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In this Nov. 4, 2016 photo, people play curling at a curling stadium, a venue for the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan. With the Winter Olympics just a year away, the Asian Winter Games will be the ideal stage for the continent’s leading winter athletes to fine tune for Pyeongchang 2018. The eighth Asian Winter Games will open in Sapporo on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, and run through Feb. 26, with more than 2,000 athletes from 31 countries competing in five sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)
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In this Feb. 6, 2017 photo, the Ainu people, a Japan's indigenous ethnic group of people, perform a ritual to pray for the success of the 2017 Asian Winter Games, in Sapporo, northern Japan. With the Winter Olympics just a year away, the Asian Winter Games will be the ideal stage for the continent’s leading winter athletes to fine tune for Pyeongchang 2018. The eighth Asian Winter Games will open in Sapporo on Sunday, Feb. 19 and run through Feb. 26, with more than 2,000 athletes from 31 countries competing in five sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)
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In this Nov. 5, 2016 photo, mascot characters perform to promote the 2017 Asian winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan. With the Winter Olympics just a year away, the Asian Winter Games will be the ideal stage for the continent’s leading winter athletes to fine tune for Pyeongchang 2018. The eighth Asian Winter Games will open in Sapporo on Sunday, Feb. 19 and run through Feb. 26, with more than 2,000 athletes from 31 countries competing in five sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events. (Kyodo News via AP)
