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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Japan's Yuma Kagiyama racks up his first win on figure skating's Grand Prix circuit in two seasons, narrowly beating compatriot Shoma Uno to the men's gold at the NHK Trophy.
Yuma Kagiyama upstaged two-time defending world figure skating champion and Japan compatriot Shoma Uno in Friday's NHK Trophy men's short program. Kagiyama earned 105.51 points, the seaso
Japanese figure skater Mai Mihara will miss the Cup of China, the fourth Grand Prix series event of the season, with a right ankle injury, according to the country's skating federation.