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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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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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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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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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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 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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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.

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Sochi bronze medalist Hiraoka visits Gifu governor

GIFU, Japan - Taku Hiraoka (R), who won the bronze medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, shakes hands with Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta at the prefectural government building on March 12, 2014.

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Figure skater Kim holds Olympic flag at Incheon airport

SEOUL, South Korea - Sochi Olympics women's figure skating silver medalist Kim Yu Na (C) and other South Koreans hold the Olympic flag at Incheon International Airport west of Seoul on Feb. 25, 2014, brought home from Sochi, Russia, for the 2018 Winter Games to be held in Pyeongchang.

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Asada after Sochi Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's figure skater Mao Asada is pictured at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo after returning from Sochi, Russia on Feb. 25, 2014, where she competed in the Winter Olympic Games.

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Asada after Sochi Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's figure skater Mao Asada is pictured at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo after returning from Sochi, Russia on Feb. 25, 2014, where she competed in the Winter Olympic Games.

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Tokyo governor returns from Sochi

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe answers a reporter's question at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2014, after returning from Sochi, Russia, where he attended the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games.

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Sochi Olympics venues set to be used as facilities

SOCHI, Russia - The Fisht Olympic Stadium (lower C) in Sochi, Russia, at which the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Games were held, is slated to be used for the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament, while the Bolshoy Ice Dome (center L) is to be used as a sports and concert stadium. The photo was taken in December 2013.

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Sochi Olympics mascots at closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Giant Sochi Olympics mascots -- the Polar Bear (C), the Hare (L) and the Leopard -- appear in the closing ceremony of the Winter Games at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014. (Pool Photo)

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Sochi pays tribute to next Winter Games host city

SOCHI, Russia - Tribute is paid to Pyeongchang, South Korea, the host city of the 2018 Winter Games, during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Closing of Sochi Winter Games

SOCHI, Russia - People snap commemorative photos under the Olympic rings and the cauldron after the Olympic flame was extinguished in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Giant official mascots at Closing Ceremony for Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Gigantic official mascots of the Sochi Olympics perform on the stage while a boat floats in the air during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Next Winter Games host city introduced at Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - South Korean figure skating silver medalist Kim Yu Na (C) and her compatriots participate in a performance to introduce Pyeongchang in her home country, the host city of the 2018 Winter Games, during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japanese figure skaters join Sochi Games Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters (from L to R) Kanako Murakami, Akiko Suzuki and Mao Asada smile after the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Next host city's logo shown at Sochi Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - The logo for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is unveiled during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Games at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014. (Pool Photo)

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Ballet dancers perform at Closing Ceremony for Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Ballet dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Olympic torch blows out at Closing Ceremony for Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - The Olympic torch is extinguished at the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014, as shown in this combined photo.

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Russian, Greek, S. Korean flags hoisted at Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - The national flags of Russia (L), Greece (C) and South Korea are hoisted during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014. South Korea's Pyeongchang is the host city of the next Winter Games in 2018.

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Next Winter Games host's mascot snowmen at Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Giant snowmen mascots bearing the Pyeongchang Olympic logo enter the stage during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Confetti showers Closing Ceremony for Sochi Winter Games

SOCHI, Russia - Yellow confetti fills the auditorium during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.