Bio

Kaori Sakamoto (坂本花織, Sakamoto Kaori, born April 9, 2000) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 World champion, the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time NHK Trophy champion, a two-time Skate America silver medalist, the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki bronze medalist, among other medals. In addition to her individual bronze, she is also a 2022 Olympic team event bronze medalist. Sakamoto is the first Japanese winner of the World Championships since Mao Asada in 2014. Sakamoto also represented Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth. Earlier in her career, she won bronze medals at the 2017 World Junior Championships and at the 2016 Junior Grand Prix Final.