Kaori SAKAMOTO
JapanEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Figure Skating |
Women Single Skating | 3 |
|
| Team Event | 3 |
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Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 5 | Team | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 6 | Women Single Skating | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| Youth Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 6 | Women Single Skating | 2016 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 5 | Women Single Skating | 2019 | Saitama, JPN |
| 6 | Women Single Skating | 2021 | Stockholm, SWE |
| Four Continents Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Women Single Skating | 2018 | Taipei City, TPE |
| 4 | Women Single Skating | 2019 | Anaheim, CA, USA |
| 5 | Women Single Skating | 2020 | Seoul, KOR |
| World Junior Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 3 | Women Single Skating | 2017 | Taipei City, TPE |
| 6 | Women Single Skating | 2015 | Tallinn, EST |
| Grand Prix Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 4 | Women Single Skating | 2018/19 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Women Single Skating | 2021/22 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 1 | Women Single Skating | 2020/21 | Osaka, JPN |
| 2 | Women Single Skating | 2018/19 | Everett, WA, USA |
| 3 | Women Single Skating | 2018/19 | Helsinki, FIN |
| 4 | Women Single Skating | 2021/22 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| 4 | Women Single Skating | 2019/20 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| 4 | Women Single Skating | 2019/20 | Grenoble, FRA |
| World Team Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 2 | Team | 2019 | Fukuoka, JPN |
| 3 | Team | 2021 | Osaka, JPN |
Kaori-chan
Short Program: Now We Are Free (from "Gladiator") by Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer arranged by Cedric Tour
Free Skating: No More Fight Left In Me by Imany, Armand Amar; Tris by Elilie Goulding, Junkie XL
Swimming, Jigsaw puzzle, origami. (isuresults.com)
University student
Studies at Kobe Gakuin University, The Faculty of Economics since 2019. (Athlete, Jan 2022)
Two older sisters.
Japanese
Sysmex
Sonoko Nakano (JPN)
Mitsuko Graham (JPN)
Sei Kawahara (JPN)
2015 Asian Open FS Trophy (Single skating - 3rd)
When she was in third grade of middle school, she had a stress fracture of the right leg tibia and hip muscle rupture. The recovery from the stress fracture took one month. She did not take a break for the muscle injury as competitions were going on. (Athlete, Jan 2022)
Benoit Richaud (FRA)
2013
2004 in Kobe.
"The eldest of four sisters in NHK`s "Teru teru kazoku" morning drama series was doing skating. As I saw that, I said "I want to do that!" to my mother." (Athlete, Jan 2022)
To become a coach and help young skaters. (japantimes.co.jp, 18 Oct 2018)
To become a role model athlete. (Athlete, Jan 2022)
Trains in Kobe with her national competitor Mai Mihara.
Competing at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games (sixth).
Winning the Japan Figure Skating Novice Championships. (Athlete, Jan 2022)
Figure skaters:
Mao Asada (JPN), 2010 Olympic silver medallist, three-time World champion.
Akiko Suzuki (JPN), two-time Olympian (2010, 2014), 2012 World Championship bronze medallist.
Shoma Uno (JPN), 2018 Olympic silver medallist, two-time World Championship silver medallist. (japantimes.co.jp, 18 Oct 2018)
She cleans her house before going to competitions. When she gets nervous, she talks to her coach to relax. (Athlete, Jan 2022)
"Sport is to do something that you love to the fullest." (Athlete, Jan 2022)
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- Bronze
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- Gold Medal Event
