Wasn't there a case of a Japanese woman and Canadian man skating for Canada where she balked at getting Canadian citizenship? Japan doesn't recognize dual citizenship (except in cases like the Reeds, who were born with dual citizenship).
2025-26 Coaching, Country and Discipline Changes
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Those who've been following the Japanese Ice Dance & Pairs thread might have anticipated this~ and now it's confirmed 
Rika Kihira is switching to ice dance!
Well, the word she used is "attempt" or "try" - but she doesn't mention about continuing on singles... Whichever path she decides to pursue now, I hope it works well for her! I'm so excited to see her & Shingo perform
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Rika Kihira is switching to ice dance!
Well, the word she used is "attempt" or "try" - but she doesn't mention about continuing on singles... Whichever path she decides to pursue now, I hope it works well for her! I'm so excited to see her & Shingo perform
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Those who've been following the Japanese Ice Dance & Pairs thread might have anticipated this~ and now it's confirmed
Rika Kihira is switching to ice dance!
Well, the word she used is "attempt" or "try" - but she doesn't mention about continuing on singles... Whichever path she decides to pursue now, I hope it works well for her! I'm so excited to see him & Shingo peform
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I am a bit conflicted. I like both of them as skaters and always wondered why Shingo's partnerships never seemed to last more than a couple of years. But Rika is insanely talented and maybe she will be like Daisuke Takahashi and thrive in ice dance. I wish them all the best.
There isn’t really ambiguity here - it got added in the machine translation. 挑戦します is more like the English ‘I will do my best’. With how she framed it, in the original it sounds like a done deal.
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Thanks for the clarification!
Though I want to add for everyone here, that Rika does plan to continue doing singles as well (at least for the time being, I guess)
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紀平梨花、西山真瑚との新カップルは「りかしん」 ２６年ミラノ五輪出場の可能性残す「どのチャンスもつかめるように努力を」 - スポーツ報知
フィギュアスケート女子で２０１８年ＧＰファイナル覇者の紀平梨花（トヨタ自動車）が２９日、アイスダンスに挑戦すると発表した。この日、新パートナーの西山真瑚（しんご、オリエンタルバイオ）とオンライン会見
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Kamila Valieva (RUS) from Eteri Tutberidze to Svetlana Sokolovskaia
Source: https://tass.ru/sport/25219051
Source: https://tass.ru/sport/25219051
Madelaine Breau (Ice Dance) has changed countries from South Korea back to Canada, now confirmed from the British Columbia sectionals entry list.
Boyang Jin (Men, China) now has Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson listed as his former coaches on his ISU bio, his current coach is now Zhaoxiao Xu - https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013802.htm
Corey Circelli (Men, Italy) also lists Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson as former coaches on his ISU bio, Olga Romanova (mother/coach of Nikolaj Memola) is now his only coach - https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/corey-circelli/
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they look so alike that she ended up adopting him
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I have been trying to find his new team but no luck.
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Yeah, I'm really curious but don't even have really good guesses at this point. Would he go back to Alexei Urmanov? Go to someone more technical like Rafael Arutyunyan? Stay in Europe with someone like Benoit Richaud?
He's in Fribourg, I understand there's more info on his Ko-Fi but I haven't read his posts.
Unusual decision to move in an Olympic season..
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I recommend reading his posts. They are so well written and his lovely personality shines through.
Vasiljevs updated his bio, his coach is N/A now - https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/deniss-vasiljevs/
Hopefully he'll have a coach soon
Hopefully he'll have a coach soon
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