"The greatest reversal of the Olympics ever." The first figure pair gold medal ever... A new record. "Wusu" [Milan Olympics]

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It is a new history in the figure skating world. Japanese figure skating star Riku Miura and Kihara Ryuichi Cho broke a new world record, completing a great reversal to win the country's first Olympic figure pair gold medal.

Miura-Gihara Jo won the gold medal in the figure skating pair free skating at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics held at the Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy on the 17th (Korea time), scoring a total of 231.24 points.

Local media such as Japan's "Sponichi Annex" and "TBS News" reported that the Japanese archipelago was in a festive mood, reporting the news of the gold medal.

It was a thrilling reversal. Miura-Kihara, who finished fifth in the short program the previous day due to a lift mistake, scored 158.13 points in the free skate. The victory, which overturned the 6.9-point gap with the first place in the short, was recorded as the biggest reversal in Olympic history since the introduction of the current scoring system.

It is the first milestone in four years. He broke the previous record (157.46 points) of Misina-Galiamovjo at the 2022 European Championships.

In the interview after the game, a moving scene was produced. When Narumi Takahashi, a former national team member who was an interviewer for NHK, congratulated the two, the three shed tears and shared joy together.

Kihara told Takahashi, his former partner, "Thank you so much for leading me into the pair event. Because you were there, we are where we are now," he said with tears in his eyes. Miura also gave credit to those around him, saying, "It was possible because of the support of many people, not just the two of us."

The atmosphere at the scene was also hot. According to Japanese local reports, Japanese figure star Kaori Sakamoto, who was watching the game from the audience, shed tears at his colleagues' perfect performance. When the gold medal was confirmed after the previous match, the stadium was filled with cheers that seemed to leave. Kiha hugged Miura with a sob after the victory was confirmed. Miura said, "Kihara has been crying since the warm-up, so I played the game encouragingly like my sister."

With this gold medal, Japan tied the record of 18 medals for the Winter Olympics. When asked about the reward he wanted to give him after winning the gold medal, Miura said, "I want to eat Italian tiramisu." Kihara, who said he couldn't sleep well before the game, expressed his simple desire, saying, "I just want a good night's sleep."

The Japanese archipelago is enthusiastic about winning the gold medal in the Miura-Kihara group. There are thousands of comments in the "Yahoo Japan" article. Local fans are praising the pair, saying, "It's a miracle to win a gold medal by breaking the world's highest point," and "It's a historic gold medal created by the bond between the two."

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