With Four Olympic Medals, Kaori Sakamoto Doesn't Need Gold to Cement Her Legacy
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With four Olympic medals, Kaori Sakamoto doesn't need gold to cement her legacy
Ahead of the Milan Cortina Games Japan's Kaori Sakamoto was the favorite for women's figure skating gold. She took home silver, but not before bookending a career that has left her one of the most respected in the sport.
(19th, Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, women's figure skating) When it matters, she always makes the decision. Sakamoto Kaori has that kind of pride. Whether it's at the All Japan Championships or the World Championships. "Why here..."
Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto Wins Silver; Ami Nakai Secures Bronze in Women’s Single Figure Skating
MILAN — Japan’s figure skater Kaori Sakamoto won silver in women’s single figure skating on Thursday at the Milano Cortina Olympics. Japan’s Ami Nakai who led the women’s short program secured bronze, followed by Japan’s Mone Chiba who placed fourth.
Figure skater Niina Petrõkina performed two beautiful routines in her Olympic debut at the Cortina Games in Milan and finished seventh with 210.82 points.
Figure Skating-Sakamoto’s final Olympic skate ends in tears and silver
MILAN, Feb 19 : Kaori Sakamoto’s final Olympic skate ended in bittersweet fashion on Thursday, the three‑time world champion leaving Milano Cortina with a silver medal that felt as much like a lesson as an achievement. A missed jump combination in her free skate to Edith Piaf songs cost her the gold — a detail she replayed in her mind as she finished with 224.90 points, just behind American Alysa Liu’s 226.79. She was seen sobbing on the sidelin…
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