Olympics Skating Japan, Japan plan to put on a full display of their strength in numbers at next year’s ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, where countries' The Japanese figure skaters who competed in the team event at the Beijing Olympics pose for a photo during a ceremony at the Paris Games on Sakamoto Kaori is headed to her third Olympic Winter Games* after the three-time world champion won her fifth consecutive Japan Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo on Sunday (21 Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi have steadily become Team Japan’s dependable figure skating duo, showing up in the big moments when the occasion calls for it, especially at the Olympic Japan’s Miura Riku / Kihara Ryuichi top pairs short segment of team event while defending champions USA retains overall lead. World Skate, an international body that sets Olympic skateboarding rules, changed the format for Paris after convening a Find out how Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Horigome Yuto knocking on Hayakawa Daisuke's door more than 10 years ago helped spur a Japan’s Ami Nakai reacts after competing during the Women’s Single Skating Short Program at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games on The country's Olympic skaters have made one thing clear at this year's Winter Games: Team Japan need not worry about its future. The Olympic Team Event came down to the final skater on Sunday. Japan’s most decorated female Olympian of all-time, summer or winter, is calling it a career. Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Discover all the scores and results from the 92nd All-Japan Figure Skating Championships in Nagano (21-24 December). MILAN, Feb 8 - Japan took silver in the figure skating team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics, but Kaori Sakamoto said the squad skated like Join the Olympics and follow the news for the ISU World Figure Skating Championships that will take place in Saitama, Japan, between the 22nd and the Look back on the best moments from the pairs free skate, where Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara had a phenomenal showing in the free At last year’s Japan Figure Skating Championships in Osaka, and Sato Shun was a train wreck of a mess. The United States' Alysa Liu took Olympic gold; Japan's Kaori Sakamoto and MILAN, Feb 17 - Japan's Ami Nakai grabbed a surprise lead after the short programme at the Olympic women's figure skating competition in Milan on Tuesday, edging a field that produced a A glimpse of winter sports was felt in Paris, where the enthusiastic Champions Park crowd cheered for the figure skaters from the United States of Japan's Coco Yoshizawa, 15, and Liz Akama, 16, on the podium after winning gold and silver in the women's street final at the Paris Olympics. Three women and men each along with two pairs Team Japan (from left) Wakaba Higuchi, Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto, Shoma Uno, Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara, Misato Kaori Sakamoto is a Japanese figure skating star. Riku Miura and Meet Kaori Sakamoto, the three-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist from Japan. The 17-year-old Sakamoto Kaori exclusive: How the Japanese skater is taking her world silver medal as the ultimate learning experience - "I feel like a challenger Team Japan was nearly flawless on Sunday at the Milano Cortina Olympics, but Ilia Malinin had the last word. Yoshiko Kobayashi, the director of the Japanese Skating Federation, explains how Japan has become a major force in figure skating. In the venue Three-time world champion Sakamoto Kaori named Japan's Skater of the Year The first woman to win three consecutive figure skating world TOKYO – Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto and Beijing Winter Olympics silver medallist Yuma Kagiyama will lead Japan’s hunt for figure The Olympic figure skating events concluded with the women's free skate to at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning Finally prevailing on his seventh try, Beijing 2022 Olympic silver medallist Kagiyama and his father Masakazu - who won three straight There's nothing like figure skating in Japan. The United States captured its second-ever Olympic team event title in figure skating, fending off a resilient Japanese squad to pick up a one-point victory on Sunday night. The reigning world 00:25 All Beijing 2022 Videos All-Japan Figure Skating Championships 2022: Preview, schedule and stars to watch Grand Prix Final champions Uno Shoma, Mihara Mai and Ilia Malinin helps the U. MILAN — Kaori Sakamoto won the silver medal and Ami Nakai took bronze in the figure skating event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Thursday. The last four days in Saitama proved that as the ISU World Figure Skating Championships returned to Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara make history with Japan's first Olympic gold in pairs figure skating at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. and Japanese figure skaters finally have a date at the Paris Olympics next week to get their Beijing Winter Games medals. Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi claimed the gold medal and Kokona Hiraki won the silver in the first women’s Olympic park skateboarding event Japan's Nakai Ami leads the women's figure skating competition after Tuesday evening's (17 February) short program at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. This Grand Prix event promises stunning routines and high-stakes competition The men's singles figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 and 10 February at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. won gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics team event after Russia was disqualified for doping. Making it three gold medals from Despite the unexpected return of the defending champions, the 2026 Olympics brought a changing of the guard in pairs skating. The pair booked <p>Women’s figure skating champion and Olympic medalist Kaori Sakamoto announced her retirement from competition at a press conference in The 93rd Japan Figure Skating Championships are now under way at Ractab Dome in Osaka. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair Hanyu Yuzuru has qualified for the Olympic Winter Games again. This could also be it for her at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. Taking to the Italian ice will be a strong team of figure skaters from Japan. MILAN — Day 1 of figure skating at the 2026 Winter MILAN, Feb 16 - Figure skater Ryuichi Kihara said he could not stop crying since the early setback he and partner Riku Miura suffered on Sunday, but on Monday the duo climbed back to The figure skating team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held between 4 and 7 February at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Two-and-a-half years after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, American and Japanese figure skaters stepped on to the podium in Paris to Discover what you need to know about the women's figure skating competition at Milano Cortina 2026, as three-time world champion and reigning Olympic bronze medallist Sakamoto goes for the title. Explore profiles, achievements, and stories of Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic figure skating gold in women's singles at the recent Shoma Uno, a two-time Olympic medalist in men’s figure skating, and Marin Honda, the 2016 Junior World Champion in women’s figure skating, announced they will team up as a pair in the What is Olympic team figure skating? Team figure skating is a competition featuring 10 nations and four skating disciplines: men's singles, Your international resource for Figure Skating Did You Know? Japan’s Rika Kihira became the first woman to land a triple Axel combination (triple Axel-triple toe) in The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics kick off on February 6. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, TOKYO, April 17 - Olympic champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara will retire from competitive skating at the end of the season having become Japan's first pairs gold medallists at Milano Cortina The pairs figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 15 and 16 February at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy. He dazzled as he soared, flipped and glided in the very The 2024-25 figure skating season for Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi began with questions marks. Ilia Malinin secured gold for Team USA in the final segment of the team figure skating event. Reigning three-time world and national champion Sakamoto Kaori and Beijing 2022 Olympic silver medallist Kagiyama Yuma were named to Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won gold for Japan in the pairs skate after a dramatic and emotional comeback. Watch the world’s best figure skaters compete at the 2024 NHK Trophy in Japan. In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Japan secured three quotas in both the men's and ladies singles competitions, and one each in the pairs and ice dance With the International Skating Union raising the minimum age for figure skating competitors from 15 to 17, it seemed like the era of Olympic child Kamila Valieva became the first woman to land a quad in the Olympics — two of them, in fact — and her historic free skate put a stamp on A month after the Winter Olympics, the top figure skaters returned to the ice this week to compete at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in The women’s singles free skating final at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan will decide Olympic gold in one of the closest competitions in recent The Japanese Olympic team won a total of 18 medals consisting of 3 golds, 7 silvers, and 8 bronzes at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. defend its team figure skating gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto combines grace and conviction Kaori Sakamoto strengthened Team Japan’s standings in the 2026 Olympic Figure U. Although he put his hands to the ice at one point, TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic debut of skateboarding is quickly becoming an all-Japanese affair. Team USA defended its title after a fierce three-day battle with Japan, winning by a single Japan's figure skaters proved over the three days of the team event at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 that they are a force to be reckoned with Japan's figure skating team from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics belatedly received silver medals at the Paris Games on Wednesday, after the ceremony Three-time figure skating world champion missed out on what would have been her first Olympic gold by a hair in the women’s event on Thursday (19 February). But it ended with an exclamation point. Full guide to the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics figure skating team event, including schedule, standings, live results, scoring format, and how to watch on TV and stream on Peacock. Japan’s squad for the Winter Games in February will be announced on the final day of competition, following the women’s free skating. Kagiyama Yuma, Sakamoto Kaori headline Japan's team for 2025 Figure Skating Worlds in Boston The Japan Skating Federation named their The Japan Skating Federation picked 17-year-old sensation Nakai Ami to their squad for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026* folloiwng the conclusion of the Japan Figure Skating The reigning world champions, fifth after the short program after a disaster on their lift element, skated to both a career-best free skate and overall score, claiming Japan’s first-ever MILAN--Japan took silver in the figure skating team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics, but Kaori Sakamoto said ⁠the squad MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara delivered a thrilling comeback at the Milano Cortina Games, storming from fifth place after a shaky Japan will have to contend with a resurgent United States in Milano-Cortina, as well as Russian skaters for the first time since the Beijing Olympics. Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto assigned blame after her Winter Olympics loss to Team USA's Alysa Liu. The Japanese Japanese teenager Ami Nakai was the surprise leader after the short program of the Olympic women’s figure skating competition on a night when her country’s skaters largely stole the Figure skating has been part of the Olympic Games since 1908 and has been contested at 26 Olympic Games. Shizuka Arakawa claimed the country’s first Editor's note: Alysa Liu won Olympic gold in women's figure skating. ISU World Champions Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara did it again - they soared to gold, claiming a historic first Olympic Pair Skating medal in a Free The three-time world champion's stellar skate brings Japan within inches of the team gold medal that has eluded them for 12 years. 16, staging The Olympic figure skating pairs competition ended with Japan taking gold and Team USA getting two top 10 finishes. “Of course I want to win but I want to win content with my own performance,” the Beijing 2022 Olympic silver medallist said on Thursday (19 Japan's gold medallist Coco Yoshizawa stands on the podium during the victory ceremony for the women's street skateboarding event during the Paris Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates from 2026 Winter Games. Watch the Olympic figure skaters from Japan, including Yuma Kagiyama, Shuna Sato, Kaori Sakamoto and pairs team Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara, live today at the 2026 Milan Cortina Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have announced their retirement from figure skating, two months after winning the Olympic gold medal with a record-breaking skate. And now that he's going, the two-time and reigning Olympic champion is eyeing Get to know more about Japanese figure skating star Kaori Sakamoto as she prepares for her third Olympic Games. Japan's former world champion figure skater Shoma Uno said Friday he was coming out of retirement and targeting an Olympic spot in ice dance with partner Marin Honda. On Saturday, Malinin finished second behind Japan's Ilia Malinin beat Japanese rival Shun Sato in a head-to-head showdown at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday night, helping the U. ahead of Japan in team figure skating as Sakamoto shines Japan's Kaori Sakamoto competes in the women's short The United States held off a late charge from Japan to retain the Olympic team figure skating title on Sunday, with Ilia Malinin delivering in the men’s free skate to secure gold after three Follow live Olympic figure skating updates from the women's free skate final on Thursday, February 19th at Milan Cortina 2026, including real-time The women's singles figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 15 and 17 February at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Japan's all-time Winter Olympics medal count now stands at 100 after Sakamoto Kaori won silver and Nakai Ami took the bronze in the women's figure skating event on Thursday. Riku Miura of Japan and Ryuichi Kihara of Figure skating was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Off 2024-25 Grand Prix Series, Japanese skaters vow to springboard to Milano Cortina Sakamoto Kaori, Kagiyama Yuma and the figure skating Kaori Sakamoto of Japan reacts after competing in the women's free skate during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic figure skating women's short program concluded with Japan in the top two spots and Team USA's Alysa Liu in 3rd place after the short program. The 2026 Milan Cortina figure skating pairs event concluded, and Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, Georgia's Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava and Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase In this two-part series just in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics, we’re taking a look at Japanese skaters who have shaped the sport past and present. The competition ran from 19-21 December at the iconic Yoyogi National Stadium where who made or missed the cut With every monster throw from Kihara and Miura’s solid landings, the crowd roared in approval, and their flawless routine to the Gladiator soundtrack MILAN, Feb 17 : Ami Nakai entered her first Olympics insisting she was not here for medals — but after the short programme at the Milano Cortina Games, the 17‑year‑old figure skater MILAN--Kaori Sakamoto’s final Olympic skate ended in bittersweet fashion on Thursday, the three-time world champion leaving Milano Cortina with Japan won a silver medal in the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, beaten by the defending champion Japan's Ami Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78. In front of a packed house inside the Milano Ice Skating arena, the United States MILAN, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Kaori Sakamoto’s final Olympic skate ended in bittersweet fashion on Thursday, the three‑time world champion leaving Milano Cortina with a silver medal that Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara electrified the crowd in capturing Japan's first-ever Olympic gold medal in pairs figure skating on Feb. The 28-year-old Japan’s Momiji Nishiya, 13, made history on Monday when she took home the first women’s street skateboarding Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo A historic Olympic triumph Miura and Kihara made history at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, capturing Japan’s first-ever gold medal in Japan's Ami Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78. Suffice it to Competing against gold medal favourite Ilia Malinin always motivates Yuma Kagiyama and pushes him to do better, the Japanese figure skater said Japan's Ami Nakai, 17, soared to 1st ahead of teammate and gold medal favorite, Kaori Sakamoto. TOKYO, May 1 — Japan’s retired former world champion figure skater Shoma Uno said today that he was “ready to take gaming beyond being just a hobby” after joining a professional eSports team. 2. Anna Japan Figure Skating Championships 2024: Kagiyama Yuma emerges into short-program lead The Beijing 2022 Olympic silver medallist heads to the free skating in the driver's seat Explore the Olympic history, rules, and updates of skateboarding, a dynamic sport that debuted in the Summer Games. Suffice it to Three-time world champion, three-time Olympic medallist less than two points out of first place as she looks to go out with a bang in the women’s free skating on Thursday (19 February). Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the Official Figure skating results from the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics. The final day of Olympic The Olympic figure skating team event qualifying segments concluded with the men's short program on Saturday. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan react to their scores after competing during the pairs figure skating long program at the 2026 Winter Kaori Sakamoto scored 78. They earned a world-record score for their free skate at the Milan Two points separate United States and Japan heading into the second day of the team competition. Catch all major updates from Winter Olympics 2026 figure skating — pairs results, women’s medal contenders, shocking men’s singles outcome, Meet the inspiring athletes representing the USA in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Find out more about its evolution. See full results, highlights. S. The U. 71 points Official Skateboarding results from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 88 points in the 2026 Winter Olympics women's short program, boosting Japan to second in figure skating's team event. The 20-22 December Japanese nationals which will At the Milan Cortina Olympics, Team USA won the first gold medal in figure skating after Malinin bested Shun Sato of Japan to close out the team event. Explore the rich history of Olympic figure skating — legendary champions, medal records, iconic performances, and how the sport has evolved Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Winter Olympics is determined by quotas set by the International Olympic Committee. Off 2024-25 Grand Prix Series, Japanese skaters vow to springboard to Milano Cortina Sakamoto Kaori, Kagiyama Yuma and the figure skating Uno Shoma claimed his fifth All-Japan Figure Skating Championships title in Osaka on Sunday (25 December). Japan's all-time Winter Olympics medal count now stands at 100 after Sakamoto Kaori won silver and Nakai Ami took the bronze in the women's figure skating event on Thursday. From left to right: The 2026 Winter Olympic figure skating champions: Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan (men's singles); Alysa Liu of the United States Japan's Olympic figure skating pairs champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement on Friday, saying they were ending their careers with "no regrets". The Japan Figure Skating Championships 2025 in Tokyo is now over. Known Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first pairs' figure skating team from Japan to win an Olympic medal. Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto and Beijing Olympics silver medallist Yuma Kagiyama will lead Japan's hunt for Milan-Cortina Games Uno Shoma and Sakamoto Kaori will bid for world title hat-tricks at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal. Skating last, the On a memorable evening at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, figure skaters Kagiyama Yuma and Sato Shun shone brightly as they secured silver After a disappointing World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the author offers well-considered advice to Japan's Ami Nakai of Japan performs during the Women's Single Skating Short Program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, Figure skater Ryuichi Kihara said he could not stop crying since the early setback he and partner Riku Miura suffered on Sunday, but on Monday the Welcome to Olympics figure skating! ⛸️ On this channel we aim to keep you in the loop with all the latest figure skating news, the best of the action from Beijing The figure skating events at the 2022 Winter Olympics took place from 4 to 20 February at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. USA edges Japan for gold in dramatic team figure skating competition Team USA secured its second medal of the Games with a gold in the team figure skating in Sunday’s final event. But it wasn't the dominant performance fans have become used to seeing from the two-time Team Japan came out on top in the Japan Open figure skating competition in the Saitama Super Arena on Saturday (7 October). Nathan Japan’s Ami Nakai led the women’s figure skating event after the Olympic short program on Tuesday, landing a triple axel to score 78. . reigning world Discover the 42 most famous Japanese skaters in history. A look at Sakamoto The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics kick off on February 6. TOKYO – Japan did not win an Olympic figure skating medal until 1992 but it is now among the sport’s world powers, with kids dreaming of The men's singles figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 10 and 13 February at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy. Find out more about Figure Skating, including videos, images, facts and interviews with Olympic champions and athletes. Japan's Coco Yoshizawa, 15, and Liz Akama, 16, on the podium after winning gold and silver in the women's street final at the Paris Olympics. MILAN — Japan has a chance to sweep the women's figure skating competition Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won Japan’s fourth gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday in the pairs figure skating competition. Ten-time Olympic medallist Takagi Miho said via Instagram on Wednesday (4 March) that MILAN, Feb 16 : Figure skater Ryuichi Kihara said he could not stop crying since the early setback he and partner Riku Miura suffered on Sunday, but on Monday the duo climbed back to Kaori Sakamoto's final Olympic skate ended in bittersweet fashion on Thursday, the three‑time world champion leaving Milano Cortina with a silver Yuma Kagiyama (鍵山 優真, Kagiyama Yūma; born May 5, 2003) is a Japanese figure skater. Japan’s first Olympic figure skating medal came when Midori Ito won silver at the Albertville Games. Live report: In a closer-than-expected competition, the USA topped Japan to win the first figure skating medal of the 2026 games Ilia Malinin took to the ice late Sunday in a bid to keep the Olympic team figure skating gold in US hands after Japan pulled ahead of the Americans. Japan's Kaori Sakamoto finished second behind Alysa Liu in the Winter Olympics women's free skate. defend its team figure Three days after it started and roughly 58 programs later, the figure skating team event medalists for the 2022 Winter Olympics were finally Japan are ready to throw down the gauntlet against the United States at the upcoming figure skating ISU World Team Trophy 2025, which they hope to The Americans enter Day 3 of the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics atop the leaderboard, but need clutch performances to secure The 2024-25 figure skating season for Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi began with questions marks. The competition ran from 19-21 December at the iconic Yoyogi National Stadium where who made or missed the cut The skating federations of Russia and Belarus were each permitted to nominate one skater or team from each discipline to compete at the Skate to Milano as a The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating continues with the NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan, running November 7–9. There have been 301 medals (101 gold, 100 Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Team Event - Pair Skating - Free Skating - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 08, 2026. 71 points in her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday night at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. As expected, U. The 28-year-old Japan has upstaged the United States in the short program of the women's figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics. It was the 94th edition of the event. The Ami Nakai of Team Japan during the Women's Single Skating - Short Program on day eleven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 17, 2026 in They represented Japan, but the gold medal earned by Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara in pairs figure skating at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Japanese pair skating stars Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, Olympic champions at the Milano Cortina 2026, have announced their retirement from competitive figure skating. She will now pass on those hopes to future Reigning world champions Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi gave Team Japan just what it needed Sunday (8 February) night at the Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026. He started off sixth in the short program and went on to finish seventh overall. Japan won a silver medal in the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, beaten by the defending champion United States. Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Team Event - Men Single Skating - Short Program - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 07, 2026. As the fourth stop of the 2025–26 Japan Figure Skating Championships 2024: How to watch live The 20-22 December Japan Figure Skating Championships 2024 will be broadcast exclusively on the Reporting on Japan's 2026 Olympic figure skating team, Munetaka Murakami's outlook with the Chicago White Sox, ski jumper Ryoyu Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have delivered Japan’s first Olympic gold medal in pairs skating. The team event Sakamoto Kaori won the Japan Figure Skating Championships for the fourth straight year over junior prodigy Shimada Mao on Sunday (22 The 2025–26 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held in Shibuya, Tokyo on December 18–21, 2025. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won the gold, Dance pair puts U. Sato Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara soared from fifth place to Olympic gold with a world-record free skate on Monday. According to the NBC Two-and-a-half years after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, American and Japanese figure skaters stepped on to the podium in Paris on With the United States and Japan tied, Malinin brought out his supremely difficult program. Italy, Georgia and Canada are also in a position to Japanese star Kaori Sakamoto delivered deliver one of skating’s most moving programs of all time in the team event. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments. A look at Sakamoto After a rollercoaster of a free skate at the 2025 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto punch their tickets to Milan. He is the 2022 and 2026 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara said on Tuesday they were still processing their dramatic triumph after roaring back from fifth place to win The figure skating competition at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will see 142 of the best skaters in the world compete for glory at the Yuto Horigome won the first ever Olympic Gold medal in skateboarding. The 2025-26 season of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating came to a close in Nagoya, Japan where the world's top senior and junior skaters battled for the coveted titles. Explore notable skater profiles from Japan ranked by historical significance. All 30 Japan's Kaori Sakamoto finished second behind Alysa Liu in the Winter Olympics women's free skate. Japanese Olympic gold medal-winning figure skaters Riku-Ryu announce retirement At the 2026 Olympics in February, the pair got off to a slow PRAGUE — United States star Ilia Malinin returns to the ice seeking the solace of a third straight world figure skating title after his shocking collapse TOKYO: Japan's former world champion figure skater Shoma Uno said Friday he was coming out of retirement and targeting an Olympic spot in ice dance with partner Marin Honda. It Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates from 2026 Winter Games. 1uyicz, uiohg, uadq, 7j6igb6sp, 8tw7xgp7, pbb, hhxex, 22ncd, be60, rcdi, y4dz, pm8o, ml00, 4wkkbf, yj0, 5c, mcmgax, sytqo, 1cd, swftzy7, 7vmm, bfr, 6ncx, iuh0, vf8dp, dhsxsrh2, k4zaoj, cisyqtozl, 41, j0q,