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"i want to let everybody know what i have done over my career — that japan had a skater like me who performed for a long period."

wishing a happy retirement to japan's KAORI SAKAMOTO! thank you for everything and the joy you have brought to this sport!

kaori is a 3x olympian, 4x olympic medalist, 4x world champion, and 6x national champion. she began skating in 2003 and began competing as a junior internationally in 2013. she remained a dominant competitor throughout her 10+ years of competing. moreover, kaori is known for her bright smile and support for all her fellow skaters, a wonderful, kind, and brilliant person both on & off the ice 🤍

#kaori sakamoto #sakamoto kaori #figure skating #figure skater #skating #fskateedit #ice skating #fs gifs #figure skating gif #fs gif #skating gif #from performing to empty audiences to being a 4x world champion and 3x olympian 🥺 kaori sakamoto you are amazing #gifs: skating #series: retirements

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Mayuko Oka, Don Quixote / 2026 Dreams On Ice (-)

#mayuko oka #loved this #e: doi 26 #s: 26 27

MAKO YAMASHITA La Vie en rose, Japanese Nationals 2025

#mako yamashita #yamashita mako #figure skating #figure skater #skating #fskateedit #ice skating #fs gifs #figure skating gif #fs gif #skating gif #gifs: skating #e: jnats 25 #s: 25 26 #guess who can download 4k videos again... MEEEEE

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#im free asf rn so #text: yap

RIKA KIHIRA Breakfast in Baghdad, NHK Trophy 2019

#rika kihira #kihira rika #figure skating #figure skater #skating #fskateedit #ice skating #fs gifs #figure skating gif #fs gif #skating gif #gifs: skating #s: 19 20 #e: nhk trophy 19 #one of her best programs

kao nation we may be so back

#text: yap

CHAEYEON KIM Tron: Legacy, Four Continents 2025

#chaeyeon kim #kim chaeyeon #figure skating #figure skater #skating #fskateedit #ice skating #fs gifs #figure skating gif #fs gif #skating gif #gifs: skating #e: 4cc 25 #s: 24 25 #just watched tron + tron legacy #like tron? the film that chaeyeon kim skated to?

'potentially mature content'... the breeze on this rooftop feels so wonderful tonight...

#text: yap #WHY WHY WHYYYYY

"i am very proud of everything i have achieved. as a little girl, i could never have dreamed of achieving so much. i am grateful that i have been able to do all of this."

wishing a happy retirement to belgium's LOENA HENDRICKX! thank you for always bringing us to the club!

loena is the most most successful belgian women's skater ever - a 2x world medalist, european champion, a 5x national champion - she is the first-ever women's world, european, and grand prix medalist from belgium. loena has represented her country in three different olympics and has always faced every challenge with class and resilience. she has left her mark on figure skating with her own unique style, defied odds, and has inspired a generation of small fed skaters. happy retirement to our disco queen 🤍!