“It’s part of the challenge leading up to the Olympics. I enjoy doing it.” Kaori Sakamoto on choosing tango for her SP

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Kaori Sakamoto about her short program for the 2024/2025 season.

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The figure skating ice show “Dream On Ice” kicked off at the KOSE Shin-Yokohama Skate Center on the 28th, with skaters unveiling their new season programs. Kaori Sakamoto commented on the choice of tango for her new short program. Here’s a translation of her comment.

Starting this year, practice time before performances has been set to replicate a more competition-like setting. Kaori Sakamoto who is in the midst of a three-year winning streak at the Women’s World Championships, unveiled her new Short Program (SP) saying, “I was able to perform as if in a competition, with the audience watching from practice.” She chose a tango for competition for the first time, expressing her excitement saying, “It’s part of the challenge leading up to the Olympics. I enjoy doing it.”


 

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