Kaori Sakamoto surged into the lead at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday, putting her on course for a fourth world title in the final competitive event of her career. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/26/more-sports/sakamoto-leads-worlds-short-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #amberglenn #worldfigureskatingchampionships

As Kaori Sakamoto exits the stage after a glittering career that included every major accolade aside from Olympic gold, the future of Japanese figure skating is as healthy as it has ever been. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/22/figure-skating-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai

American Alysa Liu triumphed over a trio of Japanese skaters to take gold in the women’s singles competition on Thursday at the Milano Cortina Olympics, with Kaori Sakamoto taking silver in her final Olympic skate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/20/womens-free-skate-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai #alysaliu

Kaori Sakamoto, Ami Nakai and Mone Chiba all put themselves in contention for medals on Tuesday in the women's short program, setting up a tense free program for the Japanese skaters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/18/womens-short-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai

Kaori Sakamoto will face a trio of rising Americans and a little-known but potentially dangerous Russian teenager when the women's Olympic figure skating event starts on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/16/womens-figure-skating-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kaorisakamoto #aminakai #monechiba #alysaliu #amberglenn #isabeaulevito

After stumbling under pressure at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya last month, rising figure skating star Mone Chiba is determined to trust her skills as she makes her Olympic debut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/25/mone-chiba-olympic-dream/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #monechiba #2026milanocortinaolympics

Japan’s top figure skaters have plenty of potential to win medals at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, but will have to contend with a resurgent United States as well as Russian athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/08/figure-skating-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #kaorisakamoto #yumakagiyama #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #aminakai #monechiba #shunsato #adeliiapetrosian #petrgumennik #alysaliu #iliamalinin

Ilia Malinin showed why he is the red-hot favorite for Olympic gold by winning the Grand Prix Final on Saturday, overtaking home favorite Yuma Kagiyama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/more-sports/us-double-grand-prix-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin #grandprixfinal #yumakagiyama #shunsato #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai #alysaliu

Japan's Mone Chiba moved into first ahead of world champion Alysa Liu after the Grand Prix Final short program on Friday, as a tearful Kaori Sakamoto had a night to forget. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/06/more-sports/mone-chiba-short-program-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #monechiba #kaorisakamoto #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #grandprixfinal #nagoya

Mone Chiba and Yuma Kagiyama won double gold for Japan at the Finlandia Trophy on Saturday to seal their berths for next month's Grand Prix Final in Nagoya. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/23/more-sports/japan-double-gold-finlandia-trophy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #finlandiatrophy #monechiba #yumakagiyama