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. She won the

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title in the moguls event at the

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, and she finished third at the 2002 games. Satoya became the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. She was banned by the Ski Association of Japan from participating in the 2005 Freestyle World Ski Championships in Finland.

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(2007). ''Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States''
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, Although reportedly suffering from back problems, Satoya competed in the

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in Ladies' Moguls where she finished 19th after falling on her last jump.''Uemura won't hold back in bid for moguls medal''
The Japan Times, japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

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