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Tochimoto rallies to win TVh Cup

SAPPORO (Kyodo) Teenage ski jumper Shohei Tochimoto came from behind to edge veteran Noriaki Kasai for his first TVh Cup title on Sunday. The 18-year-old Tochimoto jumped 135 meters on his first... Read more . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sun, Jan 20 2008

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