[uzakhikaye]

OF COURSE Kaori was the first one to ask for a Wakaba choreo there was no universe in which she was going to let someone else get that spot

[lgbtlunaverse]

Kaori had told Rinka to be ready as an alternate for worlds because she was likely going to withdraw but then after the olympics she wanted to go and asked Rinka if that was ok and Rinka said "i want to watch you compete, so please go" let's just all live.

[f4ggydog]

oh my god someone give wakaba a wellness call

[careysattheonsenagain]

😭

[careysattheonsenagain]

"In an NHK feature that first aired Feb. 23, just days after their victory, Kihara described his first skating audition with Miura as feeling like 雷が落ちた (kaminari ga ochita, lightning struck). Later, on a March 20 episode of “徹子の部屋” (“Tetsuko no Heya,” “Tetsuko’s Room”), he said the way their hands fit together made him think, 「運命だな」 (“Unmei da na,” “This is destiny”). In turn, Miura described Kihara as, 「この人しかいない」 (“Kono hito shika inai,” “The only person for me”)."

No one else will do: What a pair of figure skaters can teach us about familiarity in Japanese

An Olympic duo illustrates how honorifics and in-group dynamics can signal closeness across different contexts.

[cosmos-blossom]

🩷🌸💜🪻🩵🌌

[krushing]

I think she's the best partner I've ever had, and if I were reborn, I'd want to team up with her again.

MIURA RIKU / KIHARA RYUICHI 2026 Olympics Free Program: Gladiator

[cosmos-blossom]

🤍💜🩷🩵

[mrkestis]

What are we supposed to do without them next season?

[sakamotwokaori]

riku miura / ryuichi kihara 🥇 at the 2026 milano cortina olympics pairs medal ceremony

[suuho]

KIHARA RYUICHI & MIURA RIKU skate the free skate world record and win olympic gold

[allstarthrills]

don’t you just love when the best people actually win

[sakamotwokaori]

☆ riku miura / ryuichi kihara ☆ 2026 milano cortina olympics, pairs figure skating gold medalists: gladiator free skate ☆

[edgecallskating]

Team Japan going on a real emotional journey in the Kiss & Cry when Yuma's scores came up. I don't know who was screaming more, me or Kaori Sakamoto.

[sandreeen]

Team Japan Behind the Scenes || Milano Cortina Olympics 2026

[woody-98]

I feel like I'm forever cursed to find doomed sports situationships after they end, like first it was Brocedes and now I found Wakaori from Japanese figure skating and I cry about them every night and I just lost them after they both retired

[kosmogrl]