The Associated Press Japanese figure skater Yoshie Onda will miss next month's Winter Asian Games because of a leg injury.
Onda, who won the NHK Cup in Kyoto in December, has been experiencing pain in her leg during training sessions.
Onda will be replaced by Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese skating officials said.
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