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WINTERBERG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 04: Hiroatsu Takahashi of Japan prepares for his first run of the men's skeleton competition during the BMW IBSF Bob & Skeleton Worldcup at Veltins Eis-Arena on December 4, 2015 in Winterberg, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images)

WINTERBERG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 04:  Hiroatsu Takahashi of Japan prepares for his first run of the men's skeleton competition during the BMW IBSF Bob & Skeleton Worldcup at Veltins Eis-Arena on December 4, 2015 in Winterberg, Germany.  (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images)