World figure skating champion Alysa Liu capped off a triumphant comeback season with another victory to help the U.S. win the World Team Trophy in Tokyo on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/20/more-sports/liu-us-world-team-trophy-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #us #alysaliu #figureskating #kaorisakamoto #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

https://www.alojapan.com/1239947/ice-time-japanese-figure-skating-questions-arise-ahead-of-olympic-season/ [ICE TIME] Japanese Figure Skating: Questions Arise Ahead of Olympic Season #2026Olympics #AlysaLiu #FigureSkating #IceTime #IliaMalinin #JackGallagher #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #KaoriSakamoto #MikhailShaidorov #MoneChiba #news #RikuMiura #RyuichiKihara #sports #WorldFigureSkatingChampionships #YumaKagiyama If a country takes home half of the singles medals on offer at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships, that would normally be a…

Kaori Sakamoto fell just short of winning her fourth straight world title in Boston last week but is excited about the chance to make a new start ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/31/more-sports/kaori-sakamoto-relieved-after-worlds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kaorisakamoto #alysaliu #worldfigureskatingchampionships #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #internationalskatingunion

Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Thursday, while defending champion Ilia Malinin seized command of the men's competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/28/more-sports/miura-kihara-world-title/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #iliamalinin #worldfigureskatingchampionships #yumakagiyama

Two-time U.S. champion Alysa Liu was the shock leader after stumbles by a trio of favorites in Wednesday's women's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/27/more-sports/liu-world-championships-boston/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #alyssaliu #kaorisakamoto #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #isabeaulevito #amberglenn #monechiba #worldfigureskatingchampionships

The figure skating season reaches its climax this week as the best from across the globe battle for world championship glory. Here are five skaters to watch in this crucial stepping stone toward the 2026 Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/23/more-sports/figure-skating-worlds-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldfigureskatingchampionships #boston #kaorisakamoto #amberglenn #iliamalinin #yumakagiyama #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

German figure skaters Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin danced to a runaway defense of their Grand Prix Final title on Friday, ahead of Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/12/07/more-sports/german-pair-grand-prix-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #grandprixfinal #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #yumakagiyama

U.S. national champion Amber Glenn took the honors in the women's short program at the ISU Grand Prix final in Grenoble on Thursday, securing a narrow lead over Japan's Mone Chiba https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/12/06/more-sports/isu-grand-prix-amber-glenn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #isu #monechiba #kaorisakamoto #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

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Former world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan opened the figure skating Grand Prix season with a pairs victory at Skate America on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/10/20/more-sports/miura-kihara-title/ #moresports #isugrandprix #skateamerica #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

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The Japanese figuring skating team closed the book on the 2022 Beijing Games by finally receiving their medals during a special ceremony in Paris. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/08/08/japan-skaters-get-medals/ #olympics #wakabahiguchi #yumahagiyama #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #misatokomatsubara #timkoleto #shomauno #2022beijingolympics #2024parisolympics #doping #kamilavalieva

Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won an emotional and historic pairs figure skating world title on home ice Thursday ahead of Japan's defending champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/22/more-sports/pairs-figure-skating-final/ #moresports #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #worldfigureskatingchampionships

Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps electrified home fans as they seized the lead in the pairs short program at the World Figure Skating Championships, with Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara in second. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/21/more-sports/pairs-short-program-worlds/ #moresports #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #kaorisakamoto #worldfigureskatingchampionships

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama smashed the competition to take the men's title at the Four Continents figure skating championship in Shanghai, with compatriot Shun Sato finishing second. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/04/more-sports/kagiyama-four-continents-win/?utm_content=buffer6c1c3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #yumakagiyama #fourcontinents #shunsato #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

Yuma Kagiyama and Mone Chiba contributed to a very good showing for Japan at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/02/more-sports/kagiyama-chiba-four-continents/?utm_content=buffere3e91&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #yumakagiyama #monechiba #fourcontinentsfigureskatingchampionships #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

ISU announces Grand Prix Series assignments https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/06/29/baseball/isu-grand-prix-assignments/?utm_content=buffer32df3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #baseball #internationalskatingunion #grandprixseries #shomauno #kaorisakamoto #ryuichikihara #rikumiura