Japanese defending champion Kaori Sakamoto topped the women's short skate at the NHK Trophy on Friday, with Shoma Uno taking the lead in the men's competition at the fourth event of this season's ISU Grand Prix circuit.Sakamoto scored 76.56 points with a nearly flawless performance at Yoyogi National Gymnasium. She is seeking a spot in February's Beijing Olympics, where she might better her sixth-place finish from her 2018 Olympic debut.The 21-year-old did not make the mistake that led her to finish fourth overall at Skate America, when her triple flip-triple toeloop combination turned into…READ FULL ARTICLE
