{"id":9556,"date":"2026-02-27T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=9556"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:54:16","slug":"from-podium-to-private-life-japans-golden-duo-just-said-what-fresh-off-their-olympic-glory-riku-miura-and-ryuichi-kihara-have-fans-spiraling-after-casually-revealing-a-surprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=9556","title":{"rendered":"FROM PODIUM TO PRIVATE LIFE \u2014 JAPAN\u2019S GOLDEN DUO JUST SAID WHAT? Fresh off their Olympic glory, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have fans spiraling after casually revealing a surprising detail about their life away from the rink \u2014 they\u2019ve actually been sharing a home far longer than many realized. That alone raised eyebrows. But it was Miura\u2019s subtle, almost teasing remark afterward that truly ignited the internet. No official statements. No dramatic declarations. Just a few carefully chosen words that seemed to hint their bond might run deeper than a skating partnership. Their chemistry has always looked effortless under the spotlight. Now supporters are asking the question no one can ignore: was that harmony always more than just performance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Olympic champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara finally talk about living together and Miura\u2019s next words raise big questions<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, the pair who won gold in figure skating at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, appeared on TBS\u2019s THE TIME, where they shared lighthearted insights about their close partnership and daily life while training together in Toronto.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"z0edJprC\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Japan-Miura-and-Kihara-couple-skate-couple-olympic-live-together.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Japan-Miura-and-Kihara-couple-skate-couple-olympic-live-together.jpg 813w, https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Japan-Miura-and-Kihara-couple-skate-couple-olympic-live-together-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Japan-Miura-and-Kihara-couple-skate-couple-olympic-live-together-768x415.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"e11NFKoF\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>The TBS morning news program THE TIME aired on February 19 and featured a live interview with Japan\u2019s figure skating pair, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who recently captured the gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in the pairs event. 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The two reflected on their gold-medal win. Speaking two days after their historic achievement, Miura shared, \u201cI\u2019ve been receiving so many messages, and it\u2019s finally starting to feel real little by little.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU2lmHtE-sF\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fhumansofgeorgia.net&amp;rp=%2Fmaiplinh%2Ffrom-ice-to-real-life-olympic-gold-pair-drop-a-revelation-that-has-fans-talking-%25f0%259f%2587%25af%25f0%259f%2587%25b5%25e2%259b%25b8%25ef%25b8%258f-after-their-golden-triumph-at-the-winter-olympics-2026-riku-miura%2F%3F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2920.6999999955297%2C%22ls%22%3A1095.1999999955297%2C%22le%22%3A2909.2999999970198%7D\" height=\"1157\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kihara added with a smile, \u201cI was finally able to sleep last night, and that\u2019s when it hit me\u2014 \u2013 realized that we actually won gold.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>The show\u2019s host, Shinichiro Azumi, asked, \u201cI\u2019ve heard you\u2019ve been living together in Toronto while training. Do you ever argue with one another?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/p.potaufeu.asahi.com\/83a9-p\/picture\/30522642\/0e3a188238107ef9d8071668323a4dd3.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPICS\/ Miura and Kihara: A twist of fate forges Olympic gold | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miura smiled and replied, \u201cWe rarely have any disagreements about skating, but we do often have little arguments in our daily lives.\u201d Laughing, she added, \u201cIt\u2019s like sibling quarrels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Azumi continued with another question: \u201cHow long have you been living together?\u201d Kihara, tilting his head as if thinking, answered, \u201cHmm, I\u2019m not quite sure.\u201d Miura casually responded, \u201cWe\u2019re always together, so it just feels like the norm now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/G8mkECNWsAANzL6.jpg\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Riku Miura \/ Ryuichi Kihara #\u5168\u65e5\u672c\u30d5\u30a3\u30ae\u30e5\u30a2 My shoulder dislocated, but my trainer was at the rink side so we could deal with it and the trainer could put it back in.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Azumi pressed further, asking, \u201cDo you wake up at the same time?\u201d Kihara replied, \u201cSince our practice times are the same, our wake-up times are also pretty similar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi make history clinching Japan's first-ever medal in pair skating! \ud83e\udd29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AKFauNb33lY?feature=oembed\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"563\" data-origheight=\"1000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympic champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara finally talk about living together and Miura\u2019s next words raise big questions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, the pair who&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9558,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9556\/revisions\/9558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}