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Japan's D. Murakami at NHK Trophy skating exhibition

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan performs in the gala exhibition of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2014. He won his first career ISU Grand Prix series title.

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan holds up the gold medal for the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title.

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan performs in the men's free skate program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title.

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Gold medalist Daisuke Murakami of Japan (C), flanked by silver medalist Sergei Voronov of Russia (L) and bronze medalist Takahito Mura of Japan, smiles during the award ceremony for the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title.

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan performs in the men's free skate program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title.

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan poses as he finishes his performance in the men's free skate program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title.

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Murakami wins gold in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan finishes his performance in the men's free skate at the NHK Trophy figure skating event on Nov. 29, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Murakami won the gold and his first career Grand Prix series title.

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Murakami 3rd in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Murakami gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. He was third in the men's short program.

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Japanese athletes at Sochi closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters - (from lower L to R) Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Daisuke Takahashi, Kanako Murakami and Tatsuki Machida - snap a commemorative photo during the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japanese athletes at Sochi closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters - (from lower L to R) Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi, Akiko Suzuki, Tatsuki Machida and Kanako Murakami (behind Machida) - march during the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Figure skaters named for world c'ships

SAPPORO, Japan - Figure skaters representing Japan for the world championships in March 2013 line up at the Makomanai ice arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23, 2012. Shown (from L to R) are Daisuke Takahashi, Yuzuru Hanyu, Kanako Murakami, Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Cathy Reed, Chris Reed and Takahito Mura.

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Japan figure skaters gear up for NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - (From L) Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi, silver medalist Mao Asada and up-and-comer Kanako Murakami pose during a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya on Oct. 21, 2010, the eve of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition.

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Japan figure skaters gear up for NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - (From L) Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi, silver medalist Mao Asada and young hopeful Kanako Murakami attend a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya on Oct. 21, 2010, the eve of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition.

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Japan's Murakami wins halfpipe event at Snowboard World Cup

KREISCHBERG, Austria - Japan's Daisuke Murakami performs a jump during the men's halfpipe event at the Snowboard World Cup in Kreischberg, Austria, on Jan. 7, 2010. Murakami won the event.

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(2)Japan's Murakami wins men's halfpipe

AJIGASAWA, Japan - (From L to R) Silver medalist Takaharu Nakai, gold medalist Daisuke Murakami, both of Japan, and Han Jin Bae of South Korea, raise their medals in an award ceremony for the men's halfpipe in Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 2.

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Japan's Murakami wins men's halfpipe

AJIGASAWA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan wins in men's halfpipe in the Winter Asian Games at Ajigasawa in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 2.

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Japan's Murakami 5th after SP in Grand Prix Final

Daisuke Murakami of Japan performs his short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Barcelona on Dec. 10, 2015. Murakami placed fifth in the six-man field led by Yuzuru Hanyu, who rewrote his world record score. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Murakami wins bronze at Skate Canada

Daisuke Murakami of Japan performs during the men's free program at Skate Canada in Lethbridge, Canada, on Oct. 31, 2015. Murakami won the bronze with an overall score of 252.25 points. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Canada's Patrick Chan wins Skate Canada

(From L) Silver medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, gold medalist Patrick Chan of Canada and bronze medalist Daisuke Murakami of Japan pose with their medals after the awards ceremony at the Skate Canada event in Lethbridge, Canada, on Oct. 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Murakami pulls out of NHK Trophy

Japanese figure skater Daisuke Murakami performs in the men's free skate at the Autumn Classic International in Montreal, Canada, in September 2017. The Japan Skating Federation said Nov. 6 that Murakami has withdrawn from the upcoming NHK Trophy due to pneumonia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan figure skaters gear up for NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - (From L) Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi, silver medalist Mao Asada and young hopeful Kanako Murakami attend a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya on Oct. 21, 2010, the eve of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition. (Kyodo)

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Japan figure skaters gear up for NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - (From L) Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi, silver medalist Mao Asada and up-and-comer Kanako Murakami pose during a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya on Oct. 21, 2010, the eve of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition. (Kyodo)

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Murakami wins gold in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan finishes his performance in the men's free skate at the NHK Trophy figure skating event on Nov. 29, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Murakami won the gold and his first career Grand Prix series title. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan holds up the gold medal for the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan poses as he finishes his performance in the men's free skate program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan performs in the men's free skate program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title. (Kyodo)

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Murakami 3rd in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Murakami gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. He was third in the men's short program. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Murakami wins halfpipe event at Snowboard World Cup

KREISCHBERG, Austria - Japan's Daisuke Murakami performs a jump during the men's halfpipe event at the Snowboard World Cup in Kreischberg, Austria, on Jan. 7, 2010. Murakami won the event. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Men's free skate at Japan national c'ships

Daisuke Murakami performs in the men's free skate at the national figure skating championships at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2017. Murakami finished fifth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Murakami wins men's halfpipe

AJIGASAWA, Japan - Daisuke Murakami of Japan wins in men's halfpipe in the Winter Asian Games at Ajigasawa in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 2. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan's Murakami wins men's halfpipe

AJIGASAWA, Japan - (From L to R) Silver medalist Takaharu Nakai, gold medalist Daisuke Murakami, both of Japan, and Han Jin Bae of South Korea, raise their medals in an award ceremony for the men's halfpipe in Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 2. (Kyodo)