Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Win Japans First Olympic Pairs Gold With World-Record Free Skate

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Winter Olympics 2026Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan compete during the pairs figure skating long program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2026. Francisco Seco/AP PhotoThe Associated Press2/16/2026|Updated: 2/16/20260:00MILAN—Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara thought their chances of Olympic gold had gone by the wayside when the Japanese skaters made an uncharacteristic slip-up during their short program at the Milan Cortina Games.Turns out they were just making it more dramatic.

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