Hard work and high standards behind Japan's record snowboard medal haul

Big air champion Kokomo Murase said hard work and hundreds of hours of training were behind Japan's record-breaking medal ...
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Olympics-Snowboard-Hard work and high standards behind Japan's record medal haul

By Irene Wang MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Big air champion Kokomo Murase said hard work and hundreds of hours of training were behind Japan's record-breaking medal haul in snowboarding at the Milano ...