Japanese figure Skater Mao Asada leaves the packed press conference room at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 upon returning from Sochi, Russia. Asada says there is a 50-50 chance she will continue her career after an impressive performance in the free skate at the Sochi Olympics. Asada fell on her trademark triple axel to finish a disappointing 16th after the short program in Sochi but came back strong in the free skate, recording a season's best of 142.71 that gave her a total of 198.22 points for sixth place. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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