Uemura ends career with victory

Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japan's Aiko Uemura acknowledges cheers at the award ceremony after winning her eighth moguls title at the freestyle skiing national championships in her last competitive appearance in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympian, won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

Uemura ends career with victory

Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japan's Aiko Uemura acknowledges cheers holding flowers after winning her eighth moguls title at the freestyle skiing national championships in her last competitive appearance in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympian, won the overall World Cup crown during the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

Uemura ends career with victory

Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Fellow Japanese skiers toss Aiko Uemura after she won her eighth moguls title at the freestyle skiing national championships in her last competitive appearance in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympian, won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

Uemura ends career with victory

Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japan's Aiko Uemura hurtles down the piste during her first run in the women's moguls final at the freestyle skiing national championships in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura won the eighth national title of her career in her last competitive appearance. The five-time Olympian won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

Uemura ends career with victory

Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japanese moguls skier Aiko Uemura takes a second air jump during her first run in the women's final at the freestyle skiing national championships in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura won the eighth national title of her career in her last competitive appearance. The five-time Olympian won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.