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World Cup champ Didier Cuche), Bode Miller is uncharmed by the long and twisty run. “It would be an epic super G,’’ allowed Miller, who missed a medal by just two-hundredths of a second at last week’s downhill test event there. Ashley Wagner’s upset...
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Wagner skated an elegant, clean program to finish with a 128.34-point score that left her with a career-high total of 192.41. That was enough to edge two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan, who finished second at 188.62 after touching a hand to the...
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Wagner skated an elegant, clean program to finish with a 128.34-point score that left her with a career-high total of 192.41. That was enough to edge two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan, who settled for second at 188.62 after touching a hand to...
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Wagner skated an elegant, clean program to finish with a 128.34 score for a career-high total of 192.41. That was enough to edge two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan, second at 188.62 after touching a hand to the ice while attempting to land a...
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Wagner skated an elegant, clean program to finish with a 128.34-point score that left her with a career-high total of 192.41. That was enough to edge two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan, who settled for second at 188.62 after touching a hand to...
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Saturday night to win the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for her first international title. The U.S. champion skated an elegant, clean program to finish with 128.34-point score that left her with a career-high total of 192.41. That was...
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S. National Champion Ashley Wagner won the gold medal at the 2012 Four Continents Championships. Japan’s Mao Asada claimed the silver, another American lady Caroline Zhang earned the bronze. In my preview of contenders for the Four Continents I wrote...
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This was the first ISU championship title for the U.S. in ladies singles since Kimmie Meissner won the same title at this very venue in 2007. While things didn't go her way in the end, Mao Asada gave a good account of herself in her "Liebestraum" routine.
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Wagner skated an elegant, clean program to finish with a 128.34-point score that left her with a career-high total of 192.41. That was enough to edge two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan, who settled for second at 188.62 after touching a hand to...
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February 10, 2012: Mao Asada performs her short program at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Ashley Wagner performs her short program at Four Continents. Watch the pairs short program, the short dance and the ladies free skate at the 2012 Four...
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Wagner skated an elegant, clean program to finish with a 128.34-point score that left her with a career-high total of 192.41. That was enough to edge two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan, who settled for second at 188.62 after touching a hand to...
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The U.S. champion skated an elegant, clean program to finish with 128.34-point score that left her with a career-high total of 192.41. That was enough to edge two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan, who settled for second at 188.62 after touching a...
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February 11, 2012: Caydee Denney and John Coughlin perform their short program at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Mao Asada performs her short program at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Ashley Wagner performs her short program at Four Continents.
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Coming into the long (program), I was very unsure and very nervous — more nervous than I’ve been in this past year and a half. “But with the program, I just went with the flow. I knew that, if I just let things go, it would happen the way I wanted it to.”
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February 10, 2012: Adam Rippon of the U.S. performs his free skate at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Mao Asada performs her short program at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Ashley Wagner performs her short program at Four Continents.
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February 10, 2012: Daisuke Takahashi of Japan finishes second at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Mao Asada performs her short program at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Ashley Wagner performs her short program at Four Continents.
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February 10, 2012: Mao Asada performs her short program at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Ashley Wagner performs her short program at Four Continents. Watch the pairs short program, the short dance and the ladies free skate at the 2012 Four...
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February 10, 2012: Mao Asada performs her short program at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Ashley Wagner performs her short program at Four Continents. Watch the pairs short program, the short dance and the ladies free skate at the 2012 Four...
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February 10, 2012: Mao Asada performs her short program at Four Continents. February 10, 2012: Ashley Wagner performs her short program at Four Continents. Watch the pairs short program, the short dance and the ladies free skate at the 2012 Four...
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Coming into the long (program), I was very unsure and very nervous — more nervous than I've been in this past year and a half. "But with the program, I just went with the flow. I knew that, if I just let things go, it would happen the way I wanted it to."
About Mao Asada
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Mao Asada (浅田 真央, Asada Mao?, born September 25, 1990) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 World Figure Skating champion and Four Continents champion, the 2005–06 and 2008–09 season Grand Prix Final champion and three-time Japanese national champion. She also holds the world record of the highest combined score, sum of the Short Program... Full Article
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Mao Asada of Japan, second in the ladies program of the ISU Four Continents Championships poses with her medal on the podium in Colorado Springs, Colorado February 11, 2012.
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From left, Japan's Mao Asada, Ashley Wagner and Caroline Zhang, both of the United States, pose with their silver, gold and bronze medals after the women's free skating event during the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Japan's Mao Asada performs in the women's free skating competition during the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Asada won the silver medal in the women's singles competition.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - FEBRUARY 10: Mao Asada of Japan competes in the Ladies Short Program during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at World Arena on February 10, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Mao Asada of Japan competes in the women's short program of the ISU Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado February 10, 2012.
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Mao Asada of Japan reacts to her score in the women's short program of the ISU Four Continents Chmapionships in Colorado Springs, Colorado February 10, 2012.
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Japan's Mao Asada competes in the women's short program during the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Japan's Mao Asada lifts up off the ice while competing in the women's short program during the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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The top three finishers in the ladies program of the ISU Four Continents Championships pose on the podium (L-R) second-place Mao Asada of Japan, first-place Ashley Wagner of the U.S. and third place Caroline Zhang of the U.S. in Colorado Springs, Colorado February 11, 2012.
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Two-time world champion Mao Asada performs on the ice to win Japan's national championships in Osaka on December 25, 2011. Asada pulled out of the Grand Prix Final in Quebec earlier this month to be with her mother, Kyoko, whose health had deteriorated. Kyoko died before Mao arrived at...
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Japanese figure skating star Mao Asada walks through a terminal building at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, after her return from Canada, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Two-time world champion Asada has pulled out of the figure skating Grand Prix final in Quebec City,...
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Mao Asada of Japan performs during a Gala exhibition at the figure skating Grand Prix in Moscow on November 27, 2011.
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Japan's Mao Asada performs during the exhibition gala event at the Rostelecom Cup ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition in Moscow, November 27, 2011.
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Mao Asada of Japan performs during her ladies free skating of the ISU Grand Prix of figure skating at Megasport arena in Moscow on November 26, 2011.
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Mao Asada of Japan performs during the women's short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
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Japan's Mao Asada performs during the ladies short programme of the ISU Grand Prix of figure skating at Megasport arena in Moscow on November 25, 2011. Mao Asada took first place of the short programme.
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Japan's Mao Asada performs during the ladies short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, November 25, 2011.
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SAPPORO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 13: Mao Asada of Japan performs in the Gala Exhibition during day three of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena on November 13, 2011 in Sapporo, Japan.
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Mao Asada of Japan performs during the exhibition in the NHK Trophy, the fourth event of the six-stage ISU figure skating Grand Prix series, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on November 13, 2011.
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SAPPORO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 12: Mao Asada of Japan waves for fans during day two of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena on November 12, 2011 in Sapporo, Japan.
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SAPPORO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 12: (L-R) Mao Asada of Japan with silver medal and Akiko Suzuki of Japan with a gold medal pose for photograghs in the women's singles during day two of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena on November 12, 2011 in Sapporo,...
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SAPPORO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 12: Mao Asada of Japan poses for photograghs in the women's singles during day two of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena on November 12, 2011 in Sapporo, Japan.
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Mao Asada (R) of Japan waves to her fans beside third-placed Alena Leonova (L) of Russia during an awards ceremony for the women's event in the NHK Trophy, the fourth event of the six-stage ISU figure skating Grand Prix series, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on November 12, 2011. Vancouver...
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Mao Asada of Japan waves to her fans following her performance during the women's free skating in the NHK Trophy, the fourth event of the six-stage ISU figure skating Grand Prix series, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on November 12, 2011. The Vancouver Olympic silver medalist finished...
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Accompanied by second-placed her compatriot Mao Asada (L), Akiko Suzuki (R) of Japan smiles as she shows her gold medal during an awards ceremony of the women's event in the NHK Trophy, the fourth event of the six-stage ISU figure skating Grand Prix series, in Sapporo, northern Japan,...
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Mao Asada of Japan, second in the ladies program of the ISU Four Continents Championships poses with her medal on the podium in Colorado Springs, Colorado February 11, 2012.
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