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Shoma Uno jokes that skating rinks are too cold for sport
Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno joked on X that skating rinks are too cold for sport.
Uno, who won Olympic silver in 2018 and bronze in 2022, made the post on October 18.
He is now training in ice dance with Marin Honda, after they announced their partnership in May.
The pair are aiming to compete at the 2030 Winter Olympics.
Fans replied with humorous teasing, while some said they also find rinks cold.
Their first domestic competition is set for October 29 at the East Japan Figure Skating Championships in Gunma.
The event will mark their domestic debut as an ice dance team.
Figure skater Shoma Uno said on X that skating rinks are too cold to feel like a place where he wants to do sport.
The post drew humorous replies and expressions of agreement from social media users.
Uno is an Olympic silver and bronze medallist and is now pursuing ice dance with Marin Honda.
The pair are due to make their domestic competition debut on October 29.
- Who
- Figure skater Shoma Uno.
- What
- He posted that skating rinks are too cold to feel like a place where he wants to do sport.
- When
- October 18, 2026.
- Where
- On X. The post concerned skating rinks.
- Why
- He said the rinks are too cold for him to feel like doing sport there.
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Uno and Marin Honda announced that they would form an ice dance team.
The pair held an official practice session in Tokyo open to reporters.
Uno posted on X that skating rinks were too cold to feel like a place where he wanted to do sport.
The pair are scheduled to make their domestic debut at the East Japan Figure Skating Championships.
- Olympic medals
- Silver at the 2018 PyeongChang Games and bronze at the 2022 Beijing Games
- Ice dance partner
- Marin Honda
- X post
- October 18, 2026
- Scheduled domestic debut
- October 29 at the East Japan Figure Skating Championships
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What people are saying
Skating rinks are so cold that they are not an environment where I feel like doing sport
Posts on X
何言ってるの？って話にはなるんですけど スケートリンク寒すぎてとてもスポーツしたいと思える環境ではない