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https://www.tkhunt.com/2366244/ #りくりゅう #rikuryu #紀平梨花

I know a lot of folks on here look to photos of animals for comfort, but I look to videos of KIHARA Ryūichi crying and MIURA Riku teasing and comforting him. #りくりゅう #RikuRyu #FigureSkating

The Japan Times Apr 28

Olympic champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara marked their retirement with an emotional tribute to each other, saying their career together was defined by shared effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/04/28/more-sports/rikuryu-retirement-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #rikuryu

'RikuRyu' signs off in emotional farewell

Olympic gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara said their career together had been defined by shared effort.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Apr 18

Japan's gold medal pair didn't just win on the ice — their words reveal how Japanese expresses closeness, trust and "only one." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/04/19/language/japanese-language-rikuryu-honorifics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #figureskating #rikuryu

No one else will do: What a pair of figure skaters can teach us about familiarity in Japanese

An Olympic duo illustrates how honorifics and in-group dynamics can signal closeness across different contexts.

The Japan Times