Photo Reuters. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won gold in pairs skating at the 2026 Olympic Games, setting a new world record in the free program
This pair surpassed the previous achievement of Russian figure skaters Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov, who had held the record with a score of 157.46 points since 2022.
It is worth noting that Miura and Kihara have already been twice Olympic vice-champions in team competitions, as well as two-time winners and silver medalists of the World Championships.
The total score achieved by the Japanese duo was 231.24.
