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At a homecoming news conference alongside several medalists, Team Japan head Hidehito Ito hailed the country's best-ever performance at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/25/team-japan-olympics-homecoming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #hidehitoito #yumakagiyama #kaorisakamoto #ryuichikihara #rikumiura #kirakimura #kokomomurase

As Kaori Sakamoto exits the stage after a glittering career that included every major accolade aside from Olympic gold, the future of Japanese figure skating is as healthy as it has ever been. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/22/figure-skating-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai

American Alysa Liu triumphed over a trio of Japanese skaters to take gold in the women’s singles competition on Thursday at the Milano Cortina Olympics, with Kaori Sakamoto taking silver in her final Olympic skate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/20/womens-free-skate-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai #alysaliu

Kaori Sakamoto, Ami Nakai and Mone Chiba all put themselves in contention for medals on Tuesday in the women's short program, setting up a tense free program for the Japanese skaters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/18/womens-short-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama won silver behind Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov, who took home the men's figure skating title at the Winter Olympics on Friday as U.S. favorite Ilia Malinin finished eighth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/14/yuma-kagiyama-olympics-silver/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #yumakagiyama #mikhailshaidorov #iliamalinin

Kaori Sakamoto gave a taste of her stunning form as the figure skating star outclassed her rivals in the team competition ahead of her bid to complete her collection of Olympic medals with gold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/13/kaori-sakamoto-last-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kaorisakamoto #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan

Team Japan settled for silver behind the U.S. in the team figure skating event as a stunning comeback bid fell just short. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/figure-skating-team-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #us #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #iliamalinin #shunsato #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

Kaori Sakamoto won the women's short program but the U.S. has the lead after the first day of the Olympic figure skating team event on Friday in Milan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/07/us-leading-skating-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #2026milanocortinaolympics #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

Kaori Sakamoto says she is relaxed as she skates toward her final Winter Games, but there will be no coasting for the three-time world champion under the watchful eyes of her long-time coach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/18/kaori-sakamoto-olympic-motivation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kaorisakamoto #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan