Ryuichi Kihara
| Ryuichi Kihara | |
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| Born | August 22, 1992 Ichinomiya, Aichi |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Partner | Miu Suzaki |
| Coach | Yuka Sato Jason Dungjen Sergei Petrovski |
| Skating club | Kinoshita Club |
| Began skating | 1996 |
Ryuichi Kihara (木原 龍一 Kihara Ryūichi, born August 22, 1992) is a Japanese figure skater. As a single skater, he is a two-time bronze medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the 2010–11 Japanese Junior silver medalist. With former partner Narumi Takahashi, he is a two-time Japanese national pairs skating champion (2014, 2015).
Career
Kihara finished 10th at the 2011 World Junior Championships. He competed in single skating through January 28, 2013.
On January 30, 2013, the Japanese skating federation confirmed that Kihara would compete in pair skating with Narumi Takahashi, the 2012 World bronze medalist, and they would be coached by Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen.[1][2] They trained in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[3] They represented Japan together at the 2014 Olympics and placed 19th. The pair split in March 2015.[4]
In June 2015, it was announced that had found a new partner, Miu Suzaki, a former singles skater, with who he would continue to train with in Michigan.[5][6]
Programs
With Takahashi
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2014-2015 [7] |
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| 2013–2014 [3] |
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Single skating
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2012–2013 |
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| 2011–2012 [8] |
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| 2010–2011 [9] |
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| 2009–2010 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
Pair skating with Takahashi
| International[11] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| Winter Olympics | 18th | |
| Worlds | 17th | 19th |
| Four Continents | 10th | |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 7th | |
| GP NHK Trophy | 7th | |
| Lombardia Trophy | 7th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | 7th |
| National[11] | ||
| Japan Champ. | 1st | 1st |
| Team events | ||
| Winter Olympics | 5th (T) | |
| GP = Grand Prix; TBD = Assigned T = Team result | ||
Single skating
| Results[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||||
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
| Challenge Cup | 7th | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 10th | ||||
| JGP Austria | 10th | ||||
| JGP Belarus | 9th | ||||
| JGP Estonia | 4th | ||||
| JGP Germany | 3rd | ||||
| JGP Poland | 3rd | ||||
| New Zealand WG | 2nd J. | ||||
| National | |||||
| Japan Champ. | 12th | 12th | |||
| Japan Junior | 16th | 9th | 8th | 2nd | 3rd |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level | |||||
References
- ^ "Skater Takahashi pairs up with Kihara". Jiji-Daily Yomiuri. January 31, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ フィギュア:高橋・木原の新ペア、佐藤有香コーチに師事. Mainichi (in Japanese). January 30, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Narumi TAKAHASHI / Ryuichi KIHARA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hanyu figure Country tournament particiatpion decision! Tighten the best performance (Japanese)". Yahoo Japan. March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Ryuchi Kihara Begins New Partnership". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "木原龍一は須崎海羽、クリス・リードは村元哉中とペア". Sponichi. Sponichi. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Narumi TAKAHASHI / Ryuichi KIHARA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ryuichi KIHARA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ryuichi KIHARA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ryuichi KIHARA: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Narumi TAKAHASHI / Ryuichi KIHARA". International Skating Union.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Competition Results: Ryuichi KIHARA". International Skating Union.
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