3-time figure skating world champ Kaori Sakamoto to retire after Olympics
KYODO NEWS - 13 minutes ago - 13:17 | Sports, All
Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto, winner of three consecutive world championships through 2024, said Friday she will retire from competition after next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
The 25-year-old, who claimed women's singles bronze at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, finished second at the world championships in Boston in March.
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