Figure Skating: Figure Skating: Japanese Olympic Pairs Champions Miura, Kihara Get Engaged
The pair said they will continue supporting each other after sharing photos of Kihara proposing on the ice.
- On Sunday, Japanese figure skating champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their engagement on Instagram, posting a photo of Kihara kneeling on the ice to present Miura with a ring.
- Formed in 2019, the pair—known as 'Riku-Ryu'—overcame years of injuries to become the first Japanese pair to win Olympic gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games in February.
- During the Milano Cortina Games, Miura and Kihara rallied from fifth place after the short program, securing a world-record free skate score to win gold with a performance set to 'Gladiator.'
- Following their retirement from competitive skating in April, the couple transitioned to ice shows and coaching, with their announcement garnering more than 14,000 congratulatory messages within five hours.
- Reflecting on their future, Miura and Kihara said, "As we begin this new chapter, we'll continue to support each other and move forward together, one step at a time." The couple emphasized staying true to who they are.
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At the games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo they triumphed together. Now there is the next positive news of a successful duo – but this time private nature.
Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who won the Olympic gold medal in pairs skating on February 16, have become engaged.
“We are engaged,” the couple said in a statement. “Through happy times and difficult times, we have shared so much together, supporting each other at every stage of our lives,” said Miura (24) and Kihara (34), both two-time world champions (2023 and 2025). The couple became media darlings after winning Japan’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in pairs at the Milan-Cortina Games in Italy in February. They then retired from competition in April.
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nippon.comJapan skating duo Miura, Kihara announce engagement
TOKYO, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press) -- Japanese skating duo Riku Miura, 24, and Ryuichi Kihara, 34, who won gold in the figure skating pairs event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, announced their engagement on social media Sunday.The pair, nicknamed "Riku-Ryu," released a photograph of Kihara kneeling on one knee on a skating rink and offering a ring to Miura."Over time, we became irreplaceable parts of each other's lives--someone neither of u…
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