Figure skating: Sakamoto leads Japan women in 4 Continents sweep

Kaori Sakamoto came from behind to capture the women's gold medal on Friday and lead a Japanese sweep in the Four Continents Championships.Despite the 1-2-3 finish, it was a day of both promise and disappointment for Japan's women figure skaters two weeks ahead of the Pyongchang Olympics, where Sakamoto and Satoko Miyahara, who started the day in first place only to finish third, will compete.Starting the day in second place, Sakamoto won the free skate with 142.87 points to finish with a 214.21 total. Mai Mihara was second in the free program and overall with 210.57, while Miyahara finishe…READ FULL ARTICLE