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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Benjamin Karl (C) of Austria celebrates after winning the snowboarding men's parallel giant slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026, alongside silver medalist Kim Sang Kyum (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Tervel Zamfirov of Bulgaria.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Benjamin Karl (C) of Austria celebrates after winning the snowboarding men's parallel giant slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026, alongside silver medalist Kim Sang Kyum (L) of South Korea and bronze medalist Tervel Zamfirov of Bulgaria.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tsubaki Miki (R) and Italy's Elisa Caffont compete in the quarterfinals of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. Caffont beat Miki, first in the season's world cup standings, to advance to the semifinals.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tsubaki Miki competes against Elisa Caffont of Italy in the quarterfinals of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. Miki, first in the season's world cup standings, lost.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tsubaki Miki competes against Elisa Caffont of Italy in the quarterfinals of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. Miki, first in the season's world cup standings, lost.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tsubaki Miki is pictured after losing to Elisa Caffont of Italy in the quarterfinals of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tsubaki Miki is pictured after losing to Elisa Caffont of Italy in the quarterfinals of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tsubaki Miki is pictured after losing to Elisa Caffont of Italy in the quarterfinals of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Zuzana Maderova of Czech Republic bites her gold medal after winning the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Zuzana Maderova of Czech Republic bites her gold medal after winning the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Zuzana Maderova of Czech Republic wins the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Zuzana Maderova of Czech Republic acknowledges the crowd after winning the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Zuzana Maderova of Czech Republic competes en route to winning the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Zuzana Maderova of Czech Republic competes en route to winning the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Benjamin Karl of Austria bites his gold medal after winning the snowboarding men's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Benjamin Karl of Austria competes en route to winning the snowboarding men's parallel giant slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Benjamin Karl of Austria celebrates after winning the snowboarding men's parallel giant slalom gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tsubaki Miki is pictured after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tsubaki Miki is pictured after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tomoka Takeuchi sheds a tear after being eliminated in the qualification round of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. Takeuchi won silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tomoka Takeuchi sheds a tear after being eliminated in the qualification round of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. Takeuchi won silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

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Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

CHENGDU, China, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei head to a giant panda conservation and research center in the Chinese city of Yaan, Sichuan Province, after arriving at an airport in Chengdu from Japan on Jan. 28, 2026. The twin pandas left Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, where they were born and raised, the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan reacts after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki (C) of Japan celebrates after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026, alongside silver medalist Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (L) of Germany and bronze medalist Michelle Dekker of the Netherlands.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki (C) of Japan celebrates after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026, alongside silver medalist Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (L) of Germany and bronze medalist Michelle Dekker of the Netherlands.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan poses after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan poses after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan celebrates after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan celebrates after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan celebrates after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan reacts after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan celebrates after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan reacts after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Snowboard: World Cup in Slovenia

Tsubaki Miki of Japan reacts after winning the women's parallel giant slalom gold at a snowboarding World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

A cage carrying giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister, Lei Lei, is unloaded from a plane at an airport in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in the early hours of Jan. 28, 2026, after leaving Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, where they were born and raised, the previous day. The pandas will head to a giant panda conservation and research center in Ya'an in the province.

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Japan: Tokyo’s Beloved Panda Twins Depart for China Amid Fan Farewell

Twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, born and raised at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, departed for their return to China on Tuesday, January 27. As the two pandas left Ueno Zoo by truck in the afternoon, heading to Narita Airport, hundreds of fans gathered along the sidewalk near the zoo to see them off.

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Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei head to a giant panda conservation and research center in the Chinese city of Yaan, Sichuan Province, after arriving at an airport in Chengdu from Japan on Jan. 28, 2026. The twin pandas left Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, where they were born and raised, the previous day.

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Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Female giant panda Lei Lei is loaded into a truck after arriving at an airport in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province from Japan on Jan. 28, 2026, with her twin brother Xiao Xiao. The twin pandas left the previous day Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens where they were born and raised.

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Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Female giant panda Lei Lei is loaded into a truck after arriving at an airport in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province from Japan on Jan. 28, 2026, with her twin brother Xiao Xiao. The twin pandas left the previous day Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens where they were born and raised.

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Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

An airplane carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei arrives at an airport in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province from Japan on Jan. 28, 2026. The twin pandas left the previous day Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens where they were born and raised.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

People bid farewell to male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens as an airplane carrying them left for China from Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

Male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens are loaded into an airplane at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, to depart to China.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

A farewell message for male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens is posted on a building of department store Matsuzakaya Ueno in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, ahead of their departure to China.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

A truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leaves Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026 before they are sent to China.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

People watch a truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leave Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before the animals are sent to China, marking the first time that Japan will be without pandas since the first ones arrived in the country in 1972.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

A truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leaves Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before the animals are sent to China, marking the first time that Japan will be without pandas since the first ones arrived in the country in 1972.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

People watch a truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leave Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before the animals are sent to China, marking the first time that Japan will be without pandas since the first ones arrived in the country in 1972.

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

A truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leaves Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before the animals are sent to China, marking the first time that Japan will be without pandas since the first ones arrived in the country in 1972.

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Final viewing day for Ueno zoo pandas

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - Video shows Xiao Xiao, a male giant panda, at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2026, the final day of his public viewing. He and his twin sister Lei Lei will be returned to China later January. (Kyodo)

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China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

Combined photo shows male giant panda Xiao Xiao (R) and his twin sister Lei Lei at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2026, ahead of their departure to China on Jan. 27. (Pool photo)

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