Ryuichi Kihara

What draws me to Kihara is the quiet heroism of the pairs discipline. As the partner who throws, lifts and anchors, he spends his career being the base while Riku Miura soars and smiles for the cameras. Capping that journey with the 2026 Olympic title, after years of grinding from Ichinomiya toward the top, is the kind of patient, supporting-cast greatness I admire most. The strength of an athlete who makes someone else's flight possible deserves real respect, and I think Kihara embodies it beautifully without ever needing the spotlight himself.

Name (English)

Ryuichi Kihara

Name (Japanese)

木原龍一

Reading

きはら りゅういち

Born

August 22, 1992 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Origin

Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Height

175 cm

Occupation

figure skater

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuichi%20Kihara
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8%E5%8E%9F%E9%BE%8D%E4%B8%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7385502

Tags

• Aichi Prefecture
• figure skater

Last updated

2026-06-17

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