Ryuichi Kihara

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Ryuichi Kihara
2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki Miu Suzaki Ryuichi Kihara 2018-11-03 16-06-10.jpg
Kihara with Suzaki in 2018
Personal information
Native name木原 龍一
Country representedJapan
Born (1992-08-22) August 22, 1992 (age 29)
Ichinomiya, Aichi
ResidenceTōkai, Aichi
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PartnerRiku Miura
Former partnerNarumi Takahashi
Miu Suzaki
CoachBruno Marcotte
Meagan Duhamel
Brian Shales
Former coachYuka Sato
Jason Dungjen
Sergei Petrovski
Hiroshi Nagakubo
Yoriko Naruse
Miho Kawaume
Yuko Hongo
Masako Ogino
ChoreographerJulie Marcotte
Valérie Saurette
Former choreographerAllie Hann-McCurdy
Marina Zueva
Yuko Hongo
Skating clubKinoshita Club
Former skating clubChukyo University
Training locationsOakville, Ontario
Former training locationsBloomfield Hills, Michigan
Nagoya
Toyota, Aichi
Began skating1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total204.06
2021 CS Autumn Classic
Short program72.32
2021 CS Autumn Classic
Free skate131.74
2021 CS Autumn Classic
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Medal record
Pairs' figure skating
Representing  Japan
World Team Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Osaka Team

Ryuichi Kihara (木原 龍一, Kihara Ryūichi, born August 22, 1992) is a Japanese figure skater, who currently competes in pairs with partner Riku Miura. With Miura, he is the 2021 CS Autumn Classic champion. He previously competed with Narumi Takahashi and Miu Suzaki, representing Japan at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, respectively.

As a single skater, he is a two-time bronze medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the 2010–11 Japanese Junior silver medalist.

Personal life[]

Kihara was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi.

He enjoys playing baseball in his spare time.[1]

Career[]

Single skating[]

Kihara began learning to skate in 1996.[2] He finished 10th at the 2011 World Junior Championships. He competed in singles through January 28, 2013.

Partnership with Takahashi[]

On January 30, 2013, the Japanese skating federation confirmed that Kihara would compete in pair skating with Narumi Takahashi, the 2012 World bronze medalist, and they would be coached by Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen.[3][4] They trained in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[5] They represented Japan together at the 2014 Olympics and placed 19th.

The pair split in March 2015.[6]

2016–2017 season: Debut of Suzaki/Kihara[]

In June 2015, Japanese media reported that Kihara had teamed up with former single skater Miu Suzaki, with whom he would continue to train in Michigan.[7] In December, they received the bronze medal at the Japan Championships. They did not appear internationally in their first season together.

2016–2017 season[]

After winning their first international medal (bronze) at the Asian Open Trophy in early August 2016 in Manila, Suzaki/Kihara took silver at the Japan Championships in December. Ranked twelfth in the short program and fourteenth in the free skate, they finished thirteenth overall at the 2017 Four Continents Championships, held in February in Gangneung, South Korea.

2017–2018 season: Pyeongchang Olympics[]

Suzaki/Kihara began their season with silver at the Asian Open Trophy in August 2017. Making their Grand Prix debut, they finished eighth at the 2017 NHK Trophy in November. They won their first national title at the 2017–18 Japan Championships, and were assigned to Japan's lone pairs spot at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. In February, they competed at the Olympics in both the team event and the individual event.[8] They placed 21st in the latter and missed the free skate. They concluded their season at the 2018 World Championships, where they placed 24th, again missing the free skate.

2018–2019 season: End of Suzaki/Kihara[]

In October 2018, Suzaki/Kihara placed tenth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy. They placed eighth at the 2018 Grand Prix Helsinki, their first Grand Prix event of the season. They also placed eighth at the 2018 NHK Trophy, their second assignment. They won a second national title at the 2018–19 Japan Championships. Due to a concussion sustained by Kihara in training, the pair withdrew from the 2019 Four Continents Championships and the home 2019 World Championships in Saitama.[9] They announced the end of their partnership in early April 2019.[10]

2019–2020 season: Debut of Miura/Kihara[]

In August 2019, it was announced that Kihara had teamed up with Riku Miura and that the pair would train in Oakville, Ontario at the Skate Oakville Skating Club under Bruno Marcotte, Meagan Duhamel, and Brian Shales.[1]

Miura/Kihara made their international competitive debut at 2019 NHK Trophy, where they finished fifth.[11] They were the only pair competing at the 2019–20 Japan Championships, and had two falls in the short program.[12] The free skate proved more successful, allowing them to claim the Japanese national title and assignments to the ISU championships in the second half of the season.[13]

After an eighth-place finish at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, Miura/Kihara were assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[14]

2020–2021 season[]

Miura/Kihara was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was cancelled as a result of the pandemic.[15] Making their season and Worlds debut at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, they placed tenth.[16] As Japan's only pair, they were named to the team for the 2021 World Team Trophy. On April 8th, he was named as team captain. They finished third in both segments, helping Team Japan to the bronze medal.[17][18][19]

2021–2022 season[]

Miura/Kihara spent the period after the World Team Trophy training in Japan and the United States, before returning to Canada in September upon the reopening of the borders. They began their season at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, where they won both segments of competition, as well as set new personal bests, to take the gold medal overall.[20]

Programs[]

With Miura[]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2022
[21][22]
2019–2020
[1]

With Suzaki[]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[2]
2017–2018
[23]
2016–2017
[25]
2015–2016

[26]

  • Move Together

With Takahashi[]

Season Short program Free skating
2014–2015
[27]
  • That's Entertainment
  • Love is Here to Stay
  • I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
2013–2014
[5]

Single skating[]

Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
2011–2012
[28]
2010–2011
[29]
  • Tango De Los Exilados
    by Walter Taieb
2009–2010
[30]
  • The Man in the Iron Mask
    by Nick Glennie-Smith

Competitive highlights[]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Miura[]

International[31]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22
Worlds C 10th
Four Continents 8th
GP NHK Trophy 5th TBD
GP Skate America TBD
GP Skate Canada C
CS Autumn Classic 1st
National
Japan Champ. 1st
Team events
World Team Trophy 3rd T
3rd P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
Medals awarded for team result only.

Pairs with Suzaki[]

International[32]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics 21st
Worlds 24th WD
Four Continents 13th 8th WD
GP Finland 8th
GP NHK Trophy 8th 8th
CS Finlandia Trophy 10th
Asian Open Trophy 3rd 2nd
National[33]
Japan Champ. 3rd 2nd 1st 1st
WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Takahashi[]

International[34]
Event 13–14 14–15
Olympics 18th
Worlds 17th 19th
Four Continents 10th
GP Rostelecom Cup 7th
GP NHK Trophy 7th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7th
Lombardia Trophy 7th
Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
National[35]
Japan Championships 1st 1st
Team events
Winter Olympics 5th T
T = Team result

Single skating[]

International[36]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
Challenge Cup 7th
International: Junior[36]
Junior Worlds 10th
JGP Austria 10th
JGP Belarus 9th
JGP Estonia 4th
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Poland 3rd
New Zealand WG 2nd J
National[37]
Japan 12th 12th 12th
Japan Junior 28th 17th 16th 9th 8th 2nd 3rd
Japan Novice 6th B 1st B 3rd A 9th A
J = Junior level

Detailed results[]

With Miura[]

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
September 16–18, 2021 2021 CS Autumn Classic International 1
72.32 		1
131.74 		1
204.06
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 15–18, 2021 2021 World Team Trophy 3
65.82 		3
130.83 		3T/3P
196.65
March 22–28, 2021 2021 World Championships 8
64.37 		10
120.04 		10
184.41
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 4 – 9, 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 9
57.45 		8
110.05 		8
167.50
December 18–22, 2019 2019–20 Japan Championships 1
53.95 		1
116.16 		1
170.11
November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 6
62.41 		6
117.53 		5
179.94

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