MILAN, Feb 19 : Kaori Sakamoto's final Olympic skate ended in bittersweet fashion on Thursday, the three‑time world champion leaving Milano Cortina with a silver medal that felt as much like a lesson as an achievement. A missed jump combination in her free skate to Edith Piaf songs cost her the gold — a detail she replayed in her mind as she finished with 224.90 points, just behind American Alysa Liu’s 226.79. She was seen sobbing on the sidelines as the winner was announced. "I thought I might