American Isabeau Levito took second place with a score of 212.16, and third place went to Kim Chae-yong of South Korea, who scored 203.59 points. Belgian Luna Hendricks, who was in the lead after the short program, finished in fourth place with a score of 200.25 points.
Former Russian figure skater Anastasia Gubanova, representing Georgia, took 13th place with a score of 182.42 points.
Sakamoto became the first figure skater in 56 years to become world champion three times in a row. The previous athlete to achieve this result was American Peggy Fleming in 1966-68.
- Americans showed the best result in rhythmic dance at the World Figure Skating Championships, Davis and Smolkin are outside the top 10
Source: Sport
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