Figure skating- Japan’s Sakamoto becomes first woman in 56 years to claim three-peat
Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto retained the figure skating world title in Montreal, becoming the first woman to win three consecutive crowns since Peggy Fleming in 1968. Sakamoto, who was fourth after the short program, scored 222.96 points with her free skate to “Wild Is The Wind/Feeling Good” by Lauryn Hill. American Isabeau Levito won silver with 212.16 points, and Chaeyeon Kim of South Korea took bronze with 203.59 points. Madison Chock and Evan Bates led the ice dance competition at the world championships with a score of 90.08 for their rhythm dance routine.