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(1)Yoshii, Kobayashi 1st-time winners at sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Up-and-coming 20-year-old Sayuri Yoshii waves at audiences after winning the first title of her speed skating career at the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 29.

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Yoshii 15th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii reacts after finishing the race in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Yoshii placed 15th with a time of 1 minute, 17.81 seconds.

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Yoshii 15th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Yoshii placed 15th with a time of 1 minute, 17.81 seconds.

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in her second and final race in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds.

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the first of her two runs in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds.

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the first of her two runs in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds.

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Japan Olympic speed skaters leave for Canada

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Sayuri Yoshii wave as they leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Canada along with other skaters on Jan. 20, 2010. The Japanese team plans to arrive in Vancouver on Feb. 4.

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Yoshii 2nd overall at world sprint championships

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the women's 1,000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 17, 2010. Yoshii won the 1,000 meters for the second day in a row, finishing second in the overall standings.

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Yoshii wins women's 1000 meters at world sprint speed skating

OBIHIRO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii of Japan skates during the women's 1000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 16, 2010. Yoshii won the race in 1:17.26 in the absence of top skaters in the distance.

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Yoshii 2nd at season-ending World Cup

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Anni Friesinger of Germany (R), the gold medalist in the women's 1,000 meters at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating, and Sayuri Yoshii of Japan, the silver medalist, wave on the podium at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 6.

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Speed skating: Yoshii 2nd at season-ending World Cup

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Sayuri Yoshii of Japan competes during the women's 1,000 meters at the season-ending ISU World Cup Speed Skating at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 6. Yoshii took second place with a time of 1 minute, 14.05 seconds.

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Speed skating: Yoshii 2nd at season-ending World Cup

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Sayuri Yoshii of Japan competes during the women's 1,000 meters at the season-ending ISU World Cup Speed Skating at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 6. Yoshii took second place with a time of 1 minute, 14.05 seconds.

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Yoshii secures double for second straight year

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii defends her women's 1,000-meter crown at the speed skating single-distance championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Oct. 26 after claiming the 500-meter title the previous day. Yoshii clocked a time of 1 minute, 17.52 seconds in the 1,000-meter event.

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Yoshii defends women's 500 national title

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii set a new meet record of 38.25 seconds to successfully defend her women's 500-meter crown at the speed skating national single-distance championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Oct. 25.

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Kato, Yoshii win national sprint titles

KUSHIRO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii held onto her opening-day lead to complete victory at the speed skating national sprint championships at Yanagimachi speed skating track in Kushiro on Dec. 23.

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Yoshii bags 2nd title at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii cruises to victory in the women's 1,000 meters on the final day of the speed skating national single-distance championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 28.

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Netherlands' Timmer wins women's 1,000m speed skating race

TURIN, Italy - The Netherlands' Marianne Timmer (R) is congratulated by Japan's Tomoni Okazaki (L) and Sayuri Yoshii after winning the women's 1,000-meter speed skating race at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at the Oval Lingotto rink in Turin, Italy, on Feb. 19.

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Japanese speed skaters arrive in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Japanese speed skaters Jogi Kato (L), Sayuri Osuga (C) and Sayuri Yoshii (L), who will participate in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, arrive at Milan airport en route to Turin on Feb. 1.

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Yoshii 2nd as Kato loses it at World Cup meet

MILWAUKEE, United States - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii smiles on the podium after grabbing the silver medal in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 26.

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Yoshii 2nd as Kato loses it at World Cup meet

MILWAUKEE, United States - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii grabs second place in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 26.

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(1)Yoshii, Kobayashi 1st-time winners at sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Up-and-coming 20-year-old Sayuri Yoshii waves at audiences after winning the first title of her speed skating career at the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 29. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii 2nd as Kato loses it at World Cup meet

MILWAUKEE, United States - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii grabs second place in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 26. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii 2nd as Kato loses it at World Cup meet

MILWAUKEE, United States - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii smiles on the podium after grabbing the silver medal in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 26. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii bags 2nd title at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii cruises to victory in the women's 1,000 meters on the final day of the speed skating national single-distance championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 28. (Kyodo)

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Kato, Yoshii wins national sprint titles

KUSHIRO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii held onto her opening-day lead to complete victory at the speed skating national sprint championships at Yanagimachi speed skating track in Kushiro on Dec. 23. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii defends women's 500 national title

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii set a new meet record of 38.25 seconds to successfully defend her women's 500-meter crown at the speed skating national single-distance championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Oct. 25. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii secures double for second straight year

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii defends her women's 1,000-meter crown at the speed skating single-distance championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Oct. 26 after claiming the 500-meter title the previous day. Yoshii clocked a time of 1 minute, 17.52 seconds in the 1,000-meter event. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii 2nd at season-ending World Cup

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Anni Friesinger of Germany (R), the gold medalist in the women's 1,000 meters at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating, and Sayuri Yoshii of Japan, the silver medalist, wave on the podium at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 6. (Kyodo)

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Netherlands' Timmer wins women's 1,000m speed skating race

TURIN, Italy - The Netherlands' Marianne Timmer (R) is congratulated by Japan's Tomoni Okazaki (L) and Sayuri Yoshii after winning the women's 1,000-meter speed skating race at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at the Oval Lingotto rink in Turin, Italy, on Feb. 19. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii 15th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii reacts after finishing the race in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Yoshii placed 15th with a time of 1 minute, 17.81 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii 15th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Yoshii placed 15th with a time of 1 minute, 17.81 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in her second and final race in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the first of her two runs in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the first of her two runs in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Japanese speed skaters arrive in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Japanese speed skaters Jogi Kato (L), Sayuri Osuga (C) and Sayuri Yoshii (L), who will participate in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, arrive at Milan airport en route to Turin on Feb. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan Olympic speed skaters leave for Canada

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Sayuri Yoshii wave as they leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Canada along with other skaters on Jan. 20, 2010. The Japanese team plans to arrive in Vancouver on Feb. 4. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii 2nd, Nagashima 3rd in overall at world sprint

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii (L) and Keiichiro Nagashima pose after the two-day World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 16, 2010. Yoshi came in second in the women's overall standings while Nagashima placed third in the men's overall standings. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii 2nd overall at world sprint championships

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the women's 1,000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 17, 2010. Yoshii won the 1,000 meters for the second day in a row, finishing second in the overall standings. (Kyodo)

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Yoshii wins women's 1000 meters at world sprint speed skating

OBIHIRO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii of Japan skates during the women's 1000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 16, 2010. Yoshii won the race in 1:17.26 in the absence of top skaters in the distance. (Kyodo)