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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japan's reigning Winter Olympic men's figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, pictured during official practice at the Rostelecom Cup Grand Prix event in Moscow on Oct. 20, 2017, performs his ritual of touching the ice when he leaves the rink.

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Evgenia Medvedeva (C) of Russia poses for photos on the podium after winning the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 22, 2017, alongside runner-up Carolina Kostner of Italy (L) and third-place finisher Wakaba Higuchi of Japan.

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva takes part in official practice in Moscow on Oct. 19, 2017, for the Rostelecom Cup, the first event on the year's Grand Prix circuit.

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva takes part in official practice in Moscow on Oct. 19, 2017, for the Rostelecom Cup, the first event on the year's Grand Prix circuit.

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Asada returns home after winning Rostelecom Cup

NARITA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada receives flowers upon arrival at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2011, after winning the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26.

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Japan's Asada at Rostelecom Cup exhibition

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during an exhibition at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 27, 2011. Asada won the competition, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final.

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Hanyu wins men's title at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate program at the Rostelecom Cup, a Grand Prix series event, in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Sixteen-year-old Hanyu took the gold in his first career victory on the international circuit.

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Asada wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs her free skate routine at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Asada finished first in the Moscow event, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final.

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Asada wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada waits for the announcement of her score after her free skate performance at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Asada won the competition, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final.

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Asada wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs her free skate routine at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Asada finished first in the Moscow event, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final.

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Asada wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs her free skate routine at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Asada finished first in the Moscow event, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final.

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Japan's Imai at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Haruka Imai performs on Nov. 25, 2011, during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series. Imai finished sixth in the short program.

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Japan's Asada at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2011. Asada, who needs to finish second or higher at the Moscow event to clinch a Grand Prix final spot, placed first in the short program.

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Japan's Asada at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2011. Asada, who needs to finish second or higher at the Moscow event to clinch a Grand Prix final spot, placed first in the short program.

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Ando 2nd after NHK Trophy short program

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's Miki Ando performs in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy at Nagano Big Hat ice arena in the city of Nagano on Nov. 6, 2009. Reigning world bronze medalist Ando, who won the Rostelecom Cup two weeks ago, earned 56.22 points to place second in the event, the fourth of the Grand Prix series, 0.32 points behind American Ashley Wagner.

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Asada vows to overcome sticky start to season

NARITA, Japan - Vancouver Olympic medal hope Mao Asada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2009, after returning from another disappointing Grand Prix showing at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow. Asada, who came a distant second to South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na at the season-opening Trophee Bombard in Paris and placed fifth in the event in Moscow, vowed to overcome her lackluster start to the season.

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Ando wins Rostelecom Cup, Asada 5th

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Miki Ando performs during a free program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 24, 2009. Ando produced a solid free skate to come from behind and claim victory on her Grand Prix season debut, earning 171.93 points to beat American Ashley Wagner (163.97) and Russian Alena Leonova (160.06).

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Ando wins Rostelecom Cup, Asada 5th

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Miki Ando performs a spiral during a free program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 24, 2009. The 2007 world champion produced a solid free skate to come from behind and claim victory on her Grand Prix season debut, earning 171.93 points to beat American Ashley Wagner (163.97) and Russian Alena Leonova (160.06).

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Ando wins Rostelecom Cup, Asada 5th

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during a free program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 24, 2009. The 2008 world champion, who was second at last week's season-opening Trophee Bombard in Paris, placed 5th in the Russian event, finishing outside the medals in the 14 Grand Prix events she has taken part in for the first time.

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Ando wins Rostelecom Cup, Asada 5th

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada stumbles on a triple axel during a free program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 24, 2009. The 2008 world champion, who was second at last week's season-opening Trophee Bombard in Paris, placed 5th in the Russian event, finishing outside the medals in the 14 Grand Prix events she has taken part in for the first time.

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Japan's Kozuka 2nd in Rostelecom Cup free program

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs his free skating program during the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 24, 2009. Kozuka retained second spot with a total of 215.13 points, behind Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, gold medalist at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, on 240.65.

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Russia's Plushenko wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko performs during the men's free program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct.24, 2009. Plushenko won the men's gold on his return to international competition, finishing way ahead of Japan's Takahiko Kozuka with 240.65 points.

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Hungary's Sebestyen takes lead after Rostelecom Cup short program

MOSCOW, Russia - Hungary's Julia Sebestyen, the 2004 European champion, performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009, to take a narrow lead over American Alissa Czisny with 57.94 points. Czisny scored 57.64, with Japan's Miki Ando following in third with 57.18.

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Ando 3rd, Asada 6th after Rostelecom Cup short program

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Miki Ando performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009. The 2007 world champion took third place after underrotating and stumbling on a triple Lutz-triple loop in her program.

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Ando 3rd, Asada 6th after Rostelecom Cup short program

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009. The 2008 world champion was a distant sixth delivering a subpar performance with a stumble on her opening triple axel and other minor errors.

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KDDI, Rostelecom to launch fiber-optic submarine cables

TOKYO, Japan - Konstantin Solodukhin (L), general director of Rostelecom, Russia's largest long-distance telecom carrier, and Yasuhiko Ito, executive vice president of Japanese telecommunications firm KDDI Corp., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 5 to announce that the two companies will begin operating fiber-optic undersea cables between the two countries for high-speed data transmission.

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KDDI, Rostelecom to launch fiber-optic submarine cables

TOKYO, Japan - Konstantin Solodukhin (L), general director of Rostelecom, Russia's largest long-distance telecom carrier, and Yasuhiko Ito, executive vice president of Japanese telecommunications firm KDDI Corp., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 5 to announce that the two companies will begin operating fiber-optic undersea cables between the two countries for high-speed data transmission. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Hanyu at Rostelecom Cup

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu at Rostelecom Cup

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's free skate at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu at Rostelecom Cup

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Hanyu at Rostelecom Cup

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu acknowledges the crowd after performing his free skate at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu

Japan's reigning Winter Olympic men's figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, pictured during official practice at the Rostelecom Cup Grand Prix event in Moscow on Oct. 20, 2017, performs his ritual of touching the ice when he leaves the rink. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

Evgenia Medvedeva (C) of Russia poses for photos on the podium after winning the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 22, 2017, alongside runner-up Carolina Kostner of Italy (L) and third-place finisher Wakaba Higuchi of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva takes part in official practice in Moscow on Oct. 19, 2017, for the Rostelecom Cup, the first event on the year's Grand Prix circuit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva takes part in official practice in Moscow on Oct. 19, 2017, for the Rostelecom Cup, the first event on the year's Grand Prix circuit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Tanaka injures pelvic muscle, to miss Rostelecom Cup

Japanese figure skater Keiji Tanaka performs in the men's short program at the world championships in Helsinki on March 30, 2017. The Japan Skating Federation said on Oct. 16 that Tanaka has injured a muscle in his right hip-pelvic area and will withdraw from the Grand Prix series season-opening Rostelecom Cup beginning Oct. 20 in Moscow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Entries announced for 2016 Grand Prix Series

Combination photo shows Japanese figure skaters Satoko Miyahara (L) and Shoma Uno. Miyahara is entered in Skate Canada and the NHK Trophy, and Uno will participate in Skate America and the Rostelecom Cup, as the International Skating Union on June 30, 2016, announced the entries for the six-leg Grand Prix Series between October and November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada returns home after winning Rostelecom Cup

NARITA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada receives flowers upon arrival at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2011, after winning the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asada at Rostelecom Cup exhibition

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during an exhibition at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 27, 2011. Asada won the competition, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final. (Kyodo)

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Hanyu wins men's title at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate program at the Rostelecom Cup, a Grand Prix series event, in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Sixteen-year-old Hanyu took the gold in his first career victory on the international circuit. (Kyodo)

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Asada wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs her free skate routine at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Asada finished first in the Moscow event, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final. (Kyodo)

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Asada wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs her free skate routine at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Asada finished first in the Moscow event, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final. (Kyodo)

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Asada wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada waits for the announcement of her score after her free skate performance at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Asada won the competition, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final. (Kyodo)

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Asada wins Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs her free skate routine at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2011. Asada finished first in the Moscow event, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series, to advance into the Grand Prix Final. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Imai at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Haruka Imai performs on Nov. 25, 2011, during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series. Imai finished sixth in the short program. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asada at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2011. Asada, who needs to finish second or higher at the Moscow event to clinch a Grand Prix final spot, placed first in the short program. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asada at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2011. Asada, who needs to finish second or higher at the Moscow event to clinch a Grand Prix final spot, placed first in the short program. (Kyodo)

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Hanyu in Russia

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu smiles upon arriving in Russia at Domodedovo airport outside Moscow on Oct. 17, 2017, for the Oct. 20-22, 2017, Rostelecom Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Rostelecom Cup in Moscow

Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva performs her free program en route to winning the Rostelecom Cup figure skating competition, a Grand Prix series event, in Moscow on Nov. 21, 2020.

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Figure skating: Rostelecom Cup in Moscow

Russia's Mikhail Kolyada performs his free program en route to winning the Rostelecom Cup figure skating competition, a Grand Prix series event, in Moscow on Nov. 21, 2020.