After becoming Japan’s first figure skating pairs gold medalists at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara made a triumphant return to Japan on Wednesday, vowing to continue working together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/26/miura-kihara-skating-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics

At a homecoming news conference alongside several medalists, Team Japan head Hidehito Ito hailed the country's best-ever performance at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/25/team-japan-olympics-homecoming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #hidehitoito #yumakagiyama #kaorisakamoto #ryuichikihara #rikumiura #kirakimura #kokomomurase

After a costly short program error left them in fifth, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara staged a stunning free skate comeback to win Olympic gold, fueled by belief and a timely nap. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/18/tansey-miura-kihara-rebound/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #ryuichikihara #rikumiura

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara had the skates of their lives on Monday at the Milano Cortina Olympics to clinch gold in the pairs competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/17/miura-kihara-gold-pairs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics

Team Japan settled for silver behind the U.S. in the team figure skating event as a stunning comeback bid fell just short. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/figure-skating-team-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #us #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #iliamalinin #shunsato #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

Kaori Sakamoto won the women's short program but the U.S. has the lead after the first day of the Olympic figure skating team event on Friday in Milan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/07/us-leading-skating-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #2026milanocortinaolympics #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

Japan’s top figure skaters have plenty of potential to win medals at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, but will have to contend with a resurgent United States as well as Russian athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/08/figure-skating-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #kaorisakamoto #yumakagiyama #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #aminakai #monechiba #shunsato #adeliiapetrosian #petrgumennik #alysaliu #iliamalinin

Japan's Mone Chiba moved into first ahead of world champion Alysa Liu after the Grand Prix Final short program on Friday, as a tearful Kaori Sakamoto had a night to forget. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/06/more-sports/mone-chiba-short-program-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #monechiba #kaorisakamoto #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #grandprixfinal #nagoya

Japan's world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the Skate America pairs title as short program leaders Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava crashed in the deciding free skate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/16/more-sports/skate-america-miura-kihara-golds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

World figure skating champion Alysa Liu capped off a triumphant comeback season with another victory to help the U.S. win the World Team Trophy in Tokyo on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/20/more-sports/liu-us-world-team-trophy-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #us #alysaliu #figureskating #kaorisakamoto #rikumiura #ryuichikihara