

                  Figure skating: NHK Trophy

                  American figure skater Ava Marie Ziegler (C) poses with the gold medal after winning the NHK Trophy women's event on Nov. 25, 2023, in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, alongside compatriot Lindsay Thorngren (L), who won silver, and bronze medalist Nina Pinzarrone of Belgium.
                    Figure skating: NHK Trophy

                    Figure skating: NHK Trophy

                    Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama (R) celebrates after winning the men's gold at the NHK Trophy in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Nov. 25, 2023, alongside compatriot Shoma Uno, who got silver.
                      Sapporo to withdraw 2030 Olympic bid

                      Sapporo to withdraw 2030 Olympic bid

                      Promotional posters for the 2030 Winter Olympics bid are put up at the entrance of Sapporo's city hall in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct. 6, 2023. Multiple sources said a day earlier Sapporo has decided to withdraw its bid to host the 2030 Games.