Japanese figure skating duo Riku Miura, 24, and Ryuichi Kihara, 34, who won gold in the figure skating pairs event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, announced their engagement on social media on 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. They contributed to Japan’s silver medal in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team event.
In the 2022-23 season, the pair won the Grand Prix Final, the Four Continents championship and other major international competitions, culminating in their first world championship. They also won gold at the world championships in 2025. The pair won gold in dramatic fashion at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, coming back from fifth place after the short program to win the event.
They announced their retirement from competition in April. They are active as professional skaters.
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