sports
February 17, 2026
Japanese skaters Riku and Kihara win gold in pairs competition
Japanese skaters Miura Riku and Ryuichi Kihara won the gold medal tonight in the pairs competition at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina.
TL;DR
- Miura Riku and Ryuichi Kihara won the gold medal in pairs figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
- They were fifth after the short program but delivered a perfect free skate to claim the title.
- Their winning score was a career-best 231.24 points.
- Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava (Georgia) won silver with 221.75 points.
- Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin (Germany) earned bronze with 219.09 points.
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