Chiba second to Sakamoto at figure skating worlds

Mone Chiba competes during the women's free skate at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships.

By NBC Olympics

Published March 27, 2026 2:12 pm

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Japan’s Mone Chiba followed up her second-place result in the short with the same outcome in the free, leading to a 2nd-place overall finish at the World Figure Skating Championships, 9.81 points behind Kaori Sakamoto.

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