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Ryuichi Kihara

1992 - today

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ryuichi Kihara is the 321st most popular skater, the 3,475th most popular biography from Japan and the 13th most popular Japanese Skater.

Ryuichi Kihara is most famous as a Japanese pair skater competing with partner Riku Miura, with whom he has become the first Japanese pair to win multiple major titles including the 2023 and 2025 World Championships, two Four Continents Championships (2023 and 2025), two Grand Prix Finals, and numerous ISU Grand Prix golds, while earning silver medals at the World Championships in 2022 and 2024; they also secured silver in the team event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and repeated that feat with another team silver at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, where they delivered standout performances like winning the pairs free skate segment with a personal best score of 155.55 to a "Gladiator" program. A three-time Olympian overall—he previously competed in pairs at Sochi 2014 with Narumi Takahashi and PyeongChang 2018 with Miu Suzaki—Kihara transitioned from men's singles skating (starting in 1996) to pairs and has trained in Oakville, Canada, while enjoying hobbies like baseball and soccer. Surprisingly, despite his long career and initial fears about the dangers of pair elements like lifts and throws (he once admitted being scared of "never having lifted a person" or seeing someone "fall from the sky" before partnering), his partnership with Miura—formed in 2019 after a coach's invitation—has elevated Japanese pair skating to unprecedented heights, making them consistent podium threats and fan favorites on the global stage.

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Among Skaters

Among skaters, Ryuichi Kihara ranks 321 out of 483. Before him are Lee Kang-seok, Derek Parra, Nobunari Oda, Kaori Sakamoto, Falko Zandstra, and Marina Cherkasova. After him are Daisuke Takahashi, Marc Gagnon, Evan Lysacek, Elena Bechke, Ria Visser, and Lasse Sætre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Ryuichi Kihara ranks 497. Before him are Gizem Karaca, Iván Balliu, Cristiano Piccini, Miloš Jojić, Tiffany Alvord, and Davika Hoorne. After him are Mikael Granlund, Amy Deasismont, Lee Seung-hoon, Frank Chamizo, Victor Crone, and Park Soo-ah.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ryuichi Kihara ranks 3,475 out of NaN. Before him are Yoshihito Yamaji (1971), Iyo Sky (1990), Masumi Asano (1977), Ayaka (1987), Chie Nakamura (1978), and Takehisa Sakamoto (1971). After him are Yuki Kawamura (2001), Daisuke Takahashi (1986), Kaori Iida (1981), Hideo Itami (1981), Taku Watanabe (1971), and Yuika Sugasawa (1990).

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Among Skaters In Japan

Among skaters born in Japan, Ryuichi Kihara ranks 13. Before him are Akira Kuroiwa (1961), Miki Ando (1987), Hiroyasu Shimizu (1974), Yoshihiro Kitazawa (1962), Nobunari Oda (1987), and Kaori Sakamoto (2000). After him are Daisuke Takahashi (1986), Fumie Suguri (1980), Manabu Horii (1972), Hiromi Yamamoto (1970), Tomomi Okazaki (1971), and Nao Kodaira (1986).

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