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Final day of Osaka expo

Sochi Winter Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Carolina Kostner (R) of Italy holds a torch for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games as she attends a ceremony at the Italian pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Sochi Winter Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Carolina Kostner (front, R) of Italy holds a torch for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games as she attends a ceremony at the Italian pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on the event's final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Japanese skier Nishi practices on moguls course in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese freestyle skier Nobuyuki Nishi skis down the moguls slope during an official practice session for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 5, 2014.

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Japan's ice hockey team at Sochi Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's ice hockey team poses for photos at the Olympic Village in the Coastal Cluster in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, three days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks explode above the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, during the last rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games. Fisht Olympic Stadium is seen at left.

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Japan's women's short track team practices at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Ayuko Ito (front) and other members of Japan's women's short track speed skating team test the ice during practice for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 5, 2014.

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Ski slope in Sochi opens

SOCHI, Russia - Children prepare to head for a slope in a ski area that will be the venue for the Alpine ski events at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games next February, as it opened for this season's business on Dec. 14, 2013. The area will suspend business on Jan. 6, 2014, about one month before the opening of the Olympics.

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Ski slope in Sochi opens

SOCHI, Russia - People ski on a slope in Sochi in an area that will be the venue for the Alpine ski events at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games next February, as it opened for this season's business on Dec. 14, 2013. The area will suspend business on Jan. 6, 2014, about one month before the opening of the Olympics.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks explode above the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, during the last rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games. Fisht Olympic Stadium is seen at left.

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Apartments for Japanese athletes at Sochi Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - Japan flags hang from the balconies of apartments housing Japanese athletes at the Olympic Village in the Coastal Cluster in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, three days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Sochi athletes' village unveiled to media

SOCHI, Russia - The athletes' village for the Winter Olympic Games is unveiled to the media in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Takanashi promises best performance at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi speaks at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, promising to give her best performance and aim for gold at the Winter Olympic Games to open on Feb. 7.

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Kasai vows best performance, seeks gold at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai speaks at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, vowing to aim for the gold medal at the Olympic Games to open on Feb. 7. Kasai, who will participate in a record seventh Winter Games, will be competing as captain of the Japan team.

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Sochi Olympics snow sculpture lit up in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A snow sculpture representing the Sochi Winter Olympic Games is lit up in Sapporo's Odori Park, Hokkaido, for the Sapporo Snow Festival, on Feb. 4, 2014, the day before the official start of the annual event.

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Japanese figure skater Machida practices for Sochi debut

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Tatsuki Machida makes final preparations in an official practice session for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Shops in Sochi with barrier-free access

TOKYO, Japan - A number of shops in the main part of Sochi, Russia, are equipped with slopes at the entrance to improve accessibility for those with disabilities or other special needs, as seen on Feb. 3, 2014. The Winter Olympic Games will open Feb. 7, 2014, in the Black Sea resort city, to be followed by the Paralympics in March.

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Hanyu arrives in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu holds his accreditation card for the Sochi Olympics as he arrives at Sochi airport in Russia on Feb. 3, 2014, before the opening of the Winter Games on Feb. 7.

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Kearney ready for back-to-back Olympic gold at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympic women's moguls champion Hannah Kearney of the United States tells a press conference in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 3, 2014 that "I'm definitely going to win again" at the Sochi Winter Games.

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British Olympians go shopping at athletes' village in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - British Olympians do some shopping at the athletes' village for the Sochi Winter Games in Russia on Feb. 2, 2014.

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U.S. Olympians chat at athletes' village in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - U.S. Olympians chat at the athletes' village for the Sochi Winter Games in Russia on Feb. 2, 2014.

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Mizuno sells replicas of Japan Olympic team's roller bag

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese sporting goods maker Mizuno Corp. sells replicas of the roller bag for the Japanese national team for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

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Japanese athletes to enter Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese athletes and officials, led by Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from L), head of Japan's delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, walk to a ceremony marking the entry of teams into the Olympic Village in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 2, 2014.

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Japanese athletes at ceremony for Olympic Village entry

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese athletes and officials pose for photos on the stage at a ceremony for their entry into the Olympic Village in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 2, 2104. From left to right in the front row are women speed skaters Miyako Sumiyoshi, Misaki Oshigiri, Nana Takagi and Ayaka Kikuchi. Seiko Hashimoto, head of the Japanese delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, stands third from right in the top row.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks are set off above Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 1, 2014, during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks are set off above Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 1, 2014, during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Olympics ticket office at Sochi train station

SOCHI, Russia - Customers purchase tickets for the Winter Olympic Games at a ticket office inside Sochi train station in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2014, a week before the Games begin.

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Athletes' village for Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows national flags flying in the village for ice sports athletes in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2014, the opening day of the facility eight days before the start of the Winter Games.

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Cruise liner docks as 'floating hotel' at Sochi port

SOCHI, Russia - The cruise liner Thomson Spirit anchors at Imeritinsky port in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 29, 2014, as one of seven "floating hotels" for accommodating visitors to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in the Black Sea resort city from Feb. 7 to 23.

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Sri Lanka girl dreams of becoming Olympic ski jumper

TOKYO, Japan - Oshadi Thilakarathna, an 11 year-old Sri Lankan girl, has a dream of competing in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games as a ski jumper after seeing Noriaki Sakai's performances at the Sochi Winter Olympics, and Japanese supporters have begun collecting donations via cloud funding to help her. Sri Lanka has never participated in winter Olympics.

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Skater Hanyu wins top prize in Yahoo Search Awards

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, speaks in a video message as the winner of the top prize for the biggest overall increase in the number of searches on Yahoo Japan between Jan. 1 and Nov. 1, 2014, at the award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8. Yahoo Japan Corp. handed out Yahoo Search Awards in the fields of people, culture and products.

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Russian expert warns of cyberattacks at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive officer at Kaspersky Lab in Russia, speaks in a Kyodo News interview in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, warning of possible cyberattacks on live telecasting equipment and other infrastructure facilities at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in the Japanese capital based on his experience of some 100,000 such attacks during the Sochi Winter Olympics earlier this year.

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Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Takahashi to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi performing in the free skate competition of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in February 2014. Takahashi, 28, who won the bronze medal in the previous Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, has decided to retire, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 14, 2014.

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Nordic combined skier Watabe receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Snowboarder Takeuchi receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Ski jumper Kasai receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Figure skater Hanyu receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (R), a gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Sochi silver medal ski jumper Kasai speaks at party in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai, the silver medalist in the large hill individual ski jumping competition at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, speaks at a gala party held for Japanese ski jumpers in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 28, 2014.

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Hokkaido honors Sochi ski jumping medalists

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's ski jumping medalists at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games Daiki Ito (L), Noriaki Kasai (2nd from R) and Reruhi Shimizu (R) receive honorary certificates from Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi on March 26, 2014.

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Sochi Olympics' Polar Bear sheds tear

SOCHI, Russia - A blue tear trickles down the cheek of Polar Bear, one of the mascots of the Sochi Olympics, during the closing ceremony of the Winter Games in Russia, as shown on a TV screen on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Sochi Olympic medalists attend Tokyo event

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese medalists in snowboarding at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games attend an event in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 18, 2014. From left: Ayumu Hirano, Tomoka Takeuchi and Taku Hiraoka.

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Japan's Paralympics medalists at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese medalists at the Sochi Winter Paralympic Games - (from L) alpine skiers Taiki Morii, Takeshi Suzuki and Akira Kano, and biathlon and cross-country skier Kozo Kubo - pose with their medals on March 17, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's slalom sitting in Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - (from L to R) Silver medalist Philipp Bonadimann of Austria, gold medalist Takeshi Suzuki of Japan and bronze medalist Roman Rabl of Austria celebrate during the medal ceremony for the alpine skiing men's slalom sitting event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March14, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's slalom sitting in Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Takeshi Suzuki of Japan holds up his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the alpine skiing men's slalom sitting event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 14, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's slalom sitting in Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Takeshi Suzuki of Japan holds up his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the alpine skiing men's slalom sitting event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 14, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's slalom sitting in Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Takeshi Suzuki of Japan holds up his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the alpine skiing men's slalom sitting event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 14, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's sitting slalom at Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Gold medalist Takeshi Suzuki of Japan (2nd from L) celebrates with silver medalist Philipp Bonadimann (L) and bronze medalist Roman Rabl, both of Austria, during a flower ceremony for the alpine skiing men's sitting slalom event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 13, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's sitting slalom at Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Gold medalist Takeshi Suzuki of Japan (C), silver medalist Philipp Bonadimann (L) and bronze medalist Roman Rabl, both of Austria, celebrate during a flower ceremony for the alpine skiing men's sitting slalom event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 13, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's sitting slalom at Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Gold medalist Takeshi Suzuki of Japan waves to supporters during a flower ceremony for the alpine skiing men's sitting slalom event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 13, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's sitting slalom at Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Takeshi Suzuki skis down the slope during his second run en route to victory in the men's sitting slalom event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 13, 2014.

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Sochi bronze medalist Hiraoka welcomed at alma mater

OSAKA, Japan - Taku Hiraoka (C with a medal), who won the bronze in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia, smiles as excited students at his alma mater, Uenomiya High School, in Osaka, western Japan, organized a warm homecoming welcome for him on March 13, 2014. In the background is a giant piece of paper with calligraphy done by the students for the celebration.