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What do you do when the power goes out during your favorite sport? Bust out your cellphone, of course!
The anime-loving skater thrills everyone off the ice as she walks the streets of Kyoto in traditional attire.
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Domo-kun is down on the ice and can’t get up! Who can save the furry, brown monster mascot?!?
Mao Asada, the figure-skating darling so adored in Japan that she’s more commonly known simply as “Mao-chan”, hasn’t had the best week ever. After a less-than-stellar performance at the women’s short event at Sochi 2014, which ended in tears for the young skater, thousands of people took to Twitter and Facebook to voice their support for her.
But a photo spread in a recent issue of Japan’s Nikkan Sports, an affiliate of the Asahi Shimbun, almost definitely won’t make Mao-chan feel especially good about herself, and many net users are decidedly unhappy about it.
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