Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Japanese Skating Champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Engaged
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara are famous Japanese figure skaters.
They skate together as a pair and are nicknamed “Riku-Ryu.”
They announced that they are engaged to be married.
Kihara proposed to Miura on the ice and shared a photo online.
The pair won Olympic gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
They were the first Japanese pair to win that title in figure skating.
They faced injuries and difficult moments during their skating careers.
They also announced their retirement from competitive skating in April.
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their engagement on Instagram on Sunday.
The announcement included a photo of Kihara proposing to Miura on the ice.
Known as "Riku-Ryu," they became Japan’s first pair to win Olympic figure-skating gold.
The pair overcame Kihara’s recurring back injuries and Miura’s chronically dislocated shoulder.
They announced their retirement from competitive skating in April after a record-setting Olympic victory.
- Who
- Japanese figure-skating champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara.
- What
- They announced their engagement after a successful career as a skating pair.
- When
- The announcement was made on Sunday; they won Olympic gold in February and announced their retirement in April.
- Where
- The engagement was announced on Instagram, while their Olympic victory took place at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
- Why
- They said they had shared happy and difficult times while supporting each other and had become irreplaceable parts of each other’s lives.
- Skating team nickname
- Riku-Ryu
- Engagement announcement
- Posted on Instagram with a photo of Kihara proposing on the ice
- Olympic achievement
- First Japanese pair to win Olympic gold in figure skating
- Olympic venue
- Milano Cortina Winter Games
- Partnership began
- Miura and Kihara teamed up in 2019
- Career status
- They announced their retirement from competitive skating in April
- Challenges
- Kihara dealt with recurring back injuries, while Miura competed with a chronically dislocated shoulder