Kaori Sakamoto has announced her retirement and, unexpectedly, her marriage. The news came at a retirement press conference in Kobe, where she revealed she registered her marriage on May 5 and that her husband is a non-skating classmate she met at university. She did not provide further details about her spouse publicly at the event.
Key points:
- Retirement confirmed at the press conference in Kobe.
- Marriage announced; spouse is a university classmate, same age, not involved in figure skating.
- No further career details beyond retirement were shared at that moment.
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