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Japan women struggle to last place in gymnastics team final

LONDON, Britain - Members of the Japanese team (from L in front row) Yuko Shintake, Yu Minobe, Asuka Teramoto and Rie Tanaka applaud the U.S. team's victory in the London Olympic women's gymnastics team final at the North Greenwich Arena on July 31, 2012. Japan finished eighth.

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Japan women struggle to last place in gymnastics team final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuko Shintake performs in the floor exercise during the London Olympic women's gymnastics team final at the North Greenwich Arena on July 31, 2012. Japan finished eighth.

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Japan advances to women's gymnastics team final at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Yuko Shintake (L) and Asuka Teramoto (R) embrace after their performance in the London Olympics women's gymnastics qualification round at North Greenwich Arena on July 29, 2012. Teramoto earned eighth place in individual rankings and qualified for the all-around final.

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Japan advances to women's gymnastics team final at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuko Shintake performs in the floor exercise during the London Olympics women's gymnastics qualification round at North Greenwich Arena on July 29, 2012. The Japan team placed sixth in the round with a total of 170.196 points.

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Japan advances to women's gymnastics team final at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Yu Minobe, Asuka Teramoto, Yuko Shintake, Koko Tsurumi, and Rie Tanaka (From L to R) wave to cheering spectators after the London Olympics women's gymnastics qualification round at North Greenwich Arena on July 29, 2012. The five advanced to the team final, while Teramoto and Tanaka earned places in the all-around individual final.

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Japan advances to women's gymnastics team final at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Yuko Shintake competes on the balance beam during the London Olympics women's gymnastics qualification round at North Greenwich Arena on July 29, 2012. The Japan team placed sixth in the round with a total of 170.196 points.

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Shintake competes at NHK Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Shintake performs on the balance beam at the NHK Cup competition on June 6 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. She placed second in the all-around event for the first day of the competition.

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Shintake competes at NHK Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Shintake performs on the balance beam at the NHK Cup competition on June 6 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. She placed second in the all-around event for the first day of the competition. (Kyodo)