Figure skating- Japan's Sakamoto becomes first woman in 56 years to claim three-peat

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto retained the figure skating world title with a stellar performance in Montreal on Friday and became the first woman to win three straight crowns since American Peggy Fleming in 1968.Sakamoto was in fourth place after the short program, but the 23-year-old's dazzling free skate

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