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The faces of 5-time Olympic mogul skier Uemura

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's five-time Olympic mogul skier Aiko Uemura expresses her feelings after finishing her competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 8, 2014, as seen in the right photo. Other photos show her face at the previous four Olympics (from left to right: Nagano, Salt Lake City, Turin and Vancouver).

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Uemura thanks supporters ahead of Sochi Olympics

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese mogul skier Aiko Uemura (R) speaks during a send-off ceremony at a high school in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014, ahead of the Sochi Olympic Games in February. Uemura is joined by other members on the Japan squad, including Nobuyuki Nishi (L), who will compete in the men's mogul events.

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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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Kodaira attends send-off party for Sochi Olympics

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira (3rd from R) pledges to do her best at the Sochi Olympic Games next month at a send-off party in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2014.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki holds her daughter Anjyu at M-WAVE in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after finishing sixth in the women's 500 meters event at the qualifying race for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Okazaki, who won bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, announced her retirement after the event.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki holds her daughter Anjyu at M-WAVE in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after finishing sixth in the women's 500 meters event at the qualifying race for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Okazaki, who won bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, announced her retirement after the event.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, competes in a qualifying race for the Sochi Games at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki (L), who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, competes in a qualifying race for the Sochi Games at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, waves at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after skating in the qualifying race for the Sochi Games. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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Olympic softball medalist seeking bid to race in skeleton in Sochi

NAGANO, Japan - File photo shows Juri Takayama pitching as a starter during a softball game against the United States at the Athens Summer Olympics in 2004. Japan won the bronze medal in the Games.

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Ex-IOC chief Samaranch dies at 89

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee, speaking during the opening ceremony of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games in February 1998. Samaranch died at a hospital in Barcelona on April 21, 2010 at age 89.

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Japanese speed skaters practice for Vancouver Olympics

RICHMOND, Canada - Veteran Japanese speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, the Nagano Olympic bronze medalist, waves during a practice session at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 6, 2010, to prepare for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

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Japanese speed skaters practice for Vancouver Olympics

RICHMOND, Canada - Veteran Japanese speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, the Nagano Olympic bronze medalist, practices at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 6, 2010, to prepare for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

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Japanese speed skaters practice for Vancouver Olympics

RICHMOND, Canada - Veteran Japanese speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, the Nagano Olympic bronze medalist, takes part in the Japanese team's practice session at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 5, 2010, to prepare for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

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Injured Satoya to focus on recovery ahead of Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Nagano Olympic moguls champion Tae Satoya arrives at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 18, 2010, from the United States. Satoya, who was forced to pull out of a World Cup event in Utah due to back pain, will focus on nursing her back through this month so that she can recover in time for her fifth straight Olympic appearance at the Vancouver Games.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi smiles after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi (R) is congratulated by Nao Kodaira after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. Takagi clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds, while Kodaira took second, 0.05 behind.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi smiles after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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Harada to retire after this season

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada (in photo taken when he won the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in February 1998) will retire after the current season, people close to him said on March 15. Harada, who is popular in Japan for his affable personality, is one of the country's most successful ski jumpers, having made five straight Winter Olympic appearances beginning with the 1992 Albertville Games and won one individual and two team event medals.

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(1)Special Olympics Nagano games end

NAGANO, Japan - Athletes who participated in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano Prefecture enter the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena on March 5 for the closing ceremony after a week of competition.

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(3)Special Olympics Nagano games end

NAGANO, Japan - Athletes who participated in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano Prefecture watch dance performances during the closing ceremony March 5.

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(4)Special Olympics Nagano games end

NAGANO, Japan - The closing ceremony of the eight-day Special Olympics World Winter Games is held March 5 at the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena in Nagano Prefecture.

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(2)Special Olympics Nagano games end

NAGANO, Japan - Athletes and volunteers pose for photos during the closing ceremony March 5 of the eight-day Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano Prefecture.

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Iraqi delegation head at Special Olympics hopes for peace

NAGANO, Japan - Fawzi Mustafa Athman (C), chief of the Iraqi delegation at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano, is surrounded by Iraqi athletes in Nagano on March 4. He expressed hope that peace will be restored in his country so there will be more opportunities for athletes.

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Japanese skier overcomes quake to win gold at Special Olympics

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese cross country skier Yoshikazu Higuchi (L) wins the gold medal in his category of the 3-kilometer freestyle finals at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 28. The 17-year-old from Ojiya in the prefecture had almost given up his quest to join the games after Niigata was hit by a major earthquake and aftershocks last October.

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Ex-U.S. President Clinton visits Special Olympics

NAGANO, Japan - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton watches floor hockey at the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games at the Nagano City Mashima Sports Arena (White Ring) Feb. 27.

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Crown prince enjoys Special Olympics in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito waves as he visits the Nagano City Mashima Sports Arena (White Ring) on Feb. 27 to see the floor hockey event of the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

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(6)Special Olympics winter competition begins in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Tatsuya Kambara (L) lights the cauldron with the Special Olympics flame at the Nagano Memorial Arena (M-Wave) in Nagano on Feb. 26 during the opening ceremony of the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games, with Olympic medal-winning marathoner Yuko Arimori behind him. (Pool photo)

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(4)Special Olympics winter competition begins in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Rina Arakaki, a Japanese team member set to compete in floor hockey at the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games, recites the athlete's oath during the opening ceremony of the eight-day event at the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena (M-Wave) on Feb. 26.

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(5)Special Olympics winter competition begins in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi declares the opening of the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games during the opening ceremony of the eight-day event at the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena (M-Wave) on Feb. 26. (Pool photo)

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(3)Special Olympics winter competition begins in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito addresses the opening ceremony of the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games at the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena (M-Wave) in Nagano on Feb. 26. (Pool photo)

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(2)Special Olympics winter competition kicks off in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Athletes for the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games look at the Special Olympics flame during the opening ceremony of the eight-day international sporting event at the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena (M-Wave) in Nagano on Feb. 26.

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(1)Special Olympics winter competition begins in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese athletes wave while marching in the opening ceremony of the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games at the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena (M-Wave) in Nagano on Feb. 26.

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Crown Princess Masako cancels Nagano trip for Special Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito waves as he leaves JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 26 for Nagano to attend the opening ceremony of the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Crown Princess Masako has canceled her trip to Nagano due to poor health.

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(2)Special Olympic flame arrives in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - The two flames of the Special Olympics World Winter Games are merged at Zenkoji Temple in the city of Nagano on Feb. 25. The flame was divided into two and carried around Nagano Prefecture on separate routes for six days. The Special Olympics get under way Feb. 26.

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(1)Special Olympic flame arrives at Zenkoji Temple

NAGANO, Japan - The flame of the Special Olympics World Winter Games arrived at Zenkoji Temple in the city of Nagano on Feb. 25. The Special Olympics get under way Feb. 26.

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Japan team for Special Olympics bands together in ceremony

NAGANO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team for the upcoming 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano band together in a ceremony in Nagano on Feb. 22.

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Delegations to Nagano Special Olympics arriving in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Delegates from Hungary to the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano arrive at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 21. Some 2,700 people from more than 80 countries will take part in the event, which will run from Feb. 26 to March 5.

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Special Olympics flames merged into one

MATSUMOTO, Japan - A ceremony to merge two Special Olympics flames -- one brought from Athens, Greece, and the other from Mt. Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture -- is held Feb. 19 at Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The resulting flame will be carried through two routes to Nagano, the site of the Special Olympics World Winter Games beginning Feb. 26.

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Special Olympics torch arrives at premier's office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L), joined by Special Olympics Nippon athlete Kae Momota (C), holds the Special Olympics torch outside his office on Feb. 18. Standing behind are some of the law enforcement officers who are taking part in the torch relay that takes the ''Flame of Hope'' to Nagano, the site of the Special Olympics World Winter Games opening on Feb. 26.

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Ceremony held in Tokyo to mark arrival of Special Olympics torch

TOKYO, Japan - The torch for the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano is lit during a ceremony at the Tokyo metropolitan government complex in Feb. 18 in Tokyo. The ceremony was held to mark the arrival of the torch, taken from Athens on Feb. 15.

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Japanese athletes taking part in Special Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Wearing official uniforms, Japanese athletes chosen to participate in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano in February express their resolve to win during a ceremony held at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 27.

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Schwarzenegger peps up Special Olympics athletes

TOKYO, Japan - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Nov. 12 meets and peps up athletes who will be taking part in the Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in Nagano Prefecture in February 2005.

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Torch relay for 2005 Special Olympics in Nagano starts Sept. 12

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic women's marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (2nd from R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 1 for the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano. Organizers said a torch relay involving 5 million people will be staged across Japan from Sept. 12 for the games for people with intellectual disabilities.

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Nagano Gov. Tanaka receives Special Olympics flag

DUBLIN, Ireland - Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka (C) receives the Special Olympics flag from Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern (R) on June 29 on behalf of his prefecture, which is to become the first venue to host the games outside the United States and Europe. The event was initiated in a bid to engage the handicapped.