Two-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto leads after the quick program of Skate Canada, her Grand Prix season-opening occasion.

Sakamoto tallied 75.13 factors in Vancouver with three clear leaping passes, although she obtained an unclear edge name on a triple Lutz. She leads South Korean Kim Chae-Yeon by 4.82 going into Saturday’s free skate.

Sakamoto, a 23-year-old from Japan, bids this season to develop into the primary ladies’s singles skater to win three consecutive world titles since American Peggy Fleming from 1966-68. Worlds are in Montreal in March.

Sakamoto won’t compete towards her major challengers — world silver and bronze medalists Lee Hae-In of South Korea and Loena Hendrickx of Belgium — earlier than December’s Grand Prix Final.

Hendrickx has the world’s high whole rating this season — 221.28 — from final week’s win at Skate America. Hendrickx additionally has the highest quick program rating of 75.92 from Skate America.

Later Friday, Skate Canada continues with the rhythm dance and pairs’ and males’s quick packages, stay on Peacock.

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