Japan's Miura and Kihara win pairs title at figure skating worlds
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first skaters from Japan to win the pairs at the world figure skating championships on Thursday in Saitama, Japan.
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Figure skating-Japan's Uno dazzles at worlds, Miura and Kihara win gold
SAITAMA, Japan : Japan's Shoma Uno took a big step towards defending his title after topping the men's short programme at the figure skating world championships while compatriots Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won their country's first pairs gold on Thursday.
World Figure Skating Championships 2023: Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara make strong start in Saitama
Japanese duo Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara stormed into a convincing lead on home ice as they got their bid to win a first World Figure Skating Championships gold medal off to the best possible start. The duo won silver in Montpellier in 2022, after finishing behind Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier from the United States. Ad But they have ended the day well ahead of their American rivals on the scorecards in Saitama, with a total of 80.72 points in the short program.
Kaori Sakamoto leads figure skating worlds; U.S. in medal mix in women’s, pairs’ events
Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan topped the women’s short program at the world figure skating championships, while Americans are in the medal mix in the women’s and pairs’ events going into the free skates.
Japan's Sakamoto notches season-best short program to lead women's event at figure skating worlds
Kaori Sakamoto produced a near-flawless display to lead the field after the women's short program at the figure skating world championships in Saitama, Japan on Wednesday with a season's best score of 79.24.
Figure skating-Japan's Sakamoto tops short programme, Miura and Kihara shine
SAITAMA, Japan : Kaori Sakamoto produced a near-flawless display to lead the field after the women's short programme at the figure skating world championships in Saitama, Japan on Wednesday with a season's best score of 79.24.
2023 World Figure Skating Championships results
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Figure skating-Japanese dazzle at Four Continents as Kao Miura wins gold
Japanese skaters dominated the ice at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado on Saturday as teenager Kao Miura won gold in the men's event while Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara triumphed in the pairs event.