Riku Miura

Riku Miura (Japanese: 三浦 璃来; born December 17, 2001) is a Japanese pair skater, who currently competes with Ryuichi Kihara. Miura/Kihara are the reigning Japanese national champions in pair skating. She previously competed with Shoya Ichihashi.

Riku Miura
Miura/Ichihashi at the 2017 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Native name三浦 璃来
Country representedJapan
Born (2001-12-17) December 17, 2001
Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Home townTakarazuka, Hyōgo
Height1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
PartnerRyuichi Kihara
Former partnerShoya Ichihashi
CoachBruno Marcotte
Meagan Duhamel
Brian Shales
Former coachRichard Gauthier
Utako Wakamatsu
Yukiyasu Oishi
Takeshi Honda
ChoreographerAllie Hann-McCurdy
Valérie Saurette
Former choreographerJulie Marcotte
Skating clubOsaka SC
Training locationsOakville, Ontario
Former training locationsOsaka, Japan
Began skating2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total179.94
2019 NHK Trophy
Short program62.41
2019 NHK Trophy
Free skate117.53
2019 NHK Trophy
Medal record
Pairs' figure skating
Representing  Japan (with Ichihashi)
World Team Trophy
2019 FukuokaTeam

Personal life

Miura was born in Takarazuka, Hyōgo.[1]

She enjoys doing karate in her spare time.[2] Her figure skating idol is Sui Wenjing.[3]

Career

Partnership with Ichihashi

With her skating partner, Shoya Ichihashi, she has represented Japan at four ISU Championships. The two finished tenth at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, and at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] Their partnership ended in July 2019.[3]

2019–20 season

In August 2019, it was announced that Miura had teamed up with Ryuichi Kihara and that the pair would train in Oakville, Ontario at the Skate Oakville Skating Club under Bruno Marcotte, Meagan Duhamel, and Brian Shales.[3][2]

Miura/Kihara made their international competitive debut at 2019 NHK Trophy, where they finished fifth.[4] They were the only pair competing at the 2019–20 Japan Championships, and had two falls in the short program.[5] The free skate proved more successful, allowing them to claim the Japanese national title and assignments to the ISU championships in the second half of the season.[6]

After an eighth-place finish at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, Miura/Kihara were assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[7]

2020–21 season

Miura/Kihara was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was also cancelled as a result of the pandemic.[8]

Programs

(with Kihara)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
2019–2020
[2]

(with Ichihashi)

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[9]
2017–2018
[10]
  • Warsaw Concerto
    by Richard Addinsell
2016–2017
[11]
  • Miss Saigon
    by Claude-Michel Schönberg

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Kihara
International[12]
Event 19–20 20–21
WorldsCTBD
Four Continents8th
GP CanadaC
GP NHK Trophy5th
National
Japan Champ.1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
C = Event cancelled

Pairs with Ichihashi
International[1]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Four Continents10th
CS Golden Spin6th
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds13th10th14th
JGP Austria7th
JGP Canada4th
JGP Latvia10th
JGP Poland10th
Bavarian Open7th
Toruń Cup1st
National[13]
Japan Champ.3rd
Japan Jr. Champ.1st1st
Team events
World Team Trophy2nd T
6th P
J = Junior level

Ladies' singles
National
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16
Japan Novice Championships28th A
Kinki Regional12th N5th N21st J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed Results

(with Kihara)

2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 4 – 9, 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 9
57.45		 8
110.05		 8
167.50
December 18–22, 2019 2019–20 Japan Championships 1
53.95		 1
116.16		 1
170.11
November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 6
62.41		 6
117.53		 5
179.94

References
  1. "Competition Results: Riku MIURA / Shoya ICHIHASHI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018.
  2. "Riku MIURA / Ryuichi KIHARA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019.
  3. 作者別, "三浦璃来・市橋翔哉組のペア解消…”りくしょー”解散の理由とは？", フィギュアを誰でも楽しめるようにニュース・解説をしています, July 25, 2019
  4. Slater, Paula (November 23, 2019). "Sui and Han reign at NHK Trophy". Golden Skate.
  5. Slater, Paula (December 19, 2019). "Rika Kihira leads ladies at Japanese Nationals". Golden Skate.
  6. Slater, Paula (December 21, 2019). "Rika Kihira claims first Japanese National title". Golden Skate.
  7. Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  8. "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
  9. "Riku MIURA / Shoya ICHIHASHI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018.
  10. "Riku MIURA / Shoya ICHIHASHI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  11. "Riku MIURA / Shoya ICHIHASHI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
  12. "Competition Results: Riku MIURA / Ryuichi KIHARA". International Skating Union.
  13. "三浦 璃来 / 市橋 翔哉" [MIURA Riku / ICHIHASHI Shoya] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018.

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