"Riku-Ryu" Figure Skating Pair to Receive Medal of Honor

About this episode

The episode discusses the announcement of medals of honor by the Japanese government, highlighting figure skating pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara's achievements.

The Japanese government announced Tuesday that 603 individuals and 28 groups will receive medals of honor this spring, including figure skating pair Riku Miura, 24, and Ryuichi Kihara, 33, who won gold at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Topics covered

• figure skating
• medals of honor
• Olympics
• Japan
• sports news

Keywords

• Riku Miura
• Ryuichi Kihara
• medals of honor
• figure skating
• 2026 Winter Olympics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Japanese government

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