{"id":13227,"date":"2026-03-14T16:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=13227"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:18:18","slug":"we-just-won-a-medal-so-why-walk-away-now-when-riku-miura-and-ryuichi-kihara-the-pair-who-just-lifted-japan-onto-the-olympic-podium-suddenly-withdrew-fro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=13227","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWE JUST WON A MEDAL\u2026 SO WHY WALK AWAY NOW?\u201d When Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara \u2014 the pair who just lifted Japan onto the Olympic podium \u2014 suddenly withdrew from the World Figure Skating Championships, fans were left stunned. No injury reports. No scandal. No dramatic split. Just a quiet announcement that sparked thousands of confused reactions online. Behind the scenes, the bronze medalists from the Winter Olympics had already made a bold decision: step back now\u2026 to chase something even bigger later. Their coach admits the call shocked even people close to the team, hinting that the duo\u2019s real strategy for the next Olympic cycle is far more ambitious than anyone expected. For Miura and Kihara, this wasn\u2019t quitting \u2014 it was a calculated pause before the next giant leap. A song tied to this moment is waiting in the first comment."},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympic Champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Withdraw from World Figure Skating Championships<\/h2>\n

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Japan\u2019s historic Olympic pair skating champions, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, have officially withdrawn from the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships scheduled to begin on March 24 in Prague, Czech Republic. The announcement was made by the Japan Skating Federation on the 27th, shortly after the pair captured global attention by winning Japan\u2019s first-ever Olympic gold medal in pairs figure skating at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

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