Tears are not enough. The tears were rolling down Ryuichi Kihara’s face. Nobody sobbed as much as Ryuichi Kihara at the Olympic pairs figure skating event. There wasn’t a tissue box in the house that could contain those tears. They were tidal. But can you blame him? Kihara, now 33 years old, was on his […]
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara
They Never Walk Alone
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara seemed atop the world last season, as they rumbled to a silver medal at the world championships and a seventh at the Olympics, the first Japanese skaters in 10 years to win world and Grand Prix medals. Over the summer, they lost their mojo. Miura suffered a shoulder injury that […]