Kaori Sakamoto at her retirement conference:
“I would like to take this opportunity to report one more thing. I got married the other day. That's all. Thank you very much”
5 skaters to get to know me:
1. kaori sakamoto
2. the only japanese woman to make three olympic teams
3. the only japanese skater to win four world titles
4. the record holder in pcs for both the short and free
5. the skater born april 9, 2000 in kobe, japan
If my research is correct Kaori is the oldest women's World champion in 21 years!
Irina Slutskaya won in 2005 and was 26 years and 1 month old.
Kaori Sakamoto won in 2026 at the age of 25 but was only 13 days shy of her 26th birthday.
Yuma with a perfect clean #Turandot program in Worlds! Just stunningly beautiful start to finish, and you can see the absolute joy in his face when he realizes he's nailed it. BRAVO @yuma_kagiyama05!!! So happy for you! #figureskate#opera
We finally got this program in all its wonderful glory - it is an absolute masterpiece of a program and the crowd got its moment, we all got its moment; I think this is going to be a podium finish for Kagiyama
https://t.co/bxSH0QFPD2 #WorldFigure
Yumadot CLEAN!!! Utter perfection, like Kaori yesterday. After a disappointing short, today Yuma showed why he is the best pure skater in the Men's field. Bravo! 👏
Yuma Kagiyama 🇯🇵
New PB: 212.87 🎉
Worlds 2026 ⛸️ | Men's FS | #WorldFigure