FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2014 file photo, Japan's Sara Takanashi adjusts her helmet during the award ceremony following the women's Ski Jumping World Cup event in Planica, Slovenia. For a 17-year-old high school student, Japanese ski jumper Takanashi is remarkably calm about carrying the gold medal aspirations of an entire nation at the Sochi Olympics. With her dominance of World Cup events this season, Takanashi will be the favorite to take gold when women's ski jumping makes its debut at Sochi. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
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