Japan’s Sota Yamamoto eyes World podium

Japan’s Sota Yamamoto performs his free skate at the 2022-23 Grand Prix Final in Torino, Italy.
Sota Yamamoto
At the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Sota Yamamoto made the highly-competitive Japanese men’s team for the World Championships, which takes place next week in his home country. Not many would have guessed that the 23-year-old, himself included, would have expected this quick turn around ahead of the season.
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