Reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto takes the lead in the women's short program at Skate Canada International, with a score of 75.13. Despite her strong performance, Sakamoto remains focused and doesn't see it as a guarantee for tomorrow's free program. Canadian skater, Emily Schizas, expresses frustration with technical errors in her program. Sakamoto aims to win the 2023 Grand Prix final in Beijing.
Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto set the tone for the women’s short program at the Skate Canada International on Friday.
Sakamoto was pleased with her performance, but she doesn’t see it as a necessarily carrying over to Saturday. “The program itself, I thought I performed it really well despite the technical errors,” said Schizas. “It’s unfortunate that this is the week where I had some uncharacteristic errors.”
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