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Japan's Ito 5th in World Cup ski jumping event

OBERSTDORF, Germany - Photo shows Japanese ski jumper Daiki Ito in Oberstdorf, Germany. Ito finished fifth in a World Cup ski jumping competition in Oberstdorf on Dec. 30, 2011.

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Teenager Ito places 3rd in World Cup ski jumping

BISCHOFSHOFEN, Austria - Daiki Ito, 19, smiles after giving Japan its first podium finish of the season when he placed third at a World Cup ski jumping meet in Austria on Jan. 6. He did a hill record 143-meter second jump to soar from ninth to third place behind winner Martin Hoellwarth of Austria and Finland's Janne Ahonen.

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Hokkaido honors Sochi ski jumping medalists

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's ski jumping medalists at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games Daiki Ito (L), Noriaki Kasai (2nd from R) and Reruhi Shimizu (R) receive honorary certificates from Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi on March 26, 2014.

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Japan's ski jump medalists Ito, Shimizu thank supporters

SAPPORO, Japan - Daiki Ito (L) and Reruhi Shimizu, members of Japan's bronze medal-winning ski jumping team at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, pose with their medals at a gathering to thank supporters at their company, Megmilk Snow Brand Co., in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japan ski jumping medalists visit Hokkaido gov't office

SAPPORO, Japan - Daiki Ito (R) and Reruhi Shimizu, members of Japan's bronze medal-winning ski jumping team at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, visit the Hokkaido prefectural government in Sapporo on Feb. 21, 2014. Ito hails from the northernmost Japanese prefecture's town of Shimokawa while Shimizu lives in Sapporo.

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Japan's ski jumping team returns home with Sochi medals

NARITA, Japan - Japan's men ski jumping team - (from L) Noriaki Kasai, Daiki Ito, Taku Takeuchi and Reruhi Shimizu - poses for photos with their Sochi Winter Olympics medals upon arrival at Narita airport, near Tokyo, where they were welcomed by throngs of fans, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Japan's ski jumping team meets the press upon return home

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's men ski jumping team - (from L) Noriaki Kasai, Daiki Ito, Taku Takeuchi and Reruhi Shimizu - answers reporters' questions after arriving at Narita airport, near Tokyo, with the Sochi Winter Olympics medals on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - celebrate during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - look at their medals during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan's ski jumping team wins bronze in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of Japan's ski jumping team jump alternately on the podium on Feb. 18, 2014, after winning the bronze medal at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia. (From L) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - pose during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - observe the Japanese national flag being hoisted during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan captures bronze in men's team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - With the Japanese national flag in the foreground, the screen displays members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Noriaki Kasai, Daiki Ito, Taku Takeuchi and Reruhi Shimizu - smile during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan captures bronze in men's team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - The screen displays members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Noriaki Kasai, Daiki Ito, Taku Takeuchi and Reruhi Shimizu - celebrate during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Noriaki Kasai, Daiki Ito, Taku Takeuchi and Reruhi Shimizu - celebrate during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - wave at the crowd during an awards ceremony for the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Japan ski jumping team celebrates on winning bronze

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan wins bronze in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team -- (from L) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai -- celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping competition at the Sochi Olympic Games at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's ski jumpers Ito, Kasai head for flower ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito (L), who hurt his knee, is supported by Noriaki Kasai as they head for a flower ceremony after Japan won the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping at the Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Noriaki Kasai (2nd from L) of Japan chats with teammates Reruhi Shimizu (L), Daiki Ito (2nd from R) and Taku Takeuchi after his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014. Japan earned third place with a total score of 1024.9 points.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Noriaki Kasai, Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, and Daiki Ito - celebrate as the team secured a top three spot in the men's team ski jumping at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan soars through the air in his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan glides during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Noriaki Kasai of Japan (rear) hugs compatriot Daiki Ito after his second jump in the men's team ski jumping at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014. Japan earned third place.

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Japan's Ito flies in team ski jumping

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan flies over the Olympic logo during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping competition at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014. Japan won the bronze medal.

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Men's team ski jumping medalists respond to crowd in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Medalists of the men's team ski jumping competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia respond to cheers from the crowd during a flower ceremony on Feb. 17, 2014. Germany (C) won the gold, Austria (L) the silver and Japan (R) the bronze. The Japanese members are (from R) Noriaki Kasai, Daiki Ito, Taku Takeuchi and Reruhi Shimizu.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese jumpers (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Noriaki Kasai, Taku Takeuchi, and Daiki Ito celebrate at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014. Japan earned the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping.

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Japan's ski jump team members rejoice during flower ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumpers (from L) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai celebrate during a flower ceremony after winning the bronze medal in the men's team competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan wins bronze in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - jump on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan wins bronze in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan captures bronze in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping final at the Sochi Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan wins bronze in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai - celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the men's team ski jumping competition at the Sochi Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan ski jumpers' celebration at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Noriaki Kasai, Taku Takeuchi, and Daiki Ito - celebrate when the team placed third in the men's team ski jumping at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japanese ski jumpers in flight during team competition

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumpers (from top) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai are shown in this composite photo while in flight during the second round of the men's team competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014. Japan took the bronze medal.

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Japan ski jumpers' celebration at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese ski jumping team - (from L to R) Reruhi Shimizu, Noriaki Kasai, Taku Takeuchi, and Daiki Ito - celebrate when the team placed third in the men's team ski jumping at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan glides during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Sochi Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan acknowledges the crowd after his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan soars through the air during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito competes in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan flies over the Olympic rings during his first jump in the men's team ski jumping competition at the Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan flies through the air during his first jump in the men's team ski jumping competition at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's ski jumpers fly in team competition at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumpers soar through the air during their respective first leaps in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014. The jumpers are (from top to bottom) Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai.

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Japan's Ito in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan glides through the air during his first jump in the men's team ski jumping competition at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan soars through the air during his first jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Kasai rejoices with teammates after winning large hill silver

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (L) rejoices with teammates Daiki Ito (C) and Taku Takeuchi (R) after winning the silver medal in the men's large hill individual competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 15, 2014.

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Large hill silver medalist Kasai hugs teammates

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (2nd from L) hugs his teammates Reruhi Shimizu (L), Taku Takeuchi (R) and Daiki Ito (2nd from R) after winning the silver medal in the men's large hill individual competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 15, 2014.

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Japan's Kasai hugs teammate after winning large hill silver

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (R) hugs teammate Daiki Ito after winning the silver medal in the men's large hill individual competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 15, 2014.

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Japan's Kasai takes silver in men's large hill jump

SOCHI, Russia - Noriaki Kasai (L) of Japan celebrates with his compatriot Daiki Ito after finishing the second round of the men's large hill individual ski jumping final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2014. Kasai, competing in his seventh consecutive Winter Games, amassed 277.4 points, with leaps of 139.0 and 133.5 meters to win the silver medal.