October 2, 2023
Kaori Sakamoto, who just won her second consecutive world title last week, will captain Japan in the six-nation World Team Trophy figure skating competition starting April 13 in Tokyo. Shoma Uno, also a two-time world champion, Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura, who together won the Japanese doubles title at the World Championships in Saitama, are
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Saitama – If revenge is a dish best served cold, Kaori Sakamoto couldn’t have chosen a better spot than ice at Saitama Super Arena. The reigning world champion edged ahead of the rest of the final group, including a strong performance by South Korean runner-up Lee Hae-in’s “Elastic Heart” free skate at the 2023 World
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Saitama – Japanese figure skaters shone in the women’s short program at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday, with reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto in the lead and Mai Mihara finishing the evening in third place among a packed crowd. Sakamoto performed all of her elements cleanly to Janet Jackson’s medley, including the
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Kadoma, Osaka Reigning champion Kaori Sakamoto shone on the ice as she won the women’s short program at the Japan National Figure Skating Championships on Thursday. Sakamoto, the Beijing Olympic bronze medalist who went on to win her first world title this year, made the audience jump to their feet at the Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB
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Kadoma, Osaka Pref. – Reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto won the women’s title at the Japan National Figure Skating Championships for the second consecutive year and third overall on Saturday. Sakamoto performed a nearly flawless free skate, scoring 155.26 points out of 233.05 in total at the Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in Osaka Prefecture. The
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Sapporo – Reigning World Women’s Champion Kaori Sakamoto placed second in the Friday short program at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, where Kim Ye Lim of South Korea quickly took the lead. Sakamoto, the reigning NHK Trophy champion, fought a triple flip-triple toe loop combination at the Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena
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NORWOOD, Massachusetts – Japanese world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto won Skate America on Sunday with a total of 217.61 points at the Grand Prix opening, marking her third victory in the series. At the top after the short program, Sakamoto also placed first in the free skate with 145.89 points, her first title overseas
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Norwood, Massachussetts – Kao Miura subió a su primer podio de patinaje artístico en un Gran Premio el sábado, terminando segundo detrás del adolescente estadounidense Ilya Malinin en la apertura de la serie Skate America. Miura avanzó al último día de la competencia masculina en primer lugar, anotando 94,96 puntos en el programa corto del
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