Olympic figure skater to keep Samuragochi’s music, disgraced composer’s name...
Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi has decided to still use the music from disgraced “composer” Mamoru Samuragochi for his short program as he vies for a gold medal in the Sochi Winter Olympics....
View ArticleJapan cheers for Olympic gold medal hopeful 17 year old Takanashi
Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi is set to make history as one of the first women to compete in a sport that will debut for the first time on an Olympic stage. The 17 year old Kamikawa local...
View ArticleJapan women’s hockey team scores first Olympic goal in 16 years
They may have lost the match, but the Japanese women’s ice hockey team still celebrated as if they won it. This is due to the fact that they have finally scored their first Olympic goal in 16 years...
View ArticleJapan earns first Sochi Olympic medals in men’s snowboard event
Japanese men’s snowboarders Hirano and Hiraoka made history as the first Asians to win an Olympic snowboarding event. Ayumu Hirano and Taku Hiraoka won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, for...
View ArticleJapanese skiing sensation Takanashi wonders what went wrong, fails to medal...
Japanese teen ski jumping sensation Sara Takanashi was to ponder where it all went wrong on Tuesday as she failed to get to the winners’ podium in the first ever women’s ski jumping event at the 2014...
View ArticleJapan’s Hanyu in lead for Olympic gold after beating men’s skating record
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu broke a world record with his flawless performance at the Sochi Olympics. The 19-year old earned a whopping 101.45 points for his performance in the figure skating...
View ArticleJapan’s Hanyu takes home first gold in men’s figure skating, despite falls
Yuzuru Hanyu’s medal in men’s figure skating gave Japan its first gold at Sochi. Not only was it Japan’s first in this year’s Olympics, but it is also the nation’s first gold medal in the said event....
View Article20 years in-between, ski jumper Kasai wins his second Olympic medal
Japan’s oldest delegate in this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi almost took home the gold medal in the ski jump event last Saturday. 41-year old Noriaki Kasai won the silver medal after Poland’s Kamil...
View ArticleJapan takes home the bronze at Sochi Olympics team ski jump event
Led by veteran ski jumper Noriaki Kasai, the men’s ski jump team took home the bronze medal for Japan on Monday. Germany went past Austria to clinch the gold, leaving the two-time defending champions...
View ArticleJapanese ski jumper overcomes illness to win bronze at Sochi Olympics
While the entire Japanese team is very proud of winning the bronze medal at the team ski jumping event at the Sochi Winter Olympics, one member is probably the most emotional among the four-man team....
View Article‘Scary moms’ a recipe for Olympic success in Japanese figure skating
Having a “scary mom” might just prove to be key in being an Olympic success. Just ask Kanako Murakami, who described having a passionate mother as one of the reasons figure skaters from Aichi...
View ArticleJapanese women’s ice hockey team finishes winless in Sochi
Japan’s women’s ice hockey team ended their Sochi journey unsuccessfully. The team was winless throughout the Winter Games and fell to the eighth and last spot after Germany’s Susann Gotz netted a goal...
View ArticleAsada’s medal bid crumbles with triple Axel fall
Mao Asada’s quest for the Winter Olympic gold ended when she fell on a triple Axel jump in the team event short program on Wednesday in Sochi. While the 2010 silver-medalist was the only one who...
View ArticleMao Asada’s redemptive free skate lands her sixth overall in Sochi
Japanese figure skater Mao Asada shocked everyone when she bombed her routine and fell on her triple Axel during the short program at the 2014 Winter Games. The Olympic medal favorite and 2010 Winter...
View ArticleJapan’s Mao Asada undecided on retiring from competitive skating, brushes off...
Japanese figure skater Mao Asada is now rethinking her initial decision to retire from competitive skating. Mao was an Olympic medal favorite following her silver medal in the 2010 Vancouver Games, but...
View ArticleJapan takes home gold in Sochi Paralympics ski event
Japan’s medal bid continued on the opening day of the Paralympics on Saturday. 27-year old Akira Kano won first place in the men’s sitting downhill ski event, while Takeshi Suzuki booked the third...
View ArticleJapan’s Suzuki wins gold in Sochi Paralympics sitting slalom
Japan cinched its third gold medal in the Sochi Paralympics when Takeshi Suzuki won first place in the sitting slalom. The 25-year old skier also won a bronze in the downhill event last Saturday,...
View ArticlePressure mounts on Hanyu as he competes at world figure skating championships
Sochi Olympics gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu can already feel the pressure days before the world figure skating championships in Saitama, Japan. Hanyu was the first man from Asia to win the gold in men’s...
View ArticleMao Asada sets new record in World Figure Skating Championships short program
Despite her heartbreaking loss at the recently concluded Winter Olympics in Sochi, Japanese figure skater Mao Asada continues to set world records, this time at the World Figure Skating Championships....
View ArticleOlympic skater Mao Asada takes a break from figure skating
Months after Olympic figure skater Mao Asada took her third world figure skating championship title, the Japanese favorite has announced that she is taking a season off to rest from competitive...
View Article
