US Figure Skating squad chasing more Olympic gold
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Team USA leads with 25 points, followed by Japan with 23. Ilia Malinin will skate men's short program Saturday, will he need to skate long program, too?
In this two-part series just in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics, we're taking a look at Japanese skaters who have shaped the sport past and present.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto took the top spot in the team event of the women's figure skating short program on Friday, comfortably beating Alysa Liu of the United States with a top-class performance at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.