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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's Hozumi 13th in women's 5,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Masako Hozumi of Japan sprints during the Winter Olympics women's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Hozumi came in 13th place with a time of 7 minutes, 12.42 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi 13th in women's 5,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Masako Hozumi of Japan finishes her run during the Winter Olympics women's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Hozumi came in 13th place with a time of 7 minutes, 12.42 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi 13th in women's 5,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Masako Hozumi of Japan finishes her run in the Winter Olympics women's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Hozumi came in 13th place with a time of 7 minutes, 12.42 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi 13th in women's 5,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Masako Hozumi of Japan competes in the Winter Olympics women's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Hozumi came in 13th place with a time of 7 minutes, 12.42 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi 13th in women's 5,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Masako Hozumi of Japan competes in the Winter Olympics women's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Hozumi came in 13th place with a time of 7 minutes, 12.42 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi prepares for women's 5,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Masako Hozumi (L) of Japan practices at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's 5,000-meter speed skating event on Feb. 19.

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Japan's Hozumi 21st in women's 3,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Masako Hozumi of Japan places 21st in the Winter Olympics women's 3,000-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 9, 2014. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 15.52 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi 21st in women's 3,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Masako Hozumi of Japan skates during the Winter Olympics women's 3,000-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 9, 2014. Hozumi came in 21st place with a time of 4 minutes, 15.52 seconds.

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Japanese skater Hozumi in 3,000-meter race at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skater Masako Hozumi competes in the women's 3,000-meter race at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Russian city of Sochi on Feb. 9, 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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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's Nao Kodaira (R) and Masako Hozumi (2nd from R), who both won the silver in the women's speed skating team pursuit event, attend the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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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.

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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 celebrate their silver medal win in the women's speed skating team pursuit in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. On the right is Miho Takagi who 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) and Nao Kodaira (R) 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.

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Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From R to L) 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.

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Japan advances to finals in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From R) Japan's Nao Kodaira, Masako Hozumi and Maki Tabata skate to win the women's speed skating team pursuit race against Poland in the semifinals on Feb. 27, 2010 in the Vancouver Olympics at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Japan defeated Poland, advancing to the finals.

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Japan advances to finals in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From front to back) Japan's Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi reach the homestretch in the women's speed skating team pursuit race against Poland in the semifinals on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics in the Richmond Olympic Oval. Japan defeated Poland, advancing to the finals.

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Japan advances to finals in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From R) Japan's Masako Hozumi, Maki Tabata and Nao Kodaira skate to win the women's speed skating team pursuit race against Poland in the semifinals on Feb. 27, 2010 in the Vancouver Olympics at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Japan defeated Poland, advancing to the finals.

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Japan advances to finals in women's speed skating team pursuit

RICHMOND, Canada - (From L) Japan's Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi skate to win the women's speed skating team pursuit race against Poland in the semifinals on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics in the Richmond Olympic Oval. Japan defeated Poland, advancing to the finals.

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Japan reaches semifinals in women's speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's 15-year-old Miho Takagi (L) hands teammate Masako Hozumi a pair of gloves, after Japan won the women's speed skating team pursuit match against South Korea at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 26, 2010. Takagi did not compete in the race but will be a backup skater for the team during the semifinals on Feb. 27.

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Japan reaches semifinals in women's speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi waves to the crowd after her team won the women's speed skating team pursuit match against South Korea at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 26, 2010. Japan will compete in the semifinals on Feb. 27.

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Japan reaches semifinals in women's speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - The Japan team -- (from L) Maki Tabata, Nao Kodaira and Masako Hozumi -- skates during the women's speed skating team pursuit event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 26, 2010. Japan beat South Korea to reach the semifinals scheduled for Feb. 27.

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Japan reaches semifinals in women's speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - The Japan team -- (from L) Nao Kodaira, Maki Tabata and Masako Hozumi -- skates during the women's speed skating team pursuit event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 26, 2010. Japan beat South Korea to reach the semifinals scheduled for Feb. 27.

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Japan reaches semifinals in women's speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - The Japan team -- (from L) Masako Hozumi, Maki Tabata and Nao Kodaira -- skates during the women's speed skating team pursuit event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 26, 2010. Japan beat South Korea to reach the semifinals scheduled for Feb. 27.

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Hozumi 7th in women's 5,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi competes in the women's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 24, 2010. Hozumi placed seventh with a time of 7 minutes, 4.96 seconds.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (front) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic (back) on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (R) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal.