She's been dubbed "Cool Beauty" by the Japanese press. Her composure on the ice is equally stunning.
Figure skater Shizuka Arakawa accepts the award as the top Japanese sports figure of 2006, given by
the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan, from Japan Times sports editor Jack Gallagher in
Tokyo on Thursday night.
YOSHIAKI MIURA PHOTOBefore an estimated worldwide TV audience of some 500 million last February and a nation holding its collective breath to her every move, figure skater Shizuka Arakawa was dazzling and focused -- and don't forget triumphant.