Canadian ice dancers win gold at Skate Canada International, while Kaori Sakamoto dominates the women's competition to claim first place.
The pair, skating in a competition for the first time since Gilles shared her ovarian cancer diagnosis in May, had a score of 131.46 in the free dance for a total score of 219.01.
Kaori Sakamoto continued her momentum, and dominance, in the women's competition at Skate Canada International to claim gold on Saturday. Sakamoto celebrated her winning result alongside her coach by pretending to eat a giant stuffed piece of sushi given to her by a fan from the crowd."I had an ankle injury last week so I was worried, so even though the program wasn't perfect I hope the results are good," she said.
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