Figure Skating
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Ice Dancing Duo of Daisuke Takahashi, Kana Muramoto Announces Retirement
The figure skating ice dance team of Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi, the winners at last year’s...
May 1, 2023
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Shoma Uno Withdraws from World Team Trophy in Figure Skating with Ankle Injury
The Japan Skating Federation said Monday that Shoma Uno will not take part in the World Figure Skati...
April 10, 2023
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Uno Delights Home Crowd to Retain World Title
SAITAMA (Reuters) — Shoma Uno retained his men’s figure skating world title with a stellar free skat...
March 25, 2023
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Figure Skating-Japan’s Sakamoto Dazzles in Free Skate to Defend World Title
SAITAMA (Reuters) — Japan's Kaori Sakamoto claimed back-to-back world titles with a mesmerizing free...
March 24, 2023
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Miura, Kihara Bag Japan’s 1st World Pairs Gold
SAITAMA (AFP-Jiji) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara claimed Japan’s first figure skating pairs world ...
March 23, 2023
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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Win Four Continents Skating Championship
It was a memorable night for Japan at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Riku Miur...
February 13, 2023
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Japanese Pair Miura, Kihara Win Four Continents Skating Championship
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first Japanese pairs skaters to win the Four Continents Fig...
February 12, 2023
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Wonder wall
Images of 10 figure skaters including Shoma Uno and Mao Asada adorn a wall at the Chukyo University ...
December 30, 2022
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Takahashi adds ice dance title to list of skating wins
OSAKA — Daisuke Takahashi, a former national champion in men’s singles figure skating, captured his ...
December 24, 2022
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Japan’s figure skaters dominate Grand Prix Final
TURIN, Italy — Shoma Uno and Mai Mihara won the men’s and women’s singles at the ISU Grand Prix Fina...
December 11, 2022
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Miura-Kihara make history with pairs gold at GP Finals
TORINO, Italy — The pair of Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara etched their names into Japanese figure sk...
December 10, 2022
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Japanese pair edges Americans to win Grand Prix Final gold
Japanese pairs skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara narrowly edged Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazie...
December 10, 2022
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Miura, Kihara pair wins Grand Prix Final gold
Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the gold in figure skating pairs at the Grand Prix Final i...
December 10, 2022
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Japanese skaters dominate opening day of Grand Prix final
TURIN (AFP-Jiji) - Japanese skaters dominated the opening day of the ISU Grand Prix final in Turin o...
December 9, 2022
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Yuzuru Hanyu to give solo ice show at Tokyo Dome in February
Two-time Winter Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who turned professional in July, revea...
December 6, 2022
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