Prof. Rachel Thorn 🍉🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️ @RachelThornSub@famichiki.jp
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I don't follow figure skating, so I had never heard of these two before last week. This was an amazing performance, but I was more interested in the personalities. Although she's tiny, I thought for sure she must be the older one, because she is calm and collected whether they succeed or fail, and he cries like a baby whether they succeed or fail. Turns out he's 33 and she's 24. After their win, he's crying and she's laughing, "He's been doing nothing but cry all day." 😂 apnews.com/article/milan-corti

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan react to their scores after competing during the pairs figure skating long program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara win Japan’s first Olympic pairs gold with a world-record free skate

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have delivered Japan’s first Olympic gold medal in pairs skating. They earned a world-record score for their free skate at the Milan Cortina Games on Monday night to climb from fifth after their short program to the top step of the podium.

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