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Japan women's team pursuit gives hope for medal

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skaters Maki Tabata (L), Nana Takagi (C) and Misaki Oshigiri (R) mark 3 minutes and 3.65 seconds in a test run of the women's team pursuit for the Sochi Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 3, 2014.

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Japanese speed skaters join Closing Ceremony for Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skaters (from L) Maki Tabata, Shiho Ishizawa and Masako Hozumi smile during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese skaters Maki Tabata (L) and Misaki Oshigiri finish their run in the bronze medal race against Russia in the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan lost to Russia and came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - Maki Tabata of Japan reacts after losing against Russia in the bronze medal race of the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - A trio of Japanese speed skaters - (from L to R) Misaki Oshigiri, Maki Tabata and Nana Takagi - compete in the bronze medal race against Russia in the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan lost to Russia and came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - A trio of Japanese speed skaters - (from front) Nana Takagi, Misaki Oshigiri and Maki Tabata - compete in the bronze medal race against Russia in the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan lost to Russia and came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - A trio of Japanese speed skaters - (from L to R) Nana Takagi, Maki Tabata and Misaki Oshigiri - skate during the bronze medal race against Russia in the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan lost to Russia and came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - A trio of Japanese speed skaters - (from L to R) Maki Tabata, Misaki Oshigiri and Nana Takagi - react after losing against Russia in the bronze medal race of the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - A trio of Japanese speed skaters - (from L to R) Maki Tabata, Nana Takagi and Misaki Oshigiri - sprint during the bronze medal race against Russia in the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan lost to Russia and came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - Maki Tabata (rear) of Japan reacts after losing against Russia in the bronze medal race of the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - A trio of Japanese speed skaters - (from L to R) Misaki Oshigiri, Maki Tabata and Nana Takagi - skate during the bronze medal race against Russia in the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan lost to Russia and came in fourth place.

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Japan 4th in women's speed skating team pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - A trio of Japanese speed skaters - (from L to R) Maki Tabata, Misaki Oshigiri and Nana Takagi - react after losing against Russia in the bronze medal race of the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Japan came in fourth place.

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Japan advances to semifinals in women's pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - Misaki Oshigiri (L), Maki Tabata (C), and Nana Takagi of Japan race in the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. Japan advanced to the semifinals.

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Japan advances to semifinals in women's pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - Maki Tabata (L), Misaki Oshigiri (C), and Nana Takagi of Japan finish their run in the quarterfinals of the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. Japan secured a spot in the semifinals.

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Japan advances to semifinals in women's pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - Maki Tabata (L), Nana Takagi (C), and Misaki Oshigiri of Japan skate in the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. Japan secured a spot in the semifinals.

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Japan skaters in women's pursuit quarterfinals

SOCHI, Russia - Misaki Oshigiri (L), Maki Tabata (C), and Nana Takagi of Japan race in the women's team pursuit quarterfinals against South Korea at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Japan advances to semifinals in women's pursuit

SOCHI, Russia - Misaki Oshigiri (L), Maki Tabata (C), and Nana Takagi of Japan compete in the women's team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. Japan advanced to the semifinals.

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Japan skaters in women's pursuit quarterfinals

SOCHI, Russia - Nana Takagi (front), Misaki Oshigiri (rear C), and Maki Tabata of Japan compete in the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Team Japan in women's pursuit practice

SOCHI, Russia - Nana Takagi, Misaki Oshigiri, Ayaka Kikuchi, and Maki Tabata of Japan (from L) practice for the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Team Japan in women's pursuit practice

SOCHI, Russia - Nana Takagi, Misaki Oshigiri, Maki Tabata, and Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan (from front) practice for the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Team Japan in women's pursuit practice

SOCHI, Russia - Misaki Oshigiri, Maki Tabata, Nana Takagi, and Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan (from L) practice for the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Team Japan in women's pursuit practice

SOCHI, Russia - Misaki Oshigiri, Maki Tabata, Nana Takagi, and Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan (from R) train for the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Team Japan in women's pursuit practice

SOCHI, Russia - Nana Takagi, Misaki Oshigiri, Maki Tabata, and Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan (from R) practice for the women's speed skating team pursuit quarterfinals during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

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Japan's Tabata 25th in women's 1500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Maki Tabata of Japan skates in the Winter Olympics women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Tabata finished in 25th place with a time of 2 minutes, 0.64 second.

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Leaders of Japan Sochi Olympics squad join send-off party

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Sochi Winter Olympics team captain Noriaki Kasai and other leaders enter the team's send-off party at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 20, 2014. From left to right: Flag bearer Ayumi Ogasawara, vice captain Maki Tabata and captain Noriaki Kasai.

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Japan squad to Sochi Olympics formed in presence of imperial couple

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Sochi Winter Olympics team captain Noriaki Kasai, vice captain Maki Tabata and flag bearer Ayumi Ogasawara stand on the stage in front of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko at a team formation ceremony held at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 20, 2014.

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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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Japanese athletes return home from Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japanese speed skaters Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi, who won bronze in the team pursuit at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, attend 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 - 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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Japan's sivler medalist skaters speak at press conference

VANCOUVER, Canada - Members of Japan's women's speed skating team pursuit -- (L to R) Nao Kodaira, Maki Tabata and Masako Hozumi -- display their silver medals during a press conference in Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 28, 2010, the day after the event at Winter Olympic Games.

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Japan's sivler medalist skaters speak at press conference

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese Olympic delegation head Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from L) and the members of Japan's women's speed skating team pursuit -- (L to R) Nao Kodaira, Maki Tabata and Masako Hozumi -- display their silver medals during a press conference in Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 28, 2010, the day after the event at Winter Olympic Games.

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Japan's sivler medalist skaters speak at press conference

VANCOUVER, Canada - Members of Japan's women's speed skating team pursuit -- (L to R) Nao Kodaira, Maki Tabata and Masako Hozumi -- display their silver medals during a press conference in Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 28, 2010, the day after the event at Winter Olympic Games.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Miho Takagi (C) wears all three silver medals won by Nao Kodaira (L), Masako Hozumi (R) and Maki Tabata after the award ceremony for the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010, at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From front to back) Japan's Nao Kodaira, Masako Hozumi and Maki Tabata skate to win the silver medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit final in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Japanese team lost to Germany by the narrowest of margin.

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Japan wins silver in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From R to L) Japan's Masako Hozumi, Maki Tabata and Nao Kodaira skate to the finish line in the women's speed skating team pursuit final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Japanese team won the silver medal, losing to Germany by the narrowest of margin.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira, Miho Takagi and Masako Hozumi pose for photos after the Japanese team won the silver medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Takagi, who did not take part in the event, joined the three in the photo with silver medals put on her by the racers.

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Japan wins silver in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From front to back) Japan's Masako Hozumi, Maki Tabata and Nao Kodaira compete in the women's speed skating team pursuit final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Japanese team won the silver medal, losing to Germany by the narrowest of margin.

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Japan wins silver in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi show off their silver medals in the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval during the award ceremony

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Japan wins silver in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Maki Tabata (L), Nao Kodaira (2nd from L) and Masako Hozumi (R) smile after receiving their silver medals in the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010. The racers put their medals on compatriot Miho Takagi (2nd from R), who did not take part in the event.

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Japan wins silver in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi celebrate their silver medal win during the award ceremony to receive the medals in the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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Japan wins silver in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi jump onto the podium in the award ceremony to receive the silver medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Masako Hozumi, Maki Tabata and Nao Kodaira skate to win the silver medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit final in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Japanese team lost to Germany by the narrowest of margin.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi show off their silver medals they won in the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Masako Hozumi, Maki Tabata and Nao Kodaira skate to win the silver medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit final in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Japanese team lost to Germany by the narrowest of margin.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi show off their silver medals they won in the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Masako Hozumi, Maki Tabata, Miho Takagi and Nao Kodaira skate around the rink holding the Japanese flag after winning the silver medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit final in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Japanese team lost to Germany by the narrowest of margin. Takagi did not take part in the event.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (L), Nao Kodaira (C) and Maki Tabata (R back) are seen after winning the silver medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit final in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Japanese team lost to Germany by the narrowest of margin.