At the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the short program for the first half of the pairs was held on the 1st, and the pair of Riki Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who returned from injury, came in second place.
At the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, which began in Shanghai, China, the first half of the short program for pairs was held on the 1st.
Miura and Kihara, nicknamed ``Rikuryu,'' became the first Japanese team to win this tournament and the world championship last season, and were expected to make further progress this season, but due to Kihara's injury, After missing both the championship and Grand Prix series, this tournament will be his return.
The two brilliantly executed their opening big move, a twist lift, but Miura made a mistake in the triple toe loop that followed, resulting in a double rotation.
However, after that, Kihara mesmerized Miura with his brilliant lifts, slow jumps, and rich expressiveness, marking 65.61 and taking second place.
The Canadian pair came out on top with a score of 69.48.