Sakamoto is the gold medal favorite for a reason, consistently putting up stellar performances. This season, she has scored at least 148 points in all but one event. In the team event earlier in the Olympics, she scored 148.62, which won Japan the full 10 points.

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What began as a socially distanced friendship at the Beijing Olympics grew into an engagement in Milan between U.S. hockey captain Hilary Knight, a Palo Alto native, and speedskater Brittany Bowe.

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