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Why Three-Time World Champion Kaori Sakamoto Will Retire After the 2026 Winter Olympics

Kaori Sakamoto announced her retirement from competition after the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Sakamoto, who is 25 years old, has won three consecutive world championships through 2024 and claimed bronze in women's singles at the 2022 Winter Games.
She made her retirement announcement during the opening ceremony of a new skating rink in Kobe, Japan, stating, 'I feel like I have less than a year left.'
Sakamoto aims to win medals at the upcoming Olympics, expressing, 'Winning at least silvers in both the individual and team events would be mission completed.

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Kaori Sakamoto to retire from figure skating after 2026 Olympic Games

Kaori Sakamoto, the three-time figure skating world champion, will retire after next year's 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, she said Friday.

6 months ago·Canada

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Why three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto will retire after the 2026 Winter Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto, the three-time figure skating world champion, will retire after next year's 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, she said Friday.

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Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto to retire after 2026 Winter Olympics

Sakamoto, who won bronze at the 2022 Winter Olympics, missed out on a fourth straight world title in March when she finished runner-up to American Alysa Liu.

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Figure skating-Japan's Sakamoto to retire after 2026 Winter Olympics

KOBE (JAPAN): Three-time world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto is to retire after the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics next year, the Japanese 25-year-old told reporters in Kobe today. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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Kaori Sakamoto Bids Farewell to Figure Skating After Milano-Cortina Olympics | Sports-Games

Three-time world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto announces her retirement plans. The Japanese athlete will retire after the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, citing age as a reason. Sakamoto won three consecutive world titles, a feat last achieved by American Peggy Fleming in the 1960s.

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