“At the retirement press conference, I plan to look back on my memories and talk about my future.” Kaori Sakamoto’s retirement press conference will be held on the May 13th
Olympic silver medalist and four-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto shared a heartfelt handwritten message of gratitude ahead of her upcoming retirement press conference.
original source: Hochi News 8th May 2026
Kaori Sakamoto (26), who won the silver medal in women’s figure skating at the Milan-Cortina Olympics and claimed her fourth world championship title this year, expressed her feelings in a handwritten message. It has been announced that her retirement press conference will be held on the May 13th. Here’s a translation of her comments posted on Hochi News
The official Instagram of her sponsor, Sysmex, was updated on the 8th with a post titled “To everyone who always supports me,” sharing her message.
“To everyone who always supports me,
I sincerely thank all of you who have warmly watched over me until now.
Your support has been a great source of strength throughout my skating career.
I am grateful for your unwavering encouragement, both in happy times and in difficult ones.
Thank you very much.
At this milestone, I will be holding a press conference to greet you all once again.
At the retirement press conference, I plan to look back on my memories and talk about my future.”
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