Japan’s top figure skaters have plenty of potential to win medals at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, but will have to contend with a resurgent United States as well as Russian athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/08/figure-skating-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #kaorisakamoto #yumakagiyama #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #aminakai #monechiba #shunsato #adeliiapetrosian #petrgumennik #alysaliu #iliamalinin
Ilia Malinin showed why he is the red-hot favorite for Olympic gold by winning the Grand Prix Final on Saturday, overtaking home favorite Yuma Kagiyama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/more-sports/us-double-grand-prix-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin #grandprixfinal #yumakagiyama #shunsato #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai #alysaliu
Japan's 17-year-old Ami Nakai shocked teammate and big favorite Kaori Sakamoto to win the Grand Prix de France as Japan swept the women's podium. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/19/nakai-win-sakamoto-grand-prix-de-france/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #aminakai #kaorisakamoto #grandprixdefrance #figureskating #rionsumiyoshi
Japanese teenager Ami Nakai shone on the first day of the season-opening ISU Grand Prix de France on Friday, leading the way to push teammate Kaori Sakamoto into second place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/18/more-sports/nakai-sakamoto-france-gp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #aminakai #kaorisakamoto #isugrandprixseries
