Chikako Fushimi
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is a Japan
Japan
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ese snowboard
Snowboard
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er. Born in Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, her career-high has so far been a 3rd place finish in the 2005 Nokia
Nokia
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 Snowboard FIS World Cup held in Canada
Canada
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She competed in the Women's Halfpipe
Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Halfpipe
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 in the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
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 in Turin
Turin
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, Italy
Italy
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. Fushimi qualified for the competition's final, which was held on 13 February, but only finished 12th with a score of 15.6.
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