Sakamoto dominates short program at her last NHK Trophy

3-time world champion Sakamoto dominates short program at her last NHK Trophy event

Canadian pairs figure skaters Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won their straight Skate Canada International title on Saturday night in Saskatoon.

Sakamoto crushes short program at her last NHK

Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto dominated the short program to put herself in prime position to defend her title at what she says will be her final NHK Trophy.

Sakamoto dominates short program at her last NHK Trophy

Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto has dominated the short program to put herself in prime position to defend her title at what she says will be her final NHK Trophy.

Kaori Sakamoto dominates short program at her last NHK Trophy

OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto dominated the short program on Friday, putting herself in prime position to defend her title at what she says will be her final NHK Trophy. Sakamoto said in June she will retire from competition after next year’s Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Skating to “Time to Say Goodbye,” Sakamoto landed a triple lutz, a double axel and a triple flip-triple toe loop combination on her way to a season-b…