Japanese Team Returns Home After Competing in Pyeongchang

NARITA, Japan, Feb 26: The Japanese Olympic team returned home Monday after claiming a record 13 medals at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. Team captain Nao Kodaira and men's figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu were among the 78 athletes who arrived at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, aboard a chartered jet. Hanyu smiled and posed for photos alongside 500-meter speed skating gold medalist Kodaira, while the Takagi sisters, Miho and Nana, who together won gold as part of the women's pursuit team, also appeared relaxed. At the Feb. 9-25 Winter Games, Japan won four gold, five silver and four bronze medals, breaking its previous record medal haul of 10 at the 1998 Nagano Games.