Prague, March 27, 2026 (AFP) - Japanese star Sakamoto signs off with fourth world skating gold

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2026-03-28

Retiring Japanese star Kaori Sakamoto signed off in style by claiming women's world figure skating championships gold for a fourth time with career best scores in Prague on Friday. The 25-year-old Olympic silver medallist marked her farewell to the ice with an elegant, charismatic routine to Edith Piaf's "Je ne regrette rien", earning personal bests of 158.97 in the free skate and a total score of 238.28. "There are no regrets at all, I can say g......

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