"Alysa Liu is left to bear the ambitions of the American figure skating team on Thursday night, when the last of the Blade Angels with a legitimate shot at the Olympic gold medal tries to catch Japanese teammates Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto during the women's free skate at the Milan Cortina Games. Nakai, Sakamoto and Mone Chiba give Japan the chance for the first-ever women's podium sweep."
"Of course I want a medal. It would be very nice, said Sakamoto, the bronze medalist from the 2022 Beijing Games, who trails Nakai by just a point in what is likely her final Olympics. But I want to let everybody know what I've done over my career. I want people to know that there was a skater of this kind in Japan who had performed for a long period."
Alysa Liu carries the ambitions of the American figure skating team as the last U.S. skater with a legitimate shot at Olympic gold. Ami Nakai, Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba position Japan for a possible first-ever Olympic women's podium sweep. Adeliia Petrosian, competing as an individual neutral athlete, is the only contender capable of landing a quad jump and could dramatically alter standings with a strong free skate. Kaori Sakamoto, the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, trails Nakai by one point and is likely competing in her final Olympics while aiming to secure the only major title missing from her career.
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