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Kaori Sakamoto Takes on Her Final "Big Stage": a Look Back at Her Journey in Photos: Asahi Shimbun

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Kaori Sakamoto (Sysmex), the ace female figure skater who has announced her retirement at the end of this season, competed in the short program (SP) of the individual competition at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on the 18th (Japan time). Her fluid skating captivated the audience...

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Kaori Sakamoto (Sysmex), the ace female figure skater who has announced her retirement at the end of this season, competed in the short program (SP) of the individual competition at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on the 18th (Japan time). Her fluid skating captivated the audience...

·Tokyo, Japan
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The women's free figure skating competition will be held on the 19th (early morning of the 20th Japan time). On the 18th, a practice session was held at the venue, the Milan Ice Skating Arena, and Kaori Sakamoto (Sysmex), who placed second in the short program (SP), showed nimble movements and smiled, saying, "There's no problem."

·Japan
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[Milan Kyodo News] Women's figure skaters Nakai Ami (TOKIO Inkarami), who placed first in the short program (SP), Sakamoto Kaori (Sysmex), who won the bronze medal in the last Beijing Winter Olympics and placed second in the SP, and Chiba Mone (Kinoshita Group), who placed fourth, were at the venue on the 18th in preparation for the free program on the 19th.

[Milan (Italy) 18th = Otani Shota] The official practice for the ladies' free skate on the 19th was held on the actual rink, with Sakamoto Kaori (Sysmex), who placed second in the short program, and Chiba Mone (TOKIO Inkarami), who placed fourth, preparing for the event.

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[Milan = Fujitsuka Daisuke] Kaori Sakamoto (25, Sysmex), who had decided to retire at the end of this season and was now competing in the Olympics as the culmination of her career, came in second with 77.23 points. "While skating, I felt so relaxed..." - Nikkan Sports Newspaper's news site, Nikkan Sports.com (nikkansports.com).

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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