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Japan's Kaori Sakamoto delivered a stunning performance to top the women's short program standings at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montpellier. 33 skaters took to the ice on Wednesday at the Sud de France Arena, but it was the 21-year-old from Kobe who wowed the audience — and the judges — the most.

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BEIJING : Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto said on Friday that she feels the pressure of doing quadruple jumps as more Russian skaters successfully land them, a day after winning the bronze in the women's singles at the Beijing Olympics.

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