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Legendary Figure Skater Kaori Sakamoto Announces Marriage

The four-time world champion called her career “a priceless time” and said she plans to perform in ice shows and teach figure skating.

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The 2026 world champion revealed the personal news during her retirement news conference.

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Tokyo, 13 May (EFE).- Japanese art skater Kaori Sakamoto, four-time world champion and Olympic silver and bronze, said she felt a "strong feeling of fullness" about her sports career at an emotional press conference at which she formalized her withdrawal from the competition. Despite the satisfaction of looking back, the 26-year-old athlete acknowledged that she felt a bit of sadness when listening to the music that has accompanied her routines …

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Figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (26) of Sysmex held a retirement press conference in Kobe on the 13th. She became the first Japanese female figure skater to compete in three consecutive Olympic Games, including the Milan-Cortina Grand Prix in February of this year…

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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