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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Shun Sato speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won bronze in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Figure skating: Kagiyama and Sato

Yuma Kagiyama (L) and Shun Sato of Japan pose for a photo before their departure from Milan Malpensa Airport on Feb. 23, 2026, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. They also won silver medals as members of team Japan in the Team event at the Winter Games. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating: Kagiyama and Sato

Yuma Kagiyama (L) and Shun Sato of Japan pose for a photo before their departure from Milan Malpensa Airport on Feb. 23, 2026, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. They also won silver medals as members of team Japan in the Team event at the Winter Games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan acknowledges the crowd after performing in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan waves to the crowd during the finale of the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan performs in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan performs in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan acknowledges the crowd after performing in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan performs in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan performs in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan performs in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan performs in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Shun Sato of Japan performs in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (C) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (front) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (R) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (white) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (C) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato (front, 2nd from R) competes in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato is pictured after placing 15th in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato is pictured after placing 15th in the women's mass start final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese figure skaters (from L) Ami Nakai, Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara, Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato and Kaori Sakamoto pose for a photo during practice in Milan on Feb. 20, 2026, ahead of the exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics the following day.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Ayano Sato (L) and Miho Takagi hug after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Ayano Sato hug after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Ayano Sato chat after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Ayano Sato chat after competing in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Hana Noake, Ayano Sato and Miho Takagi attend a press conference after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato take a victory lap after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Momoka Horikawa, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Momoka Horikawa, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Momoka Horikawa, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato celebrate after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from R) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from front) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from front) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from R) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Miho Takagi, Hana Noake and Ayano Sato compete in the women's team pursuit bronze medal match against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (front, R), Ayano Sato (front, L), Hana Noake (back, R) and Momoka Horikawa (back, C) pose after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Ayano Sato smiles on the podium after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Ayano Sato, Miho Takagi and Hana Noake pose after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skaters (from L) Momoka Horikawa, Ayano Sato, Miho Takagi and Hana Noake pose after winning the women's team pursuit bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.