All posts tagged "Mai Mihara"
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289Figure Skating NewsRika Kihira defends title at Japanese Nationals
Defending champion Rika Kihira held onto to her title for a second consecutive win at the 2020-21 Japanese National Figure Skating Championships on...
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298Figure Skating NewsRika Kihira takes lead to defend her crown at Japanese Nationals
Defending champion Rika Kihira is currently in first place after the Ladies’ Short Program took place at the 2020-21 Japanese National Figure...
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191Figure Skating NewsSakamoto claims ladies’ title at 2020 NHK Trophy
Kaori Sakamoto of Japan maintained her overnight lead to win the Ladies at the 2020 NHK Trophy after the Free Skate on...
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257Figure Skating NewsKihira captures gold in Anaheim in debut at Four Continents
2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Free Skate In her debut at this event, Japan’s Rika Kihira rose from fifth to capture the...
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122Figure Skating News
Sakamoto shakes it up at Japanese Nationals; win’s first title
2018-19 Japanese Figure Skating Championships Ladies Kaori Sakamoto edged out Rika Kihira to claim her first national title at the 2018-19 Japanese Figure...
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121Figure Skating News
Japan’s Kihira wins second Grand Prix gold in Grenoble
2018 Internationaux de France Ladies Figure Skating In her first season on the Grand Prix circuit, Japan’s Rika Kihira moved up from second to...
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102Figure Skating News
Mai Mihara front runner in Ladies’ event at Internationaux de France
2018 Internationaux de France Ladies Figure Skating Mai Mihara of Japan hold the lead in what is a virtual tie with teammate Rika...
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66Figure Skating News
Kihira captures gold at NHK Trophy after two triple Axels
2018 NHK Trophy Ladies Figure Skating Rika Kihira of Japan upstaged her more-established training partner, Satoko Miyahara, and jumped from fifth to...
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118Figure Skating News
Virtual tie for Tuktamysheva; Miyahara at NHK Trophy
2018 NHK Trophy Ladies Figure Skating Less than a tenth of a point separates Russia’s Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Japan’s Satoko Miyahara following...
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112Figure Skating News
Zabiiako and Enbert lead Pairs at NHK Trophy
2018 NHK Trophy Pairs Figure Skating Just one week after winning the Grand Prix of Helsinki, Russia’s Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Enbert of...
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126Figure Skating News
Sakamoto leads ladies to Japanese sweep at Four Continents
Figure Skating News Kaori Sakamoto led the ladies to a Japanese podium sweep at the 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on...
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98Figure Skating News
Miyahara captures fourth national title in Tokyo
Figure Skating News Satoko Miyahara won her fourth consecutive national title at the 2017-18 Japanese National Figure Skating Championships, while Kaori Sakamoto...
Did you Know?
Shizuka Arakawa became the first Japanese figure skater to win an Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Olympics (where she was the only Japanese medalist at that Olympics). One of her trademark moves is the Ina Bauer with a full backbend.