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Sakamoto Fights Fatigue, Japanese Rivals and US Skaters for Olympic ...
Kaori Sakamoto aims for Olympic gold while managing fatigue from the team event and facing strong rivals from Japan, the US, and Russia at the Milan-Cortina Games.
- On Tuesday, Kaori Sakamoto launches her individual Olympic bid as heavy snow disrupts the Milan-Cortina schedule, with the short programme Tuesday and free skate Thursday at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
- Sakamoto said `This is really the last time` as she confirmed this competition week will be her final before retiring.
- After the team event, Sakamoto arrives, facing Alysa Liu, 2025 world champion and Grand Prix Final winner, who was runner-up to Sakamoto in the team short.
- Heavy snow in the Italian Alps forced postponements, altering preparations, while Mone Chiba, 20, and Ami Nakai, 17, remain fresher after skipping the team event.
- With neutral-status competitors present, the field includes Amber Glenn and 18-year-old Adeliia Petrosian, guided by coach Eteri Tutberidze amid bans on Russian and Belarusian skaters.
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'It's my story': US skater Liu looking to upset Sakamoto and Japanese
World champion Alysa Liu says she skated "on another level" after the American put herself in contention for Olympic figure skating singles gold against the powerful Japanese women at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
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[Yomiuri Shimbun] Kaori Sakamoto (25), a member of the Japanese women's figure skating team at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, will compete in the individual competition on the evening of the 17th (early morning of the 18th, Japan time). Kiyoka Sekiguchi, who was her homeroom teacher in her third year at her alma mater, Kobe Municipal Nagisa Junior High School (Chuo Ward, Kobe City), said,
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