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Japanese athletes join Closing Ceremony for Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi (2nd from R) poses with members of Japanese women's short track skating team Sayuri Shimizu (L), Biba Sakurai (2nd from L) and Moemi Kikuchi 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 5th in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Team Japan (from L to R) Yui Sakai, Sayuri Shimizu, Biba Sakurai and Ayuko Ito finish their consolation run for fifth to seventh places in the women's 3,000-meter short track speed skating relay at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan 5th in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese skaters (from L) Ayuko Ito, Sayuri Shimizu and Biba Sakurai look disappointed after their consolation run for fifth to seventh places in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating relay at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan's Sakai, Shimizu in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yui Sakai (2nd from L) pushes her teammate Sayuri Shimizu (L) during the Winter Olympics women's 3,000-meter short track relay semifinals in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan misses final in women's short track 3,000m relay

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's 3,000-meter short track relay team -- (from R to L in back) Ayuko Ito, Yui Sakai, Biba Sakurai and Sayuri Shimizu -- show their disappointment after finishing third in the second group in the semifinals at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan's Sakai, Shimizu in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yui Sakai (back) and Sayuri Shimizu race in the Winter Olympics women's 3,000-meter short track relay semifinals in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan women's short track team practices at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of Japan's Winter Olympics women's short track skating team -- (from L) Yui Sakai, Ayuko Ito, Sayuri Shimizu and Moemi Kikuchi -- engage in conversation during an official practice session in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 9, 2014.