Tokyo, Jan 30, 2026 (AFP) - Kaori Sakamoto - Japan skating's big sister eyes Olympic gold at last

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Kaori Sakamoto is a fun-loving big sister to her Japan team-mates but a stone-cold competitor on the ice, determined to seize her last chance of Olympic figure skating gold. The 25-year-old will retire at the end of this season and heads to next month's Milan-Cortina Winter Games as one of the favourites to win the women's title in her third Olympics. A three-time world champion, Sakamoto won bronze at the 2022 Beijing Games and is one of skating......

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