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One year before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Russia's Irina Slutskaya, figure skating silver medalist at the Salt Lake City Olympics, performs at Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2013, during an event to mark a year before the opening of the Winter Olympics to be held in the city.

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'Sleepless' Arakawa feeling weight of achievement

TURIN, Italy - Newly crowned Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa shows her gold medal at a press conference at the main media center in Turin on Feb. 25. She said she was temporarily shocked at her victory after Irina Slutskaya, the last skater in the Feb. 23 free skate, failed to outperform her.

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Russia's Slutskaya misses gold in figure skating

TURIN, Italy - Irina Slutskaya of Russia, who won the bronze in the women's figure skating event, falters during her performance at the Palavela ice arena at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 23.

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Russia's Slutskaya misses gold in figure skating

TURIN, Italy - Irina Slutskaya of Russia, who won the bronze in the women's figure skating event, performs at the Palavela ice arena at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 23.

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Russia's Slutskaya misses gold in figure skating

TURIN, Italy - Irina Slutskaya of Russia, who won the bronze in the women's figure skating event, shows disappointment after her performance at the Palavela ice arena at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 23.

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Arakawa wins gold in women's figure skating

TURIN, Italy - Gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa of Japan (C), silver medalist Sasha Cohen of the United States (L) and bronze medalist Irina Slutskaya of Russia (R) pose during the award ceremony for the women's figure skating at the Palavela ice arena at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 23.

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Slutskaya second after short program

TURIN, Italy - Russian world champion Irina Slutskaya smiles during her short program performance at the Palavela ice arena on Feb. 21. She came second with 66.70 points.

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Arakawa 3rd, Suguri 4th after short program

TURIN, Italy - Japan's Shizuka Arakawa waves at audiences at the end of her performance in the women's short program at the Palavela ice arena on Feb. 21. She placed third with 66.02 points after American Sasha Cohen and Russian Irina Slutskaya.

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Slutskaya second after short program

TURIN, Italy - Russia's Irina Slutskaya smiles during her short program performance at the Palavela ice arena on Feb. 21. She came second with 66.70 points after American Sasha Cohen.

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Japan's Asada wins at Grand Prix Final

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese teenager Mao Asada gives her performance in the free skate at the figure skating Grand Prix Final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 17. She upstaged two-time world champion and odds-on favorite Irina Slutskaya of Russia to win the women's event.

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Japan's Asada wins at Grand Prix Final

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese teenager Mao Asada gives her performance in the free skate at the figure skating Grand Prix Final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Asada, who is ineligible at the upcoming Olympics in Turin, upstaged two-time world champion and odds-on favorite Irina Slutskaya of Russia to win the women's event.

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Ando finishes 2nd at Cup of Russia, Onda 3rd

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japan's Yoshie Onda gives her performance in the free skate at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 26. Onda finished third after world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia and Japan's Miki Ando.

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Slutskaya wins Grand Prix at Cup of Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - World champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia gives her free skate performance at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 26. Slutskaya topped the field for the second straight day and breezed to her second Grand Prix victory this season, adding to her triumph at the Cup of China three weeks ago.

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Russia's Slutskaya leads after SP at Cup of Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - World champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia outperforms the field to take a commanding lead after the women's short program at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 25.

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Ando 2nd, Onda 3rd after SP at Cup of Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japan's Yoshie Onda is in her performance during the women's short program at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 25. Onda took third place after Russia's Irina Slutskaya and Japan's Miki Ando.

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Russia's Slutskaya claims Cup of China title

BEIJING, China - World champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia overwhelms the field in the free skate to win the Cup of China title on Nov. 5.

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Japan's Asada finishes 2nd in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japanese world junior champion Mao Asada earned a spot on the podium on her senior international debut on Nov. 5 when she finished runner-up to world champion Irina Slutskaya at the Cup of China.

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Japan's Asada finishes 2nd in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japanese world junior champion Mao Asada (L), who finished second at the Cup of China, poses with Russia's Irina Slutskaya, the winner, and Japan's Shizuka Arakawa, who came third, at Beijing's Metropolitan Gymnasium on Nov. 5.

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Arakawa places 2nd at Japan Int'l Challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shizuka Arakawa takes second place after reigning world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia at the Japan International Challenge at Higashifushimi Ice Arena in Tokyo Oct. 1.

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Slutskaya takes top prize at Japan Int'l Challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning figure skating world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia takes the top honor at the Japan International Challenge at Higashifushimi Ice Arena in Tokyo Oct. 1.

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Russia's Slutskaya wins World Figure Skating Championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's Irina Slutskaya (C) kisses her gold medal during medal ceremonies at the World Figure Skating Champioships in Moscow on March 19, with silver medalist Sasha Cohen of the United States (L) and bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy showing off their medals.

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(1)Slutskaya wins Grand Prix final, Arakawa places 2nd

BEIJING, China - Irina Slutskaya of Russia performs during the women's free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing on Dec. 18. Slutskaya Slutskaya dominated both the free and short programs to take home her fourth overall title and first in three seasons with a tally of 180.88.

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(2)Slutskaya wins Grand Prix final, Arakawa places 2nd

BEIJING, China - Shizuka Arakawa of Japan performs during the women's free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing on Dec. 18. Arakawa came in second after Russia's Irina Slutskaya.

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Onda holds off Slutskaya to win first NHK Trophy

KYOTO, Japan - Irina Slutskaya of Russia (L), Yoshie Onda (C), and Shizuka Arai, both of Japan, pose for photographs at Kyoto Aqua Arena on Nov. 30 after the awarding ceremony of the NHK Trophy women's the event. Onda won the event, followed by Slutskaya and Arai.

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Slutskaya takes gold, Suguri 3rd in figure skating worlds

NAGOYA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Irina Slutskaya (C) of Russia plays it safe March 23 and finally wins a long-coveted gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships. Michelle Kwan of the United States (L) fails to defend her title but wins silver, while Fumie Suguri (R) takes a bronze medal at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano.

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Slutskaya leads after short program at world championships

NAGANO, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Irina Slutskaya of Russia performs in the short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in the M-Wave ice arena March 22 in Nagano. Slutskaya took the lead in the women's skating event after the program.

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Slutskaya top qualifying group at worlds

NAGANO, Japan - Russian Irina Slutskaya shows glimpses of Olympic medal-winning performances to lead her group to cruise past the women's qualification round at the World Figure Skating Championships in Nagano on March 20.

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Kwan fails to land figure skating jump

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Michelle Kwan of the United States fails to land a jump cleanly in figure skating Feb. 21 at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. She placed third after compatriot Sarah Hughes and Russia's Irina Slutskaya.

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Irina Slutskaya second after short program

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Russian Irina Slutskaya ranked second at the end of short program at Salt Lake Ice Center on Feb. 19.

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Slutskaya wins figure skating Grand Prix final

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Irina Slutskaya performs during the women's final Feb. 17 in the International Skate Union Grand Prix final competition at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo. Slutskaya beat Michelle Kwan of the United States in a head-to-head duel to win the title for the second straight year.

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Slutskaya comes out on top

TOKYO, Japan - Irina Slutskaya of Russia comes out on top after the women's short program on the first day Feb. 16 of the figure skating grand prix final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo.

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Russian Butyrskaya wins Int'l Open figure skating meet

TOKYO, Japan - Former world champion Maria Butyrskaya performs in the free skate at the International Open figure skating competition at Yoyogi arena in Tokyo on Jan. 4. She edged out European champion Irina Slutskaya to win the women's title.

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European champ Slutskaya wins NHK figure-skate crown

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Russia's European champion Irina Slutskaya executes a superb free-skate routine on Dec. 2 to win the women's singles title on the third day of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition. Slutskaya finished with 1.5 points to edge compatriot and defending champion Maria Butyrskaya (3.0) into second in the final standings at Asahikawa Taisetsu Ice Arena in Hokkaido.

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Slutskaya leads after short program at world championships

NAGANO, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Irina Slutskaya of Russia performs in the short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in the M-Wave ice arena March 22 in Nagano. Slutskaya took the lead in the women's skating event after the program.

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Slutskaya takes gold, Suguri 3rd in figure skating worlds

NAGOYA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Irina Slutskaya (C) of Russia plays it safe March 23 and finally wins a long-coveted gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships. Michelle Kwan of the United States (L) fails to defend her title but wins silver, while Fumie Suguri (R) takes a bronze medal at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano.

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(1)Slutskaya wins Grand Prix final, Arakawa places 2nd

BEIJING, China - Irina Slutskaya of Russia performs during the women's free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing on Dec. 18. Slutskaya Slutskaya dominated both the free and short programs to take home her fourth overall title and first in three seasons with a tally of 180.88. (Kyodo)

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Russia's Slutskaya wins World Figure Skating Championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's Irina Slutskaya (C) kisses her gold medal during medal ceremonies at the World Figure Skating Champioships in Moscow on March 19, with silver medalist Sasha Cohen of the United States (L) and bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy showing off their medals. (Kyodo)

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Slutskaya gets top prize, Arakawa 2nd at Japan Int'l Challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning figure skating world champion Irina Slutskaya (C) of Russia takes the top honor at the Japan International Challenge at Higashifushimi Ice Arena in Tokyo on Oct. 1. Japan's Shizuka Arakawa (L) placed second and compatriot Miki Ando (R) third. (Kyodo)

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Arakawa places 2nd at Japan Int'l Challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shizuka Arakawa takes second place after reigning world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia at the Japan International Challenge at Higashifushimi Ice Arena in Tokyo Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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Slutskaya takes top prize at Japan Int'l Challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning figure skating world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia takes the top honor at the Japan International Challenge at Higashifushimi Ice Arena in Tokyo Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asada finishes 2nd in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japanese world junior champion Mao Asada (L), who finished second at the Cup of China, poses with Russia's Irina Slutskaya, the winner, and Japan's Shizuka Arakawa, who came third, at Beijing's Metropolitan Gymnasium on Nov. 5. (Kyodo)

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Russia's Slutskaya leads after SP at Cup of Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - World champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia outperforms the field to take a commanding lead after the women's short program at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 25. (Kyodo)

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Ando 2nd, Onda 3rd after SP at Cup of Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japan's Yoshie Onda is in her performance during the women's short program at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 25. Onda took third place after Russia's Irina Slutskaya and Japan's Miki Ando. (Kyodo)

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Ando finishes 2nd at Cup of Russia, Onda 3rd

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japan's Yoshie Onda gives her performance in the free skate at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 26. Onda finished third after world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia and Japan's Miki Ando. (Kyodo)

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Slutskaya wins Grand Prix at Cup of Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - World champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia gives her free skate performance at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 26. Slutskaya topped the field for the second straight day and breezed to her second Grand Prix victory this season, adding to her triumph at the Cup of China three weeks ago. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asada wins at Grand Prix Final

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese teenager Mao Asada gives her performance in the free skate at the figure skating Grand Prix Final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 17. She upstaged two-time world champion and odds-on favorite Irina Slutskaya of Russia to win the women's event. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asada wins at Grand Prix Final

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese teenager Mao Asada gives her performance in the free skate at the figure skating Grand Prix Final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Asada, who is ineligible at the upcoming Olympics in Turin, upstaged two-time world champion and odds-on favorite Irina Slutskaya of Russia to win the women's event. (Kyodo)

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Ando finishes 2nd at Cup of Russia, Onda 3rd

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japan's Miki Ando is in action in the free skate at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 26. Ando finished runner-up to world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia in her first appearance in this year's Grand Prix series. (Kyodo)

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Russia's Slutskaya claims Cup of China title

BEIJING, China - World champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia overwhelms the field in the free skate to win the Cup of China title on Nov. 5. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asada finishes 2nd in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japanese world junior champion Mao Asada earned a spot on the podium on her senior international debut on Nov. 5 when she finished runner-up to world champion Irina Slutskaya at the Cup of China. (Kyodo)