Thread by @rockerskating

This thread: Women’s free skate press conference at #WorldFigure

Sakamoto: Ideally, I would skate clean and end with a smile. But I made the same mistake as 4yrs ago, so I'm disappointed. But I was able to recover and add the 3T - so I think I've grown from 4 years ago #WorldFigure

Lee: This season, the first half was very rough. But I tried to not give up and come back. This was my first time at Worlds, so I wanted to come - I achieved everything I wanted to. I brought everything to the audience #WorldFigure

Hendrickx: I'm really happy to be competing in Japan again. I really enjoyed the audience and atmosphere. Despite the fall on the lutz, I had a really strong FS, and I'm satisfied with it - to earn a 2nd World medal for me and Belgium is an amazing feeling #WorldFigure

Hendrickx: I really admire Kaori for so many years. To compete with her is amazing, to stand on the podium with her is an honor. She has so much speed, the jumps are so big, and I have a lot to learn to be at her level. I admire here and she's an amazing skater #WorldFigure

Lee: I really admire Kaori since 2016. I was really happy to meet her at Skate America this season - and I hoped to get on the podium with her there, but I didn't achieve it. #WorldFigure

Lee: But today I did stand on the podium with her and I'm really happy about it. When skaters get into jumps, they usually reduce speed, and she doesn't do that, so I want to learn that from her #WorldFigure

Sakamoto: Last year, I won an Olympic medal and then won Worlds, so there was a lot of pressure on me this season that I had to overcome. I wasn't able to do that at the start of the season. Looking back, it was a good experience because I overcame it at Natls #WorldFigure

Sakamoto: This season, my strength was the experience that I had. I struggled a lot through GPF, but I was able to improve my form for Natls. Because of my experience, I know there are struggles - even today, I was nervous but I could minimize my mistakes. #WorldFigure

Lee: The 1st half of my season, I had a lot of trouble, esp w my stamina. But going through the struggle, I learned how to control myself even if I feel under the weather. I also learned how to pull myself together; the tenacity was the biggest asset #WorldFigure

Hendrickx: The pressure was new this season. I tried to work hard; I know my 1st half weren't super good, but I kept working hard. For me to overcome it was to enjoy competing more and believe in myself #WorldFigure

On things they want to do off-season that are not skating-related:
Sakamoto: Drive a car for a long distance
Lee: Meet my friends and go somewhere, and musicals
Hendrickx: Doing shows this summer, vacation and search for the sun
#WorldFigure

Lee: Coming into Worlds, I wasn't expecting to get a medal. Getting a small medal in the SP was great. I was able to skate clean today, so it was really exciting. Getting a World medal 10yrs after Yuna Kim is a huge honor, so I'll take it as a sign to work harder #WorldFigure

Sakamoto: I was practicing the 3Lo3Lo today so that I could feel more secure about doing the 3Lo by itself - I did not plan on doing it in my program #WorldFigure