Kaori Sakamoto

Kaori Sakamoto
Personal information
Native name 坂本花織
Country represented Japan
Born (2000-04-09) April 9, 2000
Kobe, Japan
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Coach Sonoko Nakano, Mitsuko Graham
Choreographer Masahiro Kawagoe, Massimo Scali
Former choreographer Sonoko Nakano, Yukina Ota
Skating club Kobe FSC
Training locations Hyōgo Prefecture
Began skating 2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 170.95
2015 JGP Latvia
Short program 58.75
2015 JGP Latvia
Free skate 112.20
2015 JGP Latvia

Kaori Sakamoto (born April 9, 2000) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2015 Japan junior national silver medalist and placed sixth at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

Career

Sakamoto won the gold medal at the 2012–13 Japan Novice Championships and placed 9th at the Japan Junior Championships that same year.

2013–14 season

During the 2013–14 figure skating season, Sakamoto debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, placing 6th in Ostrava, Czech Republic. She then placed 8th at the Japan Junior Championships.

2014–15 season

Sakamoto started her season by finishing 7th at her JGP event in Aichi, Japan. She went on to win the Japanese national silver medal on the junior level before placing 6th on the senior level at the 2014–15 Japan Championships. Those results gave her a spot to compete at the 2015 World Junior Championships, where she placed 6th.

2015–16 season

Sakamoto began her season by winning the silver medal at her JGP event in Riga, Latvia and finishing 4th at her JGP event in Toruń, Poland.

In November, Sakomoto placed 5th at the 2015-16 Japanese Junior Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[1]
2014–2015
[2]
2013–2014
[3]

Competitive highlights

International[4][5]
Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Youth Olympics 6th
Junior Worlds 6th
JGP Czech Republic 6th
JGP Japan 7th
JGP Latvia 2nd
JGP Poland 4th
Asian Open 1st J. 3rd
Challenge Cup 1st J.
Triglav Trophy 2nd N.
National[6][5]
Japan Champ. 6th 13th
Japan Junior 9th 6th 2nd 5th
Japan Novice 1st
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

Detailed Results

2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympic Games Junior 5
56.25		 6
98.98		 6
155.23
December 24–27, 2015 2015–16 Japan Championships Senior 17
53.90		 12
111.60		 13
165.50
November 21–23, 2015 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships Junior 5
58.96		 6
111.76		 5
170.72
September 23–27, 2015 2015 JGP Poland Junior 3
56.89		 4
101.55		 4
158.44
August 26–30, 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 3
58.75		 2
112.20		 2
170.95
August 2–5, 2015 2015 Asian Open Trophy Senior 3
39.64		 3
99.36		 3
139.00
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 2–8, 2015 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Junior 4
58.72		 6
107.53		 6
166.25
December 26–28, 2014 2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships Senior 7
57.81		 6
109.65		 6
167.46
November 22–24, 2014 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships Junior 4
57.35		 2
111.47		 2
168.82
September 11–14, 2014 2014 JGP Japan Junior 6
52.70		 7
93.46		 7
146.16
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 14–16, 2014 2014 International Challenge Cup Junior 1
54.98		 2
98.89		 1
153.87
November 22–24, 2013 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships Junior 8
47.14 		4
101.64		 6
148.78
October 2–5, 2013 2013 JGP Czech Republic Junior 7
52.80 		6
93.69		 6
146.49
August 8–11, 2013 2013 Asian Open Trophy Junior 1
53.20 		1
102.28		 1
155.48
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 27–31, 2013 2013 Triglav Trophy Novice 2
37.64		 2
77.51		 2
115.15
November 17–28, 2012 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships Junior 13
46.56 		7
92.96		 9
139.52

References

  1. ↑ "Kaori SAKAMOTO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ "Kaori SAKAMOTO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kaori SAKAMOTO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Competition Results: Kaori SAKAMOTO". International Skating Union.
  5. 1 2 "Kaori Sakamoto". Tracings.net.
  6. ↑ "坂本 花織 / SAKAMOTO Kaori" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015.

External links

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