Kaori Sakamoto is a fun-loving big sister to her Japan team-mates but a stone-cold competitor on the ice, determined to seize ...

Kaori Sakamoto became the first Japanese woman in eight years to win the World Figure Skating Championships after a women’s free skate that was full of tears and groundbreaking skates on Friday. The ...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto dominated the short program on Friday, putting herself in prime position to defend her title at what she says will be her final NHK Trophy.

OSAKA, Japan -- Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to defend her title in what she says will be her final NHK Trophy. Sakamoto said in June that she ...