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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018

U.S. women beat Canada in dramatic fashion in shootout to capture gold medal

A goal by Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson in the sixth round of the shootout gave the United States a dramatic 3-2 victory over Canada in the women's gold-medal game at Gangneung Hockey Centre on Thursday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018

Satoko Miyahara works out ahead of Olympic title bid

Satoko Miyahara did a run-through of her free skate to "Madame Butterfly" during a 40-minute workout at the practice rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena on Monday evening.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018

Lindsey Vonn is the downhill favorite, says rival Sofia Goggia

The form book suggests there is little to choose between the world's top two women downhill skiers ahead of Wednesday's Olympic race at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018

British women continue unlikely dominance

Lizzy Yarnold's second successive gold and a bronze for teammate Laura Deas underlined Britain's extraordinary dominance of Olympic women's skeleton racing on Saturday — made all the more extraordinary as the country does not boast a single track.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018

Norwegian Marit Bjoergen equals Winter Olympics medals record

Marit Bjoergen skied a triumphant final leg to write her name in the Olympic record books, delivering gold for Norway in the women's 4x5-km relay on Saturday and joining countryman Ole Einar Bjoerndalen as the most successful winter Olympian of all time with 13 medals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018

Who to watch on Sunday, Day 10 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

8:56 p.m., Speedskating, women's 500 meters: After winning a silver medal in Wednesday's 1,000 meters, Nao Kodaira, Japan's ace speedskater, will attempt to become the first Japanese female to win an individual speedskating gold medal at the Winter Olympics when she skates in her strongest event.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Ted-Jan Bloemen eclipses Jorrit Bergsma's minutes-old Olympic record, captures 10,000-meter gold

Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen captured the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating at Gangneung Oval on Thursday night in Olympic record time.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Smile Japan records first-ever Olympic victory by trouncing combined Korea squad

Smile Japan scored a historic victory with a 4-1 triumph over Korea on Wednesday in their final Group B preliminary-round game at Kwandong Hockey Centre.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Sui and Han lead pairs short program

China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong took the lead after the pairs short program on Wednesday at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018

Japan advances in team competition

Japan is in fifth place with 32 points heading into the final day of the figure skating team event following the pairs free skate on Sunday afternoon at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018

Noriaki Kasai fails to medal in men's normal hill; Andreas Wellinger leaps to gold

The Japan trio of Ryoyu Kobayashi, Noriaki Kasai and Daiki Ito failed to medal in the men's normal hill jump on Saturday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
May 26, 2015

Mao's return great news for Japan, skating

Mao Asada's decision to come back to competitive skating is certainly good news. That big sound you heard recently wasn't a sonic boom, but rather the executives at the Japan Skating Federation exhaling.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 10, 2011

Kim's contribution crucial to Pyeongchang's victory

In a performance almost as dominating as the one that earned her the Olympic gold medal 16 months ago, South Korea's Kim Yu Na put on a show for the ages this week at the International Olympic Committee's meeting in South Africa.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2018

History: North Korea's participation in previous games hosted by South Korea

North Korea reopened a border hotline with Seoul on Wednesday to discuss sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang next month.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Nathan Chen captures gold as Yuzuru Hanyu falls short in bid to make history

Nathan Chen tops the podium as Yuma Kagiyama claims the silver medal and Shoma Uno earns bronze.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 17, 2018

Orser says Hanyu is greatest ever

"I have to say, he is the greatest of all time. That's for sure."
OLYMPICS
Dec 8, 2014

IOC OKs moving events away from host cities, countries

The IOC on Monday voted to allow Olympic Games host cities to move competitions to other towns, cities or even countries, breaking with a long tradition of keeping the games contained in one location.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 12, 2017

Race for two Olympic spots still wide open

Satoko Miyahara and Wakaba Higuchi came into the Grand Prix Final with excellent chances to solidify their positions as the favorites for Japan's two spots for women for the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2018

Japan asks wrong question about Olympic Games

Only bold reforms, not sporting events, will ensure the big wins that Abenomics promises
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 10, 2018

Hanyu set for Helsinki, Cup of Russia

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will begin his Grand Prix season in Helsinki at the GP that is replacing the Cup of China, according to the ISU's recent announcement of GP assignments.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018

Curlers left bemused by doping allegation

Of all the questions surrounding reports of a Russian curler's alleged doping infraction at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the biggest is why?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 3, 2018

North Korea's Olympic overture seen to be aimed at blunting international pressure

After a year of threats and weapons advances, North Korea's leader appears to be using the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as a tool to blunt growing international pressure on his regime while leaving his nuclear arsenal untouched.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2022

France's Clement Noel conquers 'Ice River' to win men's slalom gold

The 24-year-old, who finished just off the podium four years ago in Pyeongchang, became the third French skier in history to win slalom gold at the Games.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 7, 2018

Mihara aims for comeback season

Two seasons ago Mai Mihara burst onto the scene with victories at the Four Continents Championships and Nebelhorn Trophy, plus solid showings on the Grand Prix circuit, and a fifth-place finish at the world championships.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2018

IOC chief Thomas Bach arrives in North Korea to discuss participation in future games

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach traveled to Pyongyang on Thursday, the Olympic body said, in a visit that comes after North Korea's participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Games helped ease inter-Korean relations.
Shoma Uno thanks his fans after a news conference explaining his decision to retire, on Tuesday in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
May 14, 2024

Figure skating champion Shoma Uno says he has 'no regrets' in retirement

The 26-year-old two-time world champion thanked his fans for their support and said that he was excited to move on to the next phase of his career.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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