SKATERPEDIA · PERSON
Ryuichi Kihara
Men / Pairs · Japan
OVERVIEW
Canonical identity
- Born
- 22 August 1992
- Height
- 174 cm
- Started skating
- 1996
- Club · 2025/26
- Kinoshita Group
Represented entities
- JapanJPN2025/26
ACHIEVEMENTS
Derived from results
World Medalist
2024 · 2022
2 verified resultsWorld Champion
2025 · 2023
2 verified resultsFour Continents Champion
2025 · 2023
2 verified resultsFour Continents Medalist
2024
1 verified resultOlympic Champion
2026
1 verified resultCOMPETITION HISTORY
International competition record
2025/261st
- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 231.24
- Short
- 73.11
- Free
- 158.13
2025/261st
- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 225.21
- Short
- 77.32
- Free
- 147.89
2025/261st
- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 215.99
- Short
- 74.42
- Free
- 141.57
2025/261st
- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 219.15
- Short
- 79.44
- Free
- 139.71
2024/252nd
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 209.45
- Short
- 71.90
- Free
- 137.55
2024/251st
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2025
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 219.79
- Short
- 76.57
- Free
- 143.22
2024/251st
- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 214.23
- Short
- 77.79
- Free
- 136.44
2024/252nd
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2024
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 206.71
- Short
- 76.27
- Free
- 130.44
2024/251st
ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2025
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 217.32
- Short
- 74.73
- Free
- 142.59
2023/242nd
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 190.77
- Short
- 65.61
- Free
- 125.16
2023/242nd
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 217.88
- Short
- 73.53
- Free
- 144.35
2022/231st
- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 212.02
2022/231st
ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2023
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 208.24
- Short
- 71.19
- Free
- 137.05
2022/231st
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2022
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 214.58
2022/231st
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 222.16
- Short
- 80.72
- Free
- 141.44
2021/227th
- Total
- 211.89
- Short
- 70.85
- Free
- 141.04
2021/222nd
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 208.20
2021/222nd
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 199.55
- Short
- 71.58
- Free
- 127.97
2020/2110th
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Total
- 184.41
- Short
- 64.37
- Free
- 120.04
2019/208th
ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2020
Pairs · Japan · MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
View partnership- Total
- 167.50
- Short
- 57.45
- Free
- 110.05
2018/198th
- Total
- 145.65
2017/188th
- Total
- 157.27
- Short
- 56.95
- Free
- 100.32
2016/1713th
- Total
- 130.85
- Short
- 50.48
- Free
- 80.37
2014/157th
- Total
- 131.26
2014/157th
- Total
- 132.60
2014/1510th
ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
Pairs · Japan · Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara
View partnership- Total
- 132.84
- Short
- 45.63
- Free
- 87.21
2013/148th
- Total
- 141.41
2013/148th
- Total
- 136.13
2011/124th
ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2011
Men · Japan
- Total
- 170.12
2011/123rd
ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2011
Men · Japan
- Medal
- Bronze
- Total
- 173.31
2010/113rd
ISU JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2010
Men · Japan
- Medal
- Bronze
- Total
- 177.92
2010/1110th
ISU JGP Cup of Austria 2010
Men · Japan
- Total
- 146.85
2010/112nd
ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2011
Men · Japan
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 123.07
2010/1110th
ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2011
Men · Japan
- Total
- 175.72
2009/109th
ISU JGP Minsk Ice
Men · 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.
PARTNERSHIPS
Canonical relationships
Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara
Narumi Takahashi · 2013/14–2014/15 · Japan
Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara
Miu Suzaki · 2016/17–2018/19 · Japan
MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi
Riku Miura · 2019/20–2025/26 · Japan
PERSONAL BESTS
Compatible scoring context only
ISU JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2010
9 October 2010 · PairsOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)World Junior Championships 2011
28 February 2011 · PairsOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2011
15 September 2011 · PairsOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)ISU GP Helsinki 2018
3 November 2018 · PairsOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)Olympic Winter Games 2026 Figure Skating
6 February 2026 · PairsOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)Olympic Winter Games 2026 Figure Skating
16 February 2026 · PairsOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)Olympic Winter Games 2026 Figure Skating
16 February 2026 · PairsOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)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
Major identity, result and biography facts are linked to canonical provenance. A concise selection is shown here.
Inspect 12 important sources
- Existing Verified Research PodiumInternational Skating Union · podium-four-continents-2023-pairs-9000787b60bbOpen source (opens in a new tab)
- Existing Verified Research PodiumInternational Skating Union · podium-olympics-2026-pairs-ae03a33e724bOpen source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Biographyisufs00108196Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00035321Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00010972Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00034470Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00108196Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Final Ranking Statement2022:OFFICIAL_ISU_FINAL_RANKING_STATEMENTOpen source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_4ac5ebf7d7f9fc2114e5ec64Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_663b2a7288205334062a4aa9Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_5e8a599608ae27ff0a4e1ad9Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_afa90aecc723581cbc8a7473Open source (opens in a new tab)