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Japan curlers at for Sochi Olympics closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese women's curling team members Kaho Onodera (rear L) and Yumie Funayama (rear R) march in the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japan curlers defeat China in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's curling team - (from L) Yumie Funayama, Ayumi Ogasawara, Chinami Yoshida, Michiko Tomabechi - celebrate after defeating China 8-5 in a round robin game at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014. This was Japan's fourth win in the tournament.

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Japan curlers against Switzerland in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's skip Ayumi Ogasawara (Back) gives instructions as Michiko Tomabechi (L) and Chinami Yoshida sweep the ice in the second end of the women's curling round robin game against Switzerland at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014.

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Japan curlers in trailing match against U.S.

SOCHI, Russia - Kaho Onodera (rear L) and Yumie Funayama of the trailing Japanese women's Olympic curling team watch U.S. curlers in the 7th end in a round-robin game at the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Feb. 13, 2014.

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Olympic curlers at Ferragamo Japan event

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic curlers -- (from L) Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki, Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi and Anna Omiya -- all wearing Salvatore Ferragamo creations, pose for photographers during an opening event for a store of the Italian apparel company in Tokyo's Roppongi district April 22, 2010.

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Curlers in full voice

VANCOUVER, Canada - Combination photo shows women curlers yelling instructions during their matches at the Winter Olympics at Vancouver Olympic Centre.

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Japan defeated by Germany in women's curling game

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Japanese curlers Anna Omiya, Mari Motohashi, Kotomi ishizaki and Moe Meguro discuss strategy in a match against Germany in the ninth end of the round robin stage of the women's curling tournament at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Feb. 21, 2010. Germany won the match 7-6.

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Japan defeated by Germany in women's curling game

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Japanese curlers Anna Omiya, Moe Meguro, Kotomi ishizaki and Mari Motohashi discuss strategy in a match against Germany in the round-robin stage of the women's curling tournament at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Feb. 21, 2010. Germany won the match 7-6.

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Shiseido to recall 1.14 million eyelash curlers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Shiseido Co.'s Maquillage edge free eyelash curler product. Shiseido said Nov. 9, 2009, it will exchange about 1.14 million eyelash curlers for new ones at no charge due to possible defects that caused slight injuries to two users earlier this year.

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Turin Olympics close in ceremony

TURIN, Italy - Japanese curlers march in the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Turin Olympics on Feb. 26.

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Japan beaten by Sweden in curling

PINEROLO, Italy - Japanese curlers (from L to R) Yumie Hayashi, Moe Meguro and Mari Motohashi stand beside the Swedish team celebrating their 8-7 win over Japan in an extra end in the curling event at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18.

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Japan beat Russia in curling

PINEROLO, Italy - Japanese curlers Ayumi Onodeara (L, back) and Yumie Hayashi (R, back) look at the stone thrown by the Canadian team at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 18. Japan beat Canada 5-2, bringing Japan's round robin results to 2-3.

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Losing start for Japan in women's curling

PINEROLO, Italy - (From L to R) Japanese curlers Moe Meguro, Yumie Hayashi and Mari Motohashi play against Russia in the women's curling tournament at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 14. Japan got off to a heartbreaking start, losing 7-5 to Russia after giving up three points in the final.

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Swiss bring Canada down to earth

Switzerland's curlers guide their stone home en route to gold in the Olympic men's curling final on Feb. 15. The Swiss team defeated Canada 9-3. Earlier in the day Canada's women took the gold medal with a 7-5 win over Denmark.

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Olympic Village for curlers opens

The Olympic Village that will house the curling teams at the Nagano Olympic Winter Games opens in the popular summer resort of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 4. The village is set against the backdrop of Mt. Asama.

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(SP)BRITAIN-MANDEVILLE-BEIJING 2022 WINTER PARALYMPICS-HERITAGE FLAME

(220301) -- MANDEVILLE, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Aileen Neilson (R) and Angie Malone, wheelchair curlers, hold their torches during the Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Stoke Mandeville, Britain, Feb. 28, 2022. The Paralympic Heritage Flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was lit on Monday in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London that is recognized as the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-MANDEVILLE-BEIJING 2022 WINTER PARALYMPICS-HERITAGE FLAME

(220301) -- MANDEVILLE, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Angie Malone (R) and Aileen Neilson, wheelchair curlers, approach the caldron with their torches in the rain during the Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Stoke Mandeville, Britain, Feb. 28, 2022. The Paralympic Heritage Flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was lit on Monday in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London that is recognized as the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-MANDEVILLE-BEIJING 2022 WINTER PARALYMPICS-HERITAGE FLAME

(220301) -- MANDEVILLE, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Aileen Neilson (R) and Angie Malone, wheelchair curlers, hold their torches during the Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Stoke Mandeville, Britain, Feb. 28, 2022. The Paralympic Heritage Flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was lit on Monday in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London that is recognized as the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-MANDEVILLE-BEIJING 2022 WINTER PARALYMPICS-HERITAGE FLAME

(220301) -- MANDEVILLE, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Aileen Neilson (R) and Angie Malone, wheelchair curlers, hold their torches during the Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Stoke Mandeville, Britain, Feb. 28, 2022. The Paralympic Heritage Flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was lit on Monday in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London that is recognized as the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (from R) Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida and Kotomi Ishizaki pose with their silver medals after the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (from R) Kotomi Ishizaki, Satsuki Fujisawa, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida and Chinami Yoshida pose with their silver medals after the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (clockwise from far L) Chinami Yoshida, Yurika Yoshida, Satsuki Fujisawa, Kotomi Ishizaki and Yumi Suzuki pose with their silver medals after the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (black) watch Great Britain curlers (white) celebrate after their win in the women's curling gold medal game at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (from R) Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida and Kotomi Ishizaki pose with their silver medals after the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers are pictured after trailing 4-2 after the sixth end of the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers are pictured after losing to Great Britain in the women's gold medal game at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers are pictured after losing to Great Britain in the women's gold medal game at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Great Britain curlers (white) celebrate after winning the women's gold medal game against Japan at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers react after scoring a point in the sixth end of the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (front, from L) Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida and Yurika Yoshida talk during the fifth end of the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers are pictured after the third end of the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Great Britain curlers (white) play during the second end of the women's gold medal game against Japan at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Great Britain curlers (white) play during the first end of the women's gold medal game against Japan at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers talk during the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Scene from Beijing Olympics

Curlers warm up before games at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers celebrate after defeating Switzerland in the women's semifinals at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (black) celebrate after defeating Switzerland in the women's semifinals at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers celebrate after defeating Switzerland in the women's semifinals at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers celebrate after defeating Switzerland in the women's semifinals at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (black) sweep the ice during the second end of the women's curling semifinal game against Switzerland at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers celebrate after scoring four points in the fifth end of the women's curling semifinal game against Switzerland at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (black) celebrate after scoring two points in the second end of a women's round-robin match against Switzerland at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers play in a women's curling round-robin match against South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (black) play in a women's curling round-robin match against South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (white) play in a women's round-robin match against China at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (white) play in a women's round-robin match against China at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (white) play in a women's round-robin match against China at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (white) are pictured before a women's round-robin match against Canada at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers (white) play in a women's round-robin match against Canada at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers play in a women's round-robin match against Canada at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.