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Figure Skating: Defending Champions Kagiyama, Sakamoto Lead Nationals SP

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Reigning champions Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto topped the men's and women's short programs, respectively, at the figure skating national championships on Friday, the final qualifying event for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics before three skaters are selected for each event.

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The All Japan Figure Skating Championships, which also serves as the final selection for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, began on the 19th at the National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, and in the women's short program (SP), Kaori Sakamoto, who is aiming for her fifth consecutive victory, took the lead with 79.43 points. Mao Shimada, who is a junior and does not qualify for the national team,

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Friday, December 19, 2025.
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