is a Japan

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ese cross country skier who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

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 in Vancouver

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, she finished ninth in the 4 x 5 km relay and 61st in the 10 km event.

Kashiwabara finished third in the 5 km qualification event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec

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, Czech Republic

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. This allowed her to qualify for the 10 km event the following day though she did not start. At those same championships, she finished seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay and 45th in the individual sprint event.

Kashiwabara's best World Cup finish was 60th in the individual sprint at Valdidentro

Valdidentro

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, Italy

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in February 2009.