Sakamoto Ends Career With Fourth World Gold

Compatriot Mone Chiba, who vanished 4th astatine nan Olympics, won world metallic pinch a people of 228.47, while Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone took bronze pinch 215.20.

Olympic champion Alysa Liu opted not to compete successful nan event, while chap American Amber Glenn slipped from 3rd to sixth during nan free skate.

In nan crystal creation event, Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are successful 3rd spot aft scoring 85.09 successful nan hit dance.

Olympic champions Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron lead connected 92.74, up of Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirie, nan Olympic bronze medallists, connected 86.45.

The medals will beryllium decided successful Saturday's free dance, which will beryllium shown unrecorded connected BBC iPlayer from 17:30 GMT.