At the World Figure Skating Championships held in Montreal, Canada, the women's single free skate was held on the 22nd, and Kaori Sakamoto came from 4th place in the short program to win, marking her third consecutive victory in this event for the first time in 56 years. I accomplished it.
Sakamoto, who was in 4th place after making a jump mistake in the first half of the short program held on the 20th, entered the second half of the free program with the aim of coming from behind to win.
After Sakamoto landed the opening double axel, he landed well on the subsequent jumps, and in the second half, where his base points increased, he continued with triple flips and triple toe loops, followed by three consecutive jumps from double axels, and the final three. He also performed a rotation loop to increase his score.
Furthermore, Sakamoto showed a decisive performance and was at the top of the overall performance score, scoring the top score of 149.67 in the free skate and coming from behind to win with a total score of 222.96, making him his third consecutive victory.
He is the first athlete in 56 years to win three consecutive titles in this event, and only the eighth in history.
In addition, she has won three times in total, which is the most among Japanese athletes, along with Mao Asada.