Ed Odeven

With Impressive Medal Tally, Olympic Squad's Talent on Display | JAPAN Forward Led by comprehensive success in snowboarding and figure skating in Italy, Japan had its best-ever Winter Olympics, finishing with a medal tally of 24.

A look back at Japan's overall performance at the 2026 #Olympics.

#Sportsnews #analysis #reporting
#TeamJapan #MilanoCortina2026
#wintersports

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Boxing update:
#InoueNakatani
#井上尚弥
#中谷潤人
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Costa Nova Earns Repeat Victory in the February Stakes | JAPAN Forward Lord Kanaloa progeny Costa Nova is the third thoroughbred to win the February Stakes in back-to-back years, joining Copano Rickey and Cafe Pharoah.

Recap of the first G1 race of 2026 in Japan.
#horseracing
#JRA
#FebruaryStakes
#競馬
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Olympics: Unheralded Athletes Test Their Skills Against Established Stars | JAPAN Forward Freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno and short track speed skater Haruna Nagamori were among Japan's athletes in some of the lower-profile sports at Italy's Olympics.

A brief #sportsnews report.
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#TEAMJAPAN
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Sunday racing in Tokyo:
#horseracing #JRA #競馬
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Figure Skating: Kaori Sakamoto Captures Silver in Her Olympic Finale and Ami Nakai Wins Bronze | JAPAN Forward American Alysa Liu won the figure skating title by less than two points over Sakamoto, and Japanese teen Ami Nakai had a strong showing in her Olympic debut.

NEW Olympic reporting:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#TEAMJAPAN
#figureskating
#フィギュア
#KaoriSakamoto
#AmiNakai
#坂本花織
#中井亜美
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#JerryIzenberg #journalism #books #booklover #boxing #NFL #MLB #horseracing
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Speed Skating: Japan Finishes 3rd in Women's Team Pursuit | JAPAN Forward With a bronze medal-winning effort in the speed skating event, Japan broke its record for most medals in a Winter Olympics, claiming its 19th medal in Italy.

Olympic reporting for JAPAN Forward:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#TEAMJAPAN
#speedskating
#スピードスケート
#Sportsnews
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OLYMPIC DIGEST | Figure Skating: Ami Nakai is the Surprise Leader After Short Program | JAPAN Forward Teenager Nakai holds a slim lead over Kaori Sakamoto in the figure skating competition. Reigning world champ Alysa Liu is third, followed by Japan's Mone Chiba.

Olympic reporting on #figureskating, #curling, #skeleton and more.
#Sportsnews
#MilanoCortina2026
#TeamJapan
#フィギュア
#オリンピック
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Snowboard Stars Fukada, Murase Finish 1-3 in the Women's Slopestyle | JAPAN Forward Mari Fukada won Japan's fourth snowboard gold of the 2026 Olympics, and Taiga Hasegawa added to its hefty medal haul with a silver in the men's slopestyle.

Olympic reporting on the snowboard slopestyle events:
#MilanoCortina2026
#snowboarding
#TeamJapan
#スノボード
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Snowboard Stars Fukada, Murase Finish 1-3 in the Women's Slopestyle | JAPAN Forward Mari Fukada won Japan's fourth snowboard gold of the 2026 Olympics, and Taiga Hasegawa added to its hefty medal haul with a silver in the men's slopestyle.

Olympic reporting on the snowboard slopestyle events:
#MilanoCortina2026
#snowboarding
#TeamJapan
#スノボード
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OLYMPIC DIGEST | Figure Skating: Ami Nakai is the Surprise Leader After Short Program | JAPAN Forward Teenager Nakai holds a slim lead over Kaori Sakamoto in the figure skating competition. Reigning world champ Alysa Liu is third, followed by Japan's Mone Chiba.

Olympic reporting on #figureskating, #curling, #skeleton and more.
#Sportsnews
#MilanoCortina2026
#TeamJapan
#フィギュア
#オリンピック
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Speed Skating: Japan Finishes 3rd in Women's Team Pursuit | JAPAN Forward With a bronze medal-winning effort in the speed skating event, Japan broke its record for most medals in a Winter Olympics, claiming its 19th medal in Italy.

Olympic reporting for JAPAN Forward:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#TEAMJAPAN
#speedskating
#スピードスケート
#Sportsnews
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Figure Skating: Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Grab Pairs Gold with Sensational Free Skate | JAPAN Forward After the pairs short program, Miura and Kihara were in fifth place. The figure skating stars captured the gold with a record-setting score in the free skate.

New reporting for JAPAN Forward:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#figureskating
#RikuMiura #RyuichiKihara
#TEAMJAPAN
#フィギュア
#三浦璃来
#木原龍一
#りくりゅうペア
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ODDS and EVENS | For Miho Takagi, Winning Medals is the Hallmark of Her Outstanding Career | JAPAN Forward After earning her ninth Olympic medal, a bronze in the women's speed skating 500 meters, on February 15, Miho Takagi said, "I'm genuinely happy."

New column on speed skater #MihoTakagi

#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics
#スピードスケート
#Commentary
#TeamJapan
#髙木美帆

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Olympic reporting:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#KokomoMurase
#TEAMJAPAN
#スノボード
#村瀬心椛
#snowboarding
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Figure Skating: Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Grab Pairs Gold with Sensational Free Skate | JAPAN Forward After the pairs short program, Miura and Kihara were in fifth place. The figure skating stars captured the gold with a record-setting score in the free skate.

New reporting for JAPAN Forward:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#figureskating
#RikuMiura #RyuichiKihara
#TEAMJAPAN
#フィギュア
#三浦璃来
#木原龍一
#りくりゅうペア
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Olympic reporting:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#KokomoMurase
#TEAMJAPAN
#スノボード
#村瀬心椛
#snowboarding
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ODDS and EVENS | For Miho Takagi, Winning Medals is the Hallmark of Her Outstanding Career | JAPAN Forward After earning her ninth Olympic medal, a bronze in the women's speed skating 500 meters, on February 15, Miho Takagi said, "I'm genuinely happy."

New column on speed skater #MihoTakagi

#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics
#スピードスケート
#Commentary
#TeamJapan
#髙木美帆

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Forever Young Repeats as Saudi Cup Winner | JAPAN Forward In Riyadh, Forever Young beat Nysos by one length, becoming the first thoroughbred to win the prestigious Saudi Cup in back-to-back years.

A quick weekend recap:
#horseracing #ForeverYoung #競馬
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OLYMPIC DIGEST | Speed Skating: Japan Reaches Team Pursuit Semifinals | JAPAN Forward Miho Takagi, Ayano Sato and Momoka Horikawa teamed up for the second-fastest time among the quarterfinal participants in the women's speed skating team pursuit.

The latest from JAPAN Forward's sports desk: Olympic reporting on speed skating, freestyle skiing and curling.
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics
#TeamJapan
#Sportsnews
#オリンピック
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Ren Nikaido Nabs Silver in the Men's Large Hill Final | JAPAN Forward Olympic debutant Ren Nikaido, who tied for third in the normal hill event on February 9, placed second behind Slovenia's Domen Prevc in the large hill final.

Men's ski jumping recap:

#MilanoCortina2026 #TeamJapan
#Olympics #RenNikaido
#Sportsnews
#スキージャンプ

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Yuma Kagiyama Finishes 2nd, Shun Sato 3rd in Men's Figure Skating | JAPAN Forward Gold-medal favorite Ilia Malinin had an error-strewn free skate and fell to eighth place. Mikhail Shaidorov was the surprise winner, followed by Yuma Kagiyama.

The latest from JAPAN Forward's sports desk:
#MilanoCortina2026
#Olympics2026
#TEAMJAPAN   
#figureskating
#フィギュア
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Snowboarding: Yuto Totsuka Triumphs in the Men's Halfpipe | JAPAN Forward A pair of brilliant 1,440-degree triple corks helped carry Yuto Totsuka to gold in the men's snowboarding event. Reigning champ Ayumu Hirano placed seventh.

NEW reporting on the Olympics...

#snowboarding #TeamJapan
#YutoTotsuka
#MilanoCortina2026

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OLYMPIC DIGEST | Ayumu Hirano Keeps Alive Hopes of Back-to-Back Halfpipe Titles | JAPAN Forward Nearly a month after crashing and getting injured in a Snowboarding World Cup event, fan favorite Ayumu Hirano is chasing another medal at the Olympics.

Reporting on #snowboarding, #freestyleskiing and #curling...
#MilanoCortina2026
#TeamJapan
#Olympics
#AyumuHirano
#スノボード
#平野歩夢
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OLYMPIC DIGEST | Ayumu Hirano Keeps Alive Hopes of Back-to-Back Halfpipe Titles | JAPAN Forward Nearly a month after crashing and getting injured in a Snowboarding World Cup event, fan favorite Ayumu Hirano is chasing another medal at the Olympics.

Reporting on #snowboarding, #freestyleskiing and #curling...
#MilanoCortina2026
#TeamJapan
#Olympics
#AyumuHirano
#スノボード
#平野歩夢
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Hinako Tomitaka Misses Out on Moguls Bronze Due to Tiebreaker | JAPAN Forward France's Perrine Laffont received 0.2 more points than Hinako Tomitaka for the tiebreaker, which was based on points for turns decided by five judges.

The latest from JAPAN Forward's sports desk:
#freestyleskiing
#TeamJapan
#MilanoCortina2026
#moguls
#HinakoTomitaka
#オリンピック
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Book Excerpt: Ira Berkow’s Insights on Jerry Izenberg “I’ve always respected him as a writer and as a person,” said Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ira Berkow. “His heart was always in the right place and so was his pen in the days when we used to use p…

Ira Berkow, Red Smith's biographer, shares illuminating details and great anecdotes about Jerry Izenberg's career and legacy.
#journalism #sportsmedia #sportshistory
#JerryIzenberg
#IraBerkow
#authors #books
#readingcommunity
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ODDS and EVENS | Olympics: Opining on Miscellaneous Topics from the Five-Ring Spectacle | JAPAN Forward Viewpoints on the daring sport of skeleton plus insights on ice hockey, freestyle skiing and figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

NEW Olympic notes column -- skeleton, ice hockey, freestyle skiing and figure skating

#Commentary #Olympics
#MilanoCortina2026 #TeamJapan
#オリンピック

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ODDS and EVENS | Olympics: Opining on Miscellaneous Topics from the Five-Ring Spectacle | JAPAN Forward Viewpoints on the daring sport of skeleton plus insights on ice hockey, freestyle skiing and figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

NEW Olympic notes column -- skeleton, ice hockey, freestyle skiing and figure skating

#Commentary #Olympics
#MilanoCortina2026 #TeamJapan
#オリンピック

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