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Japan's Mura 5th at ISU Grand Priz Final figure skating

BARCELONA, Spain - Takahito Mura of Japan performs during the men's free program at the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating in Barcelona, Spain, on Dec. 13, 2014. Mura came fifth in the competition.

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Japan's Mura performs in NHK Trophy skating exhibition

OSAKA, Japan - Takahito Mura of Japan performs during the gala exhibition of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2014. Mura finished third in the men's program on the previous day to book a spot for the ISU Grand Prix Final in Barcelona.

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Japan's Mura comes in 3rd in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Takahito Mura of Japan performs during the men's free skate program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. Mura won the bronze medal to book a spot for the six-man ISU Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, Spain, in December.

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Japan's Mura comes in 3rd in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Takahito Mura of Japan performs during the men's free skate program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. Mura won the bronze medal to book a spot for the six-man ISU Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, Spain, in December.

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Japan's Murakami wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Gold medalist Daisuke Murakami of Japan (C), flanked by silver medalist Sergei Voronov of Russia (L) and bronze medalist Takahito Mura of Japan, smiles during the award ceremony for the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. The 23-year-old Murakami grabbed his first ISU Grand Prix series title.

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Mura takes lead in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Takahito Mura gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Mura, who won Skate Canada, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix series, took the lead in the men's short program, scoring a personal best in the short skate with 86.28 points.

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Mura takes lead in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Takahito Mura gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Mura, who won Skate Canada, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix series, took the lead in the men's short program, scoring a personal best in the short skate with 86.28 points.

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Japan's Murakami, Mura win women's, men's Four Continents

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Japan's Kanako Murakami (L) and compatriot Takahito Mura pose as gold medalists for the women's and men's events at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014.

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Figure skaters named for world c'ships

SAPPORO, Japan - Figure skaters representing Japan for the world championships in March 2013 line up at the Makomanai ice arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23, 2012. Shown (from L to R) are Daisuke Takahashi, Yuzuru Hanyu, Kanako Murakami, Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Cathy Reed, Chris Reed and Takahito Mura.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - Takahito Mura performs during the men's free skate in the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2012. Mura won the bronze medal at the championships.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - Takahito Mura performs during the men's free skate in the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2012. Mura won the bronze medal at the championships.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Daisuke Takahashi, Yuzuru Hanyu and Takahito Mura hold their silver, gold and bronze medals after their performance at the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2012.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - Takahito Mura performs during the men's free skate in the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2012. Mura won the bronze medal at the championships.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - Takahito Mura performs during the men's free skate in the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2012. Mura won the bronze medal at the championships.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Daisuke Takahashi, Yuzuru Hanyu and Takahito Mura hold their silver, gold and bronze medals after their performance at the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2012.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - (From L) Jeremy Abbott of the United States, Japan's Takahito Mura and France's Florent Amodio are pictured after winning the silver, gold and bronze medals, respectively, at the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs in the men's free program of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs in the men's free program of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs in the men's free program of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura holds the gold medal at the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs in the men's free program of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs in the men's free program of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs in the men's free program of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Mura wins Trophee Bompard

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs in the men's free program of the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Nov. 17, 2012. Mura finished first with a total of 230.68 points to win the first Grand Prix event of his burgeoning career.

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Trophee Bompard figure skating competition

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's short program at the Trophee Bompard figure skating competition in Paris on Nov. 16, 2012. Mura placed second after the short program of the fifth of six events on the Grand Prix circuit.

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Trophee Bompard figure skating competition

PARIS, France - Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's short program at the Trophee Bompard figure skating competition in Paris on Nov. 16, 2012. Mura placed second after the short program of the fifth of six events on the Grand Prix circuit.

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Mura finishes 8th at Skate Canada

WINDSOR, Canada - Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's free skate of Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, in Windsor, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2012. Mura finished eighth with a total of 199.74 points.

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Mura finishes 8th at Skate Canada

WINDSOR, Canada - Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's free skate of Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, in Windsor, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2012. Mura finished eighth with a total of 199.74 points.

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Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's short program of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 9, 2012. Mura came in second in the short program after Canada's world champion Patrick Chan.

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Mura performs in free skate

Takahito Mura performs in the free skate during the national championships on Dec. 26, 2015, at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Perfect Hanyu scores record 322.40 points for NHK Trophy

(From R) Gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, silver medalist Jin Boyang of China and bronze medalist Takahito Mura of Japan acknowledge the crowd after an awards ceremony for the NHK Trophy figure skating, the last event of the ISU Grand Prix Series, at Big Hat in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hanyu wins NHK Trophy with record 300-plus score

NHK Trophy figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (C), silver medalist Jin Boyang (L) and bronze medalist Takahito Mura pose for photos in Nagano, Japan, on Nov. 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mura helps keep Japan 2nd in Team Trophy

Japanese figure skater Takahito Mura performs in the men's free skate on the second day of the World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 17, 2015. He placed third in the free skate won by compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mura helps keep Japan 2nd in Team Trophy

Japanese figure skater Takahito Mura performs in the men's free skate on the second day of the World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 17, 2015. He placed third in the free skate won by compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mura helps keep Japan 2nd in Team Trophy

Japanese figure skater Takahito Mura performs in the men's free skate on the second day of the World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 17, 2015. He placed third in the free skate won by compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Team Trophy Figure Skating in Tokyo

Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's short program at the Word Team Trophy in Figure Skating in Tokyo on April 16, 2015. Figure skaters from Canada, China, Japan, France, the United States and Russia are competing in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Team Trophy Figure Skating in Tokyo

Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's short program at the Word Team Trophy in Figure Skating in Tokyo on April 16, 2015. Figure skaters from Canada, China, Japan, France, the United States and Russia are competing in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mura performs at World Figure Skating Championships

Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the free program of the World Figure Skating Championships on March 28, 2015, in Shanghai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mura performs at World Championships

Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on March 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teen Uno 2nd after Four Continents SP

Japan's Takahito Mura performs in the men's short program on Feb. 12, 2015, the opening day of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul. Defending champion Mura was fourth in the opening phase of the competition with 84.88 points. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japan's Takahito Mura performs during the men's short program of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 9, 2012. Mura came in second in the short program after Canada's world champion Patrick Chan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Mura performs in NHK Trophy skating exhibition

OSAKA, Japan - Takahito Mura of Japan performs during the gala exhibition of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2014. Mura finished third in the men's program on the previous day to book a spot for the ISU Grand Prix Final in Barcelona. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Hanyu comes in 4th in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Takahito Mura of Japan performs during the men's free skate program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014. Mura won the bronze medal to book a spot for the six-man ISU Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, Spain, in December. (Kyodo)

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Mura takes lead in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Takahito Mura gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Mura, who won Skate Canada, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix series, took the lead in the men's short program, scoring a personal best in the short skate with 86.28 points. (Kyodo)

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Mura takes lead in NHK Trophy after men's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Takahito Mura gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Mura, who won Skate Canada, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix series, took the lead in the men's short program, scoring a personal best in the short skate with 86.28 points. (Kyodo)

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Figure skater Mura's retirement

Takahito Mura (R) announces his retirement from competitive figure skating in Tokyo on March 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Mura's retirement

Takahito Mura (L) receives flowers from Mao Asada after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in Tokyo on March 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Mura's retirement

Takahito Mura (R) announces his retirement from competitive figure skating in Tokyo on March 16, 2018, alongside Mao Asada (C) and her sister Mai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Mura's retirement

Takahito Mura (C) poses with Mao Asada (R) and her sister Mai after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in Tokyo on March 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Four Continents men's short program

Takahito Mura of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo