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Yoshioka wins normal hill at national c'ships

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows Kazuya Yoshioka's first jump in the normal hill event at the national ski jumping championships in Sapporo on Feb. 7, 2012. Yoshioka won the event, completing a double with the large hill victory on Feb. 5 at the championships.

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Ski jumping: Veteran Kasai wins UHB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai soars into the sky at UHB Cup ski-jumping tournament held at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Hokkaido on Jan. 19. The veteran Japanese skier executed the day's longest leap of 127.5 meters in his first run and added a 116.5-meter effort on his second attempt for a winning total of 235.7 points. Kazuya Yoshioka took second with 233.8 points and 18-year-old Shohei Tochimoto followed in third with 223.7.

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Japan wins 1st place in World Cup ski jumping contest

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Japanese squad -- (from L to R) Noriaki Kasai, Masahiko Harada, Kazuya Yoshioka, and Kazuyoshi Funaki -- smile after taking first place in the World Cup large-hill ski jumping team competition on Jan. 19, with a total of 986.4 points. Finland placed second with 979.8 points and Austria was third with 952.7. The contest, held at the Utah Olympic Park, is a trial event for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

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Ski jumping: Veteran Kasai wins UHB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai soars into the sky at UHB Cup ski-jumping tournament held at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Hokkaido on Jan. 19. The veteran Japanese skier executed the day's longest leap of 127.5 meters in his first run and added a 116.5-meter effort on his second attempt for a winning total of 235.7 points. Kazuya Yoshioka took second with 233.8 points and 18-year-old Shohei Tochimoto followed in third with 223.7. (Kyodo)

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Yoshioka wins normal hill at national c'ships

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows Kazuya Yoshioka's first jump in the normal hill event at the national ski jumping championships in Sapporo on Feb. 7, 2012. Yoshioka won the event, completing a double with the large hill victory on Feb. 5 at the championships. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins 1st place in World Cup ski jumping contest

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Japanese squad -- (from L to R) Noriaki Kasai, Masahiko Harada, Kazuya Yoshioka, and Kazuyoshi Funaki -- smile after taking first place in the World Cup large-hill ski jumping team competition on Jan. 19, with a total of 986.4 points. Finland placed second with 979.8 points and Austria was third with 952.7. The contest, held at the Utah Olympic Park, is a trial event for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.