This time the Japan Skating Federation got it right.
Twelve years after controversially sending Miki Ando to the 2006 Turin Olympics when Yukari Nakano had enjoyed a better season and finished ahead of Ando at the Japan nationals, the JSF made the correct decision Sunday night by selecting Kaori Sakamoto for the Olympic team for the Pyeongchang Games.
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KEYWORDS
Miki Ando,
Japan Skating Federation,
Satoko Miyahara,
Shoma Uno,
Kaori Sakamoto,
Yuhana Yokoi,
Wakaba Higuchi,
Yukari Nakano,
Marin Honda,
2018 Pyeongchang Olympics,
Rika Kihira
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