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| Date of birth: | 09.04.2000 | Kaori SAKAMOTO |
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| Place of birth: | Kobe, Hyogo | ||||||||||
| Height: | 159 cm | JPN |
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| Home town: | Kobe, Hyogo | ||||||||||
| Profession: | full-time athlete | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | driving, watching movies, painting, handicrafts | ||||||||||
| Start sk. / Club: | 2004 / Sysmex | ||||||||||
| Internet / Social Media contact: | Instagram: sysmex_figureskatingteam |
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| Coach: | Sonoko Nakano, Mitsuko Graham, Masahiro Kawagoe | ||||||||||
| Choreographer: | Benoit Richaud, Marie-France Dubreuil | ||||||||||
| Practice low season: | 24 h/week Kobe | ||||||||||
| Practice high season: | 24 h/week Kobe | ||||||||||
| Music Short Program as of season 2025/2026 | |||||||||||
| Time To Say Goodbye performed by Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli | |||||||||||
| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2025/2026 | |||||||||||
| La vie en rose by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf Hymne à l'amour by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf Non, je ne regrette rien by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf |
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| Personal Best Total Score | 236.09 | 25.03.2022 | ISU World Championships 2022 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Short Program | 80.32 | 23.03.2022 | ISU World Championships 2022 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Free Skating | 155.77 | 25.03.2022 | ISU World Championships 2022 | ||||||||
| Season Best Total Score | 227.18 | 08.11.2025 | ISU GP NHK Trophy 2025 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Short Program | 78.88 | 06.02.2026 | Olympic Winter Games 2026 Figure Skating | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Free Skating | 150.13 | 08.11.2025 | ISU GP NHK Trophy 2025 | ||||||||
| 18/19 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 | ||||
| Olympic Games | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| World Championship | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||
| Four Continents | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| World Juniors | |||||||||||
| National Championship | 1.S | 6.S | 2.S | 1.S | 1.S | 1.S | 1.S | 1.S | |||
| S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice | |||||||||||
| International Competition | Year | Place | International Competition | Year | Place | ||||||
| ISU GP Skate Canada International 2024, Halifax NS | 2024 | 1. | ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025, Osaka | 2025 | 2. | ||||||
| ISU GP NHK Trophy 2024, Tokyo | 2024 | 1. | ISU GP Grand Prix de France 2025, Angers | 2025 | 2. | ||||||
| ISU Grand Prix Final 2024/25, Grenoble | 2024 | 3. | ISU GP NHK Trophy 2025, Osaka | 2025 | 1. | ||||||
| 9th Asian Winter Games 2025, Harbin | 2025 | 2. | ISU Grand Prix Final 2025, Nagoya | 2025 | 3. | ||||||
| Sakamoto is an Olympic silver medalist in the 2026 and 2022 Olympic Team Event. She was nominated for the ISU Skating Award 2024 in the category "Most Valuable Skater". Sakamoto plans to retire from competitive skating after the 2025/26 season. | |||||||||||
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