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Kaori SAKAMOTO

flagJPN
  • Date of birth09 Apr 2000
  • Height159 CM
  • Professionfull time athlete
  • Home townKobe, Hyogo
  • Place of birthKobe, Hyogo
  • Start skating / Club 2004 / Sysmex
  • Hobbiesdrive, watching movies
  • bio

Sakamoto is an Olympic silver medalist in the 2022 Olympic Team Event. She was nominated for the ISU Skating Award 2024 in the category "Most Valuable Skater".

  • CoachSonoko Nakano, Mitsuko Graham, Sei Kawahara, Masahiro Kawagoe
  • ChoreographerRohene Ward, Marie-France Dubreuil
  • Practice low seasonKobe
  • Practice high seasonHyogo

Music Short Program as of season 2024/2025

Resurrección del Ángel by Gidon Kremer
La muerte del Ángel by Gidon Kremer

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2024/2025

All That Jazz ("Chicago") performed by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger

skaters bests

Personal Best Total ScoreISU World Championships 202225 Mar 2022236.09
Personal Best Score Short ProgramISU World Championships 202223 Mar 202280.32
Personal Best Score Free SkatingISU World Championships 202225 Mar 2022155.77
Season Best Total ScoreISU GP NHK Trophy 202409 Nov 2024231.88
Season Best Score Short ProgramISU GP NHK Trophy 202408 Nov 202478.93
Season Best Score Free SkatingISU GP NHK Trophy 202409 Nov 2024152.95