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Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

HAKUBA, Japan, Feb. 13 Kyodo - High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

HAKUBA, Japan, Feb. 13 Kyodo - High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

HAKUBA, Japan, Feb. 13 Kyodo - High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Takanashi at NBS Cup

HAKUBA, Japan, Nov. 5 Kyodo - Japan ace Sara Takanashi attends an award ceremony after winning the NBS Cup in the central Japan village of Hakuba on Nov. 5, 2016.

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Quake-hit people clean up damaged houses

NAGANO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 24, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people covering an earthquake-destroyed house with sheets in Hakuba, central Japan. The village and its surrounding area were hit by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses.

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Quake-hit people clean up damaged houses

HAKUBA, Japan - Residents of an earthquake-damaged house in Hakuba, central Japan, clean up furniture and household goods on Nov. 24, 2014. The village and its surrounding area were hit by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses.

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Officials of the village of Hakuba hold meeting

HAKUBA, Japan - Officials hold a meeting at the village office in Hakuba, central Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014, to address the damage caused by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses.

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Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japan's Aiko Uemura acknowledges cheers at the award ceremony after winning her eighth moguls title at the freestyle skiing national championships in her last competitive appearance in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympian, won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

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Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japan's Aiko Uemura acknowledges cheers holding flowers after winning her eighth moguls title at the freestyle skiing national championships in her last competitive appearance in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympian, won the overall World Cup crown during the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

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Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japan's Aiko Uemura hurtles down the piste during her first run in the women's moguls final at the freestyle skiing national championships in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura won the eighth national title of her career in her last competitive appearance. The five-time Olympian won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

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Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japanese moguls skier Aiko Uemura takes a second air jump during her first run in the women's final at the freestyle skiing national championships in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura won the eighth national title of her career in her last competitive appearance. The five-time Olympian won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

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Freestyle skier Uemura to retire

HAKUBA, Japan - Freestyle moguls skier Aiko Uemura speaks with reporters in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 26, 2014. The 34-year-old skier said she will retire at the end of the season.

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Freestyle skier Uemura to retire

HAKUBA, Japan - Freestyle moguls skier Aiko Uemura speaks with reporters in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 26, 2014. The 34-year-old skier said she will retire at the end of the season.

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Freestyle skier Uemura to retire

HAKUBA, Japan - Freestyle moguls skier Aiko Uemura speaks with reporters in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 26, 2014. The 34-year-old skier said she will retire at the end of the season.

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Freestyle skier Uemura to retire

HAKUBA, Japan - Japan's freestyle skier Aiko Uemura heads for practice in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 26, 2014. Uemura will retire at the end of the season, informed sources said the same day.

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Okabe captures SBC Cup ski jumping national c'ship crown+

HAKUBA, Japan - Nagano Olympic gold medalist Takanobu Okabe came from behind to clinch his second straight national title by winning the SBC Cup ski jumping meet at Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 16. Despite poor visibility due to heavy snow, Okabe produced the best results of the day in moving into second after a jump of 116.5 meters and sewing up his third national title with a second effort of just 112 meters at the K-120 large hill.

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Yamada wins 1st national title in ski jumping

HAKUBA, Japan - Hiroki Yamada came from behind to win his first national title when he cruised to victory in the men's field at the ski jumping national championships at Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 15.

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Nagiller wins Hakuba World Cup jump, Miyahira 3rd

HAKUBA, Japan - Matti Hautamaeki of Finland (L), Christian Nagiller of Austria (C), and Hideharu Miyahara of Japan pose for photos in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 23 after the World Cup ski jumping event there. Nagiller won the event, followed by Hautamaeki and Miyahira.

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Takahashi claims 1st national nordic combined crown

HAKUBA, Japan - Daito Takahashi celebrates winning his first title at the nordic combined skiing national championship on Feb. 1 in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. Takahashi, who had a 65-second advantage after Jan. 31 jumps, maintained his lead over the 15-kilometer cross-country course.

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Schmitt wins Hakuba World Cup ski jump, Kasai 4th

HAKUBA, Japan - Germany's Martin Schmitt sails to the longest leap of 13.5 meters on Jan. 24 in the World Cup ski jumping meet at the K-120 hill in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture.

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Daehlie collapses on finish line

Bjorn Daehlie of Norway collapses virtually unconscious on the finish line after more than 2 hours in the 50-kilometer cross-country skiing race of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 22. Daehlie won the gold medal.

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Tchepalova shows great joy after winning

Julija Tchepalova of Russia shows great joy after winning her first gold medal in the Olympic women's 30-kilometer freestyle cross country skiing in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 20.

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Alsgaard clinches Olympic gold

Thomas Alsgaard secures Olympic gold for Norway's men's 4 x 10-kilometer cross country relay team on Feb. 18 in Hakuba, Central Japan. Alsgaard crossed the finish line just 0.2 second ahead of Italy's Silvio Fauner (L), who shows his exhaustion after the race.

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Seizinger leads German Olympic teammates

Katja Seizinger (C) celebrates her gold medal in the Olympic women's slalom on Feb. 17 in Hakuba, Central Japan. Seizinger, who also won the women's downhill event, is flanked by silver medalist Martina Ertl (L) and bronze medal winner Hilde Gerg (R), both German Olympic teammates.

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Funaki leaps to team gold medal

Kazuyoshi Funaki of Japan, the gold medalist in the Nagano Olympic large hill ski jumping event Feb. 15, leaps to the gold medal in the team event in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 17.

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Seizinger sizes up another gold

Germany's ace Katja Seizinger is congratulated after skiing to gold in the Olympic women's combined Feb. 17 in Hakuba, central Japan. Seizinger claimed her second gold medal of the Nagano Olympics, leading a German 1-2-3 in the event. Seizinger also won the women's downhill gold medal.

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Russians win women's 4X5 km relay

Larissa Lazutina (R) takes a lead from Elena Vaelbe (L) going into the final leg of the Nagano Olympic women's 4X5-kilometer relay cross-country race in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 16 to win the gold medal.

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Cretier enjoys Olympic limelight

France's Olympic downhill gold medalist Jean-Luc Cretier signs autographs for fans on Feb. 15 in Hakuba, Central Japan. Cretier was due to take part in the men's super-G, but the event was postponed due to heavy fog.

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Japanese fans get behind Ogiwara

Japanese fans urge on home favorite Kenji Ogiwara in the Olympic men's Nordic combined event Feb. 14 in Hakuba, Central Japan. Ogiwara just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth, while Norway's Bjarte Engen Vik took gold.

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Men's super-G race gate removed

A Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel removes a gate for the men's super-G competition of the Nagano Olympic Alpine skiing program in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 14 after the race is put off due to heavy rain.

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Aamodt blows gold medal chances

Norway's Alpine skiing ace Kjetil Andre Aamodt takes a time-out after blowing his medal chances in the men's combined downhill on Feb. 13 in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. Aamodt's crash left the path clear for Austria's Mario Reiter to become Olympic champion.

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Cretier prevails in stop-start

French veteran Jean-Luc Cretier (C) finally tastes Olympic glory after an upset win in the Olympic Alpine men's downhill on Feb. 13 in Hakuba, Central Japan. The blue ribbon event of the Winter Games, which was finally staged after three cancellations, was interrupted by a number of injuries caused by spectacular crashes near the top of the course, but Cretier held his nerve to win in 1 minute 50.11 seconds.

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Reiter clinches Olympic Alpine skiing

Austria's Mario Reiter celebrates his Olympic gold medal in the Alpine skiing men's combined event after completing his downhill run on Feb. 13 in Hakuba, Central Japan. Reiter, who finished sixth in the downhill section, clinched gold in an overall time of 3 minutes, 8.06 seconds.

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Olympic workers struggle to remove heavy snow

Workers for the Nagano Olympic Winter Games struggle to remove heavy snow fallen on the course of the men's Alpine combined slalom on Feb. 10 at Happo-one in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, hours before the start of the competition.

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Myllylae wins 30-km cross country skiing

Finland's Mika Myllylae (C) wins the gold medal in the men's 30-kilometer classical cross country skiing, in 1 hour, 33 minutes, 55.8 seconds, on Feb. 9 at the Nagano Olympic Winter Games in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. Myllylae, the reigning world champion at 50 km, is flanked by Erling Jevne (R) of Norway for the silver medal and Italy's Silvio Fauner (L) for the bronze.

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Ski jumper Takanashi

Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi gives an interview in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022.

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Ski jumper Takanashi

Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi gives an interview in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022.