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Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating Championships

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada (L) and her coach Nobuo Sato hug each other after Asada finished her women's free program performance at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 29, 2014. Asada won her third gold medal at the world championships -- and first in four years.

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Asada smiles after free program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada (C) smiles and waves after performing her free program in the women's singles competition at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 20, 2014. Her coach Nobuo Sato (R) sits next to her.

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Asada hugs coach after free program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada (R) hugs her coach Nobuo Sato after performing her free program in the women's singles competition at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 20, 2014. Asada finished in sixth place.

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Japan's Asada after women's short program performance

SOCHI, Russia - Mao Asada (L) of Japan is seen with coach Nobuo Sato after her performance in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada came in 16th place.

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Asada waits for her short program score

SOCHI, Russia - Mao Asada (L) of Japan waits for her score with her coach Nobuo Sato after competing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada is in 16th place going into the free program.

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Asada, coach Sato after short program performance

SOCHI, Russia - Mao Asada (L) of Japan looks disappointed alongside her coach Nobuo Sato after her performance in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada is in 16th place going into the free program.

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Asada talks with coach in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver silver medalist Mao Asada (L) of Japan talks with coach Nobuo Sato during an official practice session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Mao Asada turns 20

TOYOTA, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (R) celebrates her birthday by blowing out candles on a cake presented by reporters at Chukyo University, where she is a student, in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2010. Beside Asada is her new coach Nobuo Sato.

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(1)Honda 4th in men's figure skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Takeshi Honda jumps during his performance in the men's figure skating event of the 2002 Winter Olympics at the Salt Lake Ice Center on Feb. 14. Honda came in 4th, earning Japan's highest finish ever in men's figure skating, surpassing the eighth-place performances of Nobuo Sato at the 1964 Innsbruck (Austria) Games and Mitsuru Matsumura in Lake Placid (the U.S.) in 1980.

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Mao Asada to announce whether to return or not

Undated photo shows Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada, who took the 2014-15 season off from competition. Asada, 24, will hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2015, to announce if she will return to competition. Asada has already resumed training under her coach Nobuo Sato. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mao Asada to announce whether to return or not

Undated photo shows Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada, who took the 2014-15 season off from competition. Asada, 24, will hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2015, to announce if she will return to competition. Asada has already resumed training under her coach Nobuo Sato. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mao Asada turns 20

TOYOTA, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (R) celebrates her birthday by blowing out candles on a cake presented by reporters at Chukyo University, where she is a student, in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2010. Beside Asada is her new coach Nobuo Sato. (Kyodo)

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3-time world champ Asada announces retirement

Nobuo Sato, coach of three-time figure skating world champion Mao Asada, meets with reporters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on April 11, 2017, a day after Asada announced her retirement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3-time world champ Asada announces retirement

Nobuo Sato, coach of three-time figure skating world champion Mao Asada, is photographed in Yokohama, near Tokyo on April 11, 2017, a day after Asada announced her retirement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure Skating: Asada leaves for France for Grand Prix series event

Japanese figure skater Mao Asada (R) and her coach Nobuo Sato leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 9, 2016, for France to take part in the Trophee de France, the fourth event of the Grand Prix series from Nov. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo