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Germany's gold medal winner Eric Frenzel is flanked by Japan's silver medal winner Akito Watabe, left, and Norway's bronze medal winner Magnus Krog during the flower ceremony for the Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Germany's gold medal winner Eric Frenzel, right, and Japan's silver medal winner Akito Watabe ski during the cross-country portion of the Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Germany's gold medal winner Eric Frenzel, right, and Japan's silver medal winner Akito Watabe ski during the cross-country portion of the Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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FILE - This 2011 file photo shows Mamoru Samuragochi. Samuragochi, the man once lauded as Japan's Beethoven, said he can partially hear in a new disclosure Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, following the stunning revelation last week that his "Hiroshima" symphony and other famed musical compositions were ghostwritten. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
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Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov celebrates on the podium with silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, left, and bronze medalist Taku Hiraoka, also of Japan, after he won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Japan's Taku Hiraoka competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Men's snowboard halfpipe silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, left, and bronze medalist Taku Hiraoka, alson Japan, pose on the podium at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Japan's Akito Watabe makes his attempt during the ski jumping portion of the Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Uruguay striker Diego Forlan poses with a scarf on his arrival at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, western Japan Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Forlan will play for Cerezo Osaka in Japan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
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Uruguay striker Diego Forlan waves to supporters on his arrival at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, western Japan Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Forlan will play for Cerezo Osaka in Japan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
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Japan's silver medalist Ayumu Hirano, left, and bronze medalist Taku Hiraoka pose for photos after the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman speaks during a news conference, where Masahiro Tanaka of Japan was introduced as a new pitcher for the team, at Yankee Stadium Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, of Japan, speaks during a news conference at Yankee Stadium Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi speaks during a news conference, where Masahiro Tanaka of Japan was introduced as a new pitcher for the team, at Yankee Stadium Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
