21 years of skating, 13 years of international competitions, 3 olympics, 70+ medals, fast as a rocket and with an unique spirit.
Kaori Sakamoto retires by leaving a mark on figure skating history and inspiring many, both skaters and fans alike ❤️
kaori performing her very last short program “time to say goodbye” at the 2026 world championships 😭💙😭💙
she's in first place with a score of 79.31 and broke the record for the highest pcs score ever in the women's short program (37.89)
kaori's free skate "all that jazz" at the 2025 world championships, where she won her fourth consecutive world medal and entered in the top 10 women's singles skaters with the most world gold medals
kaori's free skate "wild is the wind/feeling good" at the 2023 world championships, where she became the first women's single skater to win 3 consecutive world titles since peggy fleming in 1968 🥇🥇🥇
kaori's short program “baby, god bless you” at the 2023 grand prix final, winning gold and becoming the first japanese women's single skater to achive a career grand slam since mao asada in 2014 🪽