All posts tagged "Wakaba Higuchi"
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto Favored to Win World Titles in France
Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada were the first two skaters to sweep both singles titles for Japan, doing so at the...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoAn Olympic Exhibition for Yuzuru Hanyu With Love From Beijing
Will he take it to the world championships? Despite an ankle injury, Hanyu gave an inspired performance in the second half...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoAnna Shcherbakova Wins Gold in Stunning Upset After Kamila Valieva Collapse; Kaori Sakamoto Collects Bronze
Valieva wilted under the Olympic heat in titanic fashion, thereby allowing the 17-year-old Shcherbakova to win the gold.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoKamila Valieva Takes Lead After Short Program; Kaori Sakamoto in Third with Strong Performance
Valieva, the world junior champion in 2020, earned level fours for her spins and step sequence. She wept as she finished...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoKamila Valieva Continues to Train as Hearing to Determine Her Fate Looms
Should Valieva be disqualified, Russian world champion Anna Shcherbakova would become the favorite for the gold medal.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoYuma Kagiyama Powers Japan Into Medal Position with Great Free Skate
The 18-year-old won the men’s free skate with a personal-best score of 208.94 points.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoWomen’s Short Program, Men’s Free Skate on Tap for Sunday’s Team Event
Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno make preparations for Japan.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoJapan Skaters Take to the Ice in Preparation for Start of Team Event
The men’s short program will kick off the team event Friday morning, followed by the rhythm dance and the pairs short...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoJapan's Singles Skaters Absent Again From Training at Olympic Facility
It appears that the Japan Skating Federation’s strategy was to try and keep the skaters in Japan for as long as...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Yuzuru Hanyu Bidding for Immortality with Quad Axel, Third Olympic Gold Medal
“The Olympics are not a recital,” Hanyu said. “It's a place you must win. For that reason, I'll be strongly determined.”
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoKaori Sakamoto Powers to Second Japan Crown, Locks up Spot on Olympic Team
SAITAMA ー Kaori Sakamoto captured her second national title with a resounding victory at the Japan Figure Skating Championships on Saturday...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoKaori Sakamoto Takes Big Lead After Short Program at Japan Championships
The 2018 Olympian skated to “Now We Are Free” and showed her veteran poise as she calmly and smoothly moved through...