Why three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto will retire after the 2026 Winter Olympics
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 .
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