Two-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto remains in contention for a "three-peat" at the figure skating world championships in Montreal despite making costly mistakes in her short program on Wednesday.The 2022 Olympic bronze medalist placed fourth with 73.29 and will head into Friday's free skate trailing short program winner Loena Hendrickx of Belgium by 3.69 points.U.S. skater Isabeau Levito scored 73.73 in the short program for second while South Korea's Lee Hae In was third with 73.55.Sakamoto opened with a smooth double axel but was shaky on her subsequent triple lutz and barely save…READ FULL ARTICLE
