Japan’s Miura and Kihara soar to historic Olympic gold

2026 Olympics | Figure Skating | Pairs’ Free Skate

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara soared from fifth place to claim Japan’s first Olympic gold in Pairs’ figure skating in Milan, Italy. Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava earned the silver, also making history by becoming the first athletes from Georgia to win a Winter Olympic medal. Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin slipped to third after their overnight lead to settle for bronze.

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of...