Kaori Sakamoto dazzles in Grand Prix Final to take lead into women's free skate in Beijing - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper

Two-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto was nearly flawless during her short program at the Grand Prix Final on Friday, taking a comfortable lead over Belgium’s Loena Hendrickx and Nina Pinzarrone into the free skate. Sakamoto, trying to make it back-to-back titles for Japan after Mai Mihara’s title last year, opened with an effortless double axel…

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