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Kaori Sakamoto (坂本花織, Sakamoto Kaori, born April 9, 2000) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion ( 2022 , 2023 , 2024 ), the 2023–24 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2018 Four Continents champion, a five-time ISU Grand Prix champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion.
Nov 18, 2023 · ESPOO, Finland (AP) — World champion Kaori Sakamoto secured her place at figure skating’s Grand Prix Finals with her second series win of the season on Saturday at Grand Prix Espoo.
Mar 22, 2024 · Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women's figure skater to three-peat as world champion since American Peggy Fleming from 1966 to 1968. Sakamoto captured gold again Friday at the Bell...
Mar 30, 2024 · Sakamoto Kaori on mission accomplished at Worlds: 'The three-peat was something I targeted all year' - Exclusive. The Japanese star opens up on what it means to go three-from-three, how she sees her standing among Japan’s female skating greats, the 2026 Winter Olympic Games – and more.
Mar 23, 2024 · Kaori Sakamoto won her third straight figure skating world championship Friday in Montreal, becoming the first woman to achieve a singles "three-peat" since 1968. The 2022 Olympic bronze medalist rallied from fourth place in the short program to finish on top at Montreal's Bell Centre with a total of 222.96.
Mar 24, 2023 · Kaori Sakamoto poses with her gold medal after winning the women's singles competition at the 2023 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama on Friday. | REUTERS. Staff writer. Mar 24,...
Dec 26, 2021 · Dec 26, 2021. Kaori Sakamoto delivered a commanding free skate on Saturday to secure her second national championship and a berth at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Leading second-place...