Figure Skating Grand Prix – Japanese Kaori Sakamoto wins Skate America, the first Grand Prix of the season

(Belgian) The Japanese Kaori Sakamoto won Skate America on Sunday, the first Grand Prix of the figure skating season, on Sunday in Norwood in the United States.

Reigning world champion ahead of Loena Hendrickx, Sakamoto, 22, won with a total of 217.61 points after Sunday’s free program. The Americans Isabeau Levito (206.66), junior world champion, and Amber Glenn (197.61) complete the podium. Loena Hendrickx was absent from Skate America and will compete in her first Grand Prix of the season at the French Grand Prix in Angers in two weeks. The Canadian Grand Prix is ​​scheduled for next week. A month ago, Hendrickx won the Nebelhorn Trophy, the first competition of the season and part of the Challenger Series. (Belgian)