All posts tagged "Rika Kihira"
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3.0KFigure Skating NewsJapan’s Mai Mihara leaps to gold in Espoo
2022 Grand Prix Espoo – Women Mai Mihara of Japan leapt to the Women’s gold at the Grand Prix in Espoo, Finland,...
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4.4KFigure Skating NewsWatanabe rebounds to gold at Skate Canada
2022 Skate Canada – Women’s Recap Japan’s Rinka Watanabe captured the gold in her Grand Prix debut in the Women’s event at 2022...
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4.5KFigure Skating NewsSakamoto reclaims title at Japanese Nationals
Kaori Sakamoto reclaimed the Women’s title at the 2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena. Wakaba Higuchi...
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4.1KFigure Skating News2021 World Team Trophy: Day 3
The 2021 ISU World Team Trophy concluded with the Ladies’ and Pairs’ Free Skate in Osaka, Japan, on Friday. Team Russia won...
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3.0KFigure Skating News2021 World Team Trophy: Day 1
The 2021 ISU World Team Trophy kicked off a three-day competition with the Rhythm Dance, followed by the Ladies’ and Men’s Short...
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4.3KFigure Skating NewsAnna Shcherbakova takes world title in FSR sweep
The Ladies’ event concluded with the Free Skate at the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships on Friday night in Stockholm, Sweden....
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3.0KFigure Skating NewsWorld debutant Shcherbakova delivers in Stockholm
The Ladies’ Short Program kicked off the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday in Stockholm, Sweden, with approximately 38 ladies...
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2.5KFigure Skating NewsQuad and Triple Axel Battle Ahead for Ladies in Stockholm
A battle of quads and triple Axels is what is usually expected from the Men’s event at a major ISU competition, however,...
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2.6KFigure 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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1.9KFigure 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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1.6KFigure Skating NewsKihira defends title at Four Continents
2020 Four Continents Ladies’ Free Skate Japan’s Rika Kihira defended her title on Saturday afternoon, while new-comer Young You of South Korea...
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1.5KFigure Skating NewsJapan’s Kihira leads ladies at Four Continents
2020 Four Continents Ladies’ Short Program Rika Kihira of Japan took the lead in the Ladies’ Short Program ahead of USA’s Bradie Tennell...
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.