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Ryuichi Kihara

Men / Pairs · Japan

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OVERVIEW

Biography and representation

Born
22 August 1992
Height
174 cm
Started skating
1996
Club · 2025/26
Kinoshita Group

Represented entities

  1. JapanJPN2025/26
ACHIEVEMENTS

Derived from results

World Medalist

2024 · 2022

2 verified results

World Champion

2025 · 2023

2 verified results

Four Continents Champion

2025 · 2023

2 verified results

Four Continents Medalist

2024

1 verified result

Olympic Champion

2026

1 verified result
COMPETITION HISTORY

International competition record

2022/231st

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2022

Pairs · Senior · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi

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Medal
Gold
Total
214.58
2022/231st

ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022

Pairs · Senior · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi

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Medal
Gold
Total
212.02
2021/222nd

ISU Grand Prix Skate America

Pairs · Senior · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi

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Medal
Silver
Total
208.20
2018/198th

ISU GP Helsinki 2018

Pairs · Senior · Japan · Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara

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Total
145.65
2014/157th

ISU GP NHK Trophy 2014

Pairs · Senior · Japan · Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara

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Total
131.26
2014/157th

ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2014

Pairs · Senior · Japan · Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara

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Total
132.60
2013/148th

ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2013

Pairs · Senior · Japan · Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara

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Total
141.41
2013/148th

ISU GP NHK Trophy 2013

Pairs · Senior · Japan · Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara

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Total
136.13
2011/124th

ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2011

Men · Junior · Japan

Total
170.12
2011/123rd

ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2011

Men · Junior · Japan

Medal
Bronze
Total
173.31
2010/1110th

ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2011

Men · Junior · Japan

Total
175.72
2010/113rd

ISU JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2010

Men · Junior · Japan

Medal
Bronze
Total
177.92
2010/1110th

ISU JGP Cup of Austria 2010

Men · Junior · Japan

Total
146.85
2009/109th

ISU JGP Minsk Ice

Men · Junior · Japan

Total
134.59
OLYMPIC RECORD

Events kept distinct

Individual / partnership event

Team event

Team participation and team medals are separate from the individual or partnership event above.

2026 Olympic team eventJapan · Short Program · Free SkatingOlympic Team Silver Medalist
2022 Olympic team eventJapan · Short Program · Free SkatingOlympic Team Silver Medalist
PARTNERSHIPS

Canonical relationships

COACHING / CHOREOGRAPHY

Season-supported professional team

Only resolved, source-supported relationships are linked. Competition results remain in this skater or partnership's own competition history.

PERSONAL BESTS

Compatible scoring context only

These records retain their discipline and scoring-era context. Skaterpedia does not compare incompatible eras.

COACHING / TEAM

Season-aware observations

Coach
Masako Ogino
2011/12
Coach
H. Nagakubo
2011/12
Coach
M. Kawaume
2011/12
Coach
Y. Hongo
2011/12
Coach
Y. Naruse
2011/12
Coach
Bruno Marcotte
2025/26
Coach
Bruno Marcotte
2025/26
Coach
Meagan Duhamel
2025/26
Coach
Meagan Duhamel
2025/26
Choreographer
Yuko Hongo
2011/12
Choreographer
Marie-France Dubreuil
2025/26
Choreographer
Marie-France Dubreuil
2025/26
Choreographer
Shae-Lynn Bourne
2025/26
Choreographer
Shae-Lynn Bourne
2025/26
Club
Kinoshita Group
No season interval stated
Club
Chukyo University
2011/12
Club
Kinoshita Group
2025/26
SOURCES

Why Skaterpedia believes this record

Identity, competition, biography and professional-relationship facts retain their source provenance. A concise selection is shown here.

Inspect 12 important sources
  1. Existing Verified Research PodiumInternational Skating Union · podium-four-continents-2023-pairs-9000787b60bbOpen source (opens in a new tab)
  2. Existing Verified Research PodiumInternational Skating Union · podium-olympics-2026-pairs-ae03a33e724bOpen source (opens in a new tab)
  3. Official Isu Biographyisufs00108196Open source (opens in a new tab)
  4. Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00035321Open source (opens in a new tab)
  5. Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00010972Open source (opens in a new tab)
  6. Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00034470Open source (opens in a new tab)
  7. Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00108196Open source (opens in a new tab)
  8. Official Isu Final Ranking Statement2022:OFFICIAL_ISU_FINAL_RANKING_STATEMENTOpen source (opens in a new tab)
  9. Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_4ac5ebf7d7f9fc2114e5ec64Open source (opens in a new tab)
  10. Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_663b2a7288205334062a4aa9Open source (opens in a new tab)
  11. Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_5e8a599608ae27ff0a4e1ad9Open source (opens in a new tab)
  12. Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_afa90aecc723581cbc8a7473Open source (opens in a new tab)