Japan's Kao Miura wins Four Continents figure skating championship in Olympic tuneup

BEIJING (AP) — Kao Miura of Japan won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Sunday in his final tuneup for the ...
NBC Olympics

Women: Kaori Sakamoto vs. the next generation

There's a reason Japan's national championships are considered to be one of the most competitive nationals in the world of figure skating. The level of competition in women's single skating in Japan ...
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Figure skating: Japan's Kagiyama, Sakamoto top NHK Trophy short programs

KADOMA, Japan - Two-time defending champion Yuma Kagiyama topped the men's singles short program Friday while fellow title holder Kaori Sakamoto was the best of the women on the opening day of the NHK ...
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Figure skating: Sakamoto wins 5th-straight Japan title, Olympic selection

TOKYO - Kaori Sakamoto delivered a triumphant farewell performance at the Japanese national figure skating championships on Sunday, qualifying for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics by winning her ...
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Japan Figure Skating

Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius of Lithuania compete on Dec. 4 at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, Japan. Messenger: He raised a fist and then ran away. That's the Josh ...