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| | Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan |
 | | TOKYO (Feb. 1) -- Shizuka Arakawa, the Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist and winner of the FSAJ Award as the top Japanese sports figure in Japan in 2006, was on hand to accept her trophy in person at the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan meeting on Thursday, March 1. |
 | | Arakawa, who became the first Japanese to win the gold in figure skating with her elegant performance last February in Italy, was also crowned world champion in 2004. |
 | | Arakawa, the 2004 world champion, took first place in balloting by members of the FSAJ in the Japanese category, outpolling World Baseball Classic MVP Daisuke Matsuzaka, who finished second, and soccer player Marcus Tulio Tanaka, who came in third, for the honor. |
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