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4-time Olympic skier Kimura set to retire

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Four-time Olympic skier Kiminobu Kimura speaks to reporters in Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on March 6 about his plan to retire at the end of this season. Kimura became the first Japanese skier to earn a World Cup podium finish when he came third in the men's slalom in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, in January 1998.

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(2)Japan's Kimura wins in men's slalom

OWANI, Japan - (From L to R) Silver medalist Niki Fuerstauer of Lebanon, gold medalist Kiminobu Kimura of Japan and bronze medalist Tetsuya Otaki of Japan, celebrate in an award ceremony for the men's slalom in the Winter Asian Games on Feb. 2 in Owani, Aomori Prefecture.

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(1)Japan's Kimura wins in men's slalom

OWANI, Japan - Kiminobu Kimura, who won the men's slalom in the Winter Asian Games on Feb. 2, skis down the hill in his second run in Owani, Aomori Prefecture.

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4-time Olympic skier Kimura set to retire

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Four-time Olympic skier Kiminobu Kimura speaks to reporters in Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on March 6 about his plan to retire at the end of this season. Kimura became the first Japanese skier to earn a World Cup podium finish when he came third in the men's slalom in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, in January 1998. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan's Kimura wins in men's slalom

OWANI, Japan - Kiminobu Kimura, who won the men's slalom in the Winter Asian Games on Feb. 2, skis down the hill in his second run in Owani, Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)