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Japan's Sakai, Shimizu in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yui Sakai (back) and Sayuri Shimizu race in the Winter Olympics women's 3,000-meter short track relay semifinals in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japanese skater Hozumi in 3,000-meter race at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Masako Hozumi competes in the women's 3,000-meter race at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Russian city of Sochi on Feb. 9, 2014.

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Japan skater Fujimura in women's 3,000m at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Shoko Fujimura competes in the women's 3,000-meter race at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 9, 2014.

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China wins women's 3000m short track relay at Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Members of China's women's 3,000-meter short track relay team celebrate after winning the gold in the event. China won the race with a world record time of 4 minutes, 6.61 seconds after South Korea finished first in the final but were then disqualified.

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China wins women's 3000m short track relay at Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Members of South Korea's women's 3,000-meter short track relay team leave the rink at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Feb. 24, 2010, after they finished first in the final of the race in the Vancouver Winter Olympics but were then disqualified.

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Czech's Sablikova wins women's 5,000m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Czech Republic's Martina Sablikova celebrates after winning the women's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 24, 2010. Sablikova, 6 minutes, 50.91 seconds, claimed her second gold medal in the Olympics following the 3,000-meter race.

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Sablikova of Czech Republic wins gold in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic competes in the women's 3,000 meter race in which she won the gold medal on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Sablikova clocked 4 minutes, 2.53 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (front) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic (back) on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (R) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi checks her time after finishing the women's 3,000 meter race during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2010. Hozumi finished in sixth place with a time of 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds.

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Sablikova of Czech Republic wins gold in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic competes in the women's 3,000 meter race in which she won the gold medal on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Sablikova clocked 4 minutes, 2.53 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (R) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi competes in the women's 3,000 meter race on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds, to finish in sixth place.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi acknowledges the crowd after finishing the women's 3,000 meter race in sixth place on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds.

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Hozumi wins silver in season-opening Speed Skating World cup

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Masako Hozumi celebrates after coming second in the women's 3,000-meter race at the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin on Nov. 6, 2009.

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Hozumi wins silver in season-opening Speed Skating World cup

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Masako Hozumi competes in the women's 3,000-meter race in the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin on Nov. 6, 2009. Hozumi came second, crossing the line in 4 minutes, 6.25 seconds.

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Hozumi wins silver in season-opening Speed Skating World cup

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Masako Hozumi celebrates on the podium during an award ceremony after winning the silver medal in the women's 3,000-meter race at the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin on Nov. 6, 2009.

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Hozumi wins silver in season-opening Speed Skating World cup

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Masako Hozumi competes in the women's 3,000-meter race in the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin on Nov. 6, 2009. Hozumi came second, crossing the line in 4 minutes, 6.25 seconds.

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Groves wins women's 3,000m race at world speed skating

NAGANO, Japan - Canada's Kristina Groves competes in the women's 3,000-meter race at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on March 7. Groves clocked 4:05.03 for the gold.

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Netherland's Wust wins women's 3,000m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - Renate Groenewold (L), Ireen Wust (C), both from the Netherlands, and Canada's Cindy Klassen pose on the podium at Oval Lingotto speed skating rink in Turin on Feb. 12 following the women's 3,000-meter race in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. Wust won the race, followed by Groenewold and Klassen.

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Netherland's Wust wins women's 3,000m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands skates to a gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter race in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at Oval Lingotto speed skating rink in Turin on Feb. 12.

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Netherland's Wust wins women's 3,000m speed skating

TURIN, Italy - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands acknowledges the crowd at Oval Lingotto speed skating rink in Turin on Feb. 12 after competing in the women's 3,000-meter race in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. Wust won the gold medal in a time of 4 minutes, 2.43 seconds.