Kaori Sakamoto to retire from figure skating after 2026 Olympic Games
Kaori Sakamoto, the three-time figure skating world champion, will retire after next year's 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, she said Friday.
The 25-year-old Japanese star won an Olympic bronze medal in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and took the silver medal in the world championships in March with gold to American Alysa Liu.
Sakamoto acknowledged that age is catching up with her.
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