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Japan's speed skater Nagashima returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture outside Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2014, after finishing sixth in the men's 500-meter speed skating race at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The 2010 Vancouver Olympic silver medalist hinted at retiring during an interview at the airport.

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Japan's Nagashima in men's 500m speed skate

SOCHI, Russia - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan puts his hands together in a gesture to his fans after competing in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Nagashima was third after the first round but finished in sixth place.

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Nagashima competes in men's 500m speed skate

SOCHI, Russia - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan (R) and Jan Smeekens of the Netherlands compete in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Nagashima finished in sixth place, while Smeekens won the silver medal.

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Nagashima in men's 500m speed skate sprint

SOCHI, Russia - The 2010 silver medalist Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan competes in the first round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan's Nagashima in men's 500m speed skate

SOCHI, Russia - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan skates in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating sprint at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Nagashima finished in sixth place.

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Japan's Nagashima in men's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan competes in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Nagashima, who was second four years ago, finished in sixth place.

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Nagashima, Smeekens in men's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan (L) and Jan Smeekens of the Netherlands compete in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Smeekens won the silver medal.

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Kato, Nagashima miss medals in men's 500m skating

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics bronze medalist Joji Kato (L) of Japan acknowledges supporters, as does compatriot Keiichiro Nagashima, who won silver in Vancouver, both after competing in the second round of the Winter Olympics men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. Kato finished fifth and Nagashima sixth.

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Japan's Nagashima in men's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - The 2010 silver medalist Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan competes in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan's Nagashima in men's 500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan gestures to his supporters after competing in the second round of the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014. The 2010 silver medalist finished in sixth place.

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Japan's Nagashima tests ice at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima tests the ice during practice at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 9, 2014.

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Nagashima prepares for men's 500m race at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima (L) practices for the men's 500-meter sprint at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 9, 2014. Teammate Joji Kato is seen in the back.

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Japan skaters pledge best performance at Sochi Olympics

SHIMOSUWA, Japan - Japanese speed skaters Keiichiro Nagashima, Joji Kato, Yuji Kamijo and Nana Takagi (from R to L) pledge to do their best at the Sochi Olympic Games next month at a send-off party in the town of Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2014.

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World sprint speed skating championships

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows (from L) Australia's Daniel Greig, the Netherlands' Michel Mulder and Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima at the award ceremony of the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at M-Wave ice arena in the city of Nagano on Jan. 19, 2014, after finishing second, first and third, respectively. Mulder won his second straight overall championship.

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World sprint speed skating championships

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima competes in the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at M-Wave ice arena in the city of Nagano on Jan. 19, 2014. Nagashima placed third in the race and finished in 16th place in the combined results over two days of competition.

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Nagashima 8th in men's 500m at world sprint championships

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima finishes 8th in the men's 500 meters on Jan. 18, 2014, the first day of the ISU world sprint championships, in Nagano.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima holds his medal after winning the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City, United States, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nagashima won the race with a career-best 34.24 seconds.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima competes in the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City, United States, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nagashima won the race with a career-best 34.24 seconds.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima holds his medal after winning the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City, United States, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nagashima won the race with a career-best 34.24 seconds.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima competes in the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City, United States, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nagashima won the race with a career-best 34.24 seconds.

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Speed skating World Cup

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima wins the men's 500 meters in 35.14 seconds at the speed skating World Cup in Nagano, central Japan, on Dec. 9, 2012.

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Speed skating World Cup

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima wins the men's 500 meters in 35.14 seconds at the speed skating World Cup in Nagano, central Japan, on Dec. 9, 2012.

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Japan's Nagashima 2nd in World Cup

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima (L) poses with Dmitry Lobkov of Russia after finishing second in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup meet in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 22, 2012. Lobkov won the race.

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Emperor, empress host spring garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) talks to Vancouver Olympic medalists during an annual spring garden party in the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on April 15, 2010. (From R) Masako Hozumi, Nao Kotani and Maki Tabata from the women's speed skating team, speed skaters Joji Kato and Keiichiro Nagashima, and figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada.

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Olympic medalists Nagashima, Kato visit Kyoto governor

KYOTO, Japan - Joji Kato (L) and Keiichiro Nagashima (C), who won bronze and silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating respectively at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, show their medals to Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada at the Kyoto prefectural government building in Kyoto on March 3, 2010, a day after returning from Vancouver.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Joji Kato (L) and Keiichiro Nagashima, who won bronze and silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating respectively, show off their medals during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 2, 2010, after returning home from Vancouver.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese athletes who won medals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics pose for photographs with education minister Tatsuo Kawabata (rear L) during a visit to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on March 2, 2010, after returning home from Vancouver. (From front L) figure skater Mao Asada, the women's speed skating team of Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi, speed skaters Keiichiro Nagashima and Joji Kato, and figure skater Daisuke Takahashi pose for photographs.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Figure skaters Mao Asada (2nd from R) and speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima (2nd from L) speak with education minister Tatsuo Kawabata (C) during a visit to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on March 2, 2010, after returning home from Vancouver. Asada won the silver medal in the women's figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, while Nagashima won silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese athletes who won medals in the Vancouver Winter Olympics show off their medals during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 2, 2010, after returning home from Vancouver. (From front L) figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada, (from rear L) speed skaters Joji Kato and Keiichiro Nagashima, and the women's speed skating team of Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi pose for photographs.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese athletes who won medals in the Vancouver Winter Olympics show off their medals during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 2, 2010, after returning home from Vancouver. (From front L) figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada, (from rear L) speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima, and the women's speed skating team of Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi pose for photographs.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese athletes who won medals in the Vancouver Winter Olympics show off their medals during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 2, 2010, after returning home from Vancouver. (From front L) figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada, (from rear L) speed skaters Joji Kato and Keiichiro Nagashima, and the women's speed skating team of Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi pose for photographs.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

NARITA, Japan - Japanese athletes who took part in the Vancouver Winter Olympics arrive at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on March 2, 2010. (From front) Joji Kato, who won the bronze in the men's 500-meter speed skating, Mao Asada, who won the silver in the women's figure skating, Keiichiro Nagashima, who won the silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating, and Daisuke Takahashi, who won the bronze in the men's figure skating, are welcomed by well-wishers.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

NARITA, Japan - Japanese athletes who took part in the Vancouver Winter Olympics arrive at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on March 2, 2010. Joji Kato (L, front), who won the bronze in the men's 500-meter speed skating, Mao Asada (C), who won the silver in the women's figure skating, and Keiichiro Nagashima (L, back), who won the silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating, are welcomed by well-wishers.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

NARITA, Japan - (From front) Mao Asada, who won the silver in the women's figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and Keiichiro Nagashima, who won the silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating, arrive at Narita, near Tokyo, on March 2, 2010.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

NARITA, Japan - (From front) Mao Asada, who won the silver in the women's figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and Keiichiro Nagashima, who won the silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating, arrive at Narita, near Tokyo, on March 2, 2010.

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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

NARITA, Japan - Japanese athletes who took part in the Vancouver Winter Olympics arrive at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on March 2, 2010. (From front) Mao Asada, who won the silver in the women's figure skating, Keiichiro Nagashima, who won the silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating, and Daisuke Takahashi, who won the bronze in the men's figure skating, are welcomed by well-wishers.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada (L) and Keiichiro Nagashima (C) attend the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. Asada won the silver in the women's figure skating event while Nagashima won the silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating race.

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Japanese Olympic medalists

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese Olympic medalists hold up their medals during a press conference in Vancouver on Feb. 19, 2010, on the eighth day of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. (From L) Daisuke Takahashi with his bronze medal in men's figure skating, Keiichiro Nagashima with his silver medal and Joji Kato with his bronze medal in the men's 500-meter speed skating competition.

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Japanese Olympic medalists

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese Olympic medalists hold up their medals during a press conference in Vancouver on Feb. 19, 2010, on the eighth day of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. (From L) Daisuke Takahashi with his bronze medal in men's figure skating, Keiichiro Nagashima with his silver medal and Joji Kato with his bronze medal in the men's 500-meter speed skating competition.

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Nagashima competes in 1,000m speed skating at Vancouver

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima skates during the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Nagashima, who won the 500-meter speed skating silver medal on Feb. 15, placed 37th with 1 minute, 12.71 seconds.

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Olympic men's 500-meter speed skating medalists

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan, Mo Tae Bum of South Korea and Joji Kato of Japan celebrate during a medal ceremony in BC Place, Vancouver, on Feb. 16, 2010, after winning the silver, gold and bronze, respectively, in the Olympic men's 500-meter speed skating at Richmond Olympic Oval the previous day.

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Nagashima wins silver in 500-meter speed skating

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima shows off the silver medal he won the previous day in the Olympic men's 500-meter speed skating at a medal ceremony in BC Place, Vancouver, on Feb. 16, 2010.

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Nagashima, Kato, receive medals in 500-meter speed skating

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima (R) and Joji Kato show off their medals during the awards ceremony in BC Place, Vancouver on Feb. 16, 2010, after winning the silver and bronze, respectively, in men's 500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

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Japan's Kato wins men's 500-meter speed skating bronze

RICHMOND, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan celebrates holding the national flag after winning the bronze in the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Compatriot Keiichiro Nagashima won the silver medal in the competition.

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Olympic men's 500-meter speed skating medalists

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L) Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan, Mo Tae Bum of South Korea and Joji Kato of Japan celebrate after winning the silver, gold and bronze, respectively, in the men's 500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010.

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Olympic men's 500-meter speed skating medalists

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L) Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan, Mo Tae Bum of South Korea and Joji Kato of Japan celebrate after winning the silver, gold and bronze, respectively, in the men's 500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500-meter silver

RICHMOND, Canada - Keiichiro Nagashima (R) of Japan crosses the finish line, edging Jamie Gregg of Canada in the second run of the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500-meter silver

RICHMOND, Canada - Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan celebrates after winning the silver in the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Compatriot Joji Kato won the bronze in the race.

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Nagashima wins 500-m silver

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima reacts after completing his second and final run in the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 15, 2010. Nagashima won the silver.

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Japan's Kato wins men's 500-meter speed skating bronze

RICHMOND, Canada - Joji Kato of Japan bows to the crowd after winning the bronze in the Vancouver Olympic men's 500-meter race at Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 15, 2010. Compatriot Keiichiro Nagashima won second place in the competition.