Rika Kihira will require full arsenal to win Grand Prix Final
Rika Kihira staked her claim as Japan's biggest female skating star with a victory at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday night. The triumph clinched a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final for the 16-year-old. Two weeks after winning the NHK Trophy ...
Rika Kihira punches ticket for Grand Prix Final with second GP victory of season
Rika Kihira scored her second Grand Prix victory of the season Saturday at the Internationaux de France, leaving Mai Mihara in second place while also punching her ticket to the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver next month. World champion Nathan Chen booked his spot on ...
Mai Mihara, Rika Kihira are 1-2 after Internationaux de France short program; Marin Honda in fourth
Mai Mihara grabbed the top spot in the women's short program on Friday at the Internationaux de France, edging Rika Kihira to take a narrow lead in the sixth and final leg of this season's Grand Prix series. Mihara scored 67.95 points and Kihira received ...
Rika Kihira returns to the spotlight on Saturday at the Internationaux de France, with the final spots for the Grand Prix Final on the line. Kihira produced a sensational performance to win the NHK Trophy in her Grand Prix debut earlier this month and the ...
Hanyu's health a paramount concern
When a country takes the gold and bronze medals in the same discipline at a Grand Prix it would usually be considered a successful weekend. The joy for Japan at the Cup of Russia, however, was tempered by the injury suffered by two-time Olympic champion ...
Shoma Uno gets job done at Internationaux de France
Shoma Uno qualified for the Grand Prix Final for the third straight season with an uneven performance at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday. Uno uncharacteristically fell in both the short program and free skate on the way to finishing second behind ...
World silver medalist Shoma Uno claimed second place after the men's free program on Saturday at the Internationaux de France, securing a spot in December's Grand Prix Final for his third consecutive season. Uno, second after Friday's short program, scored 179.40 points at Patinoire Polesud ...
Shoma Uno in second place after short program at Internationaux de France
World silver medalist Shoma Uno finished runner-up in the short program on Friday night at the Internationaux de France. Uno earned 93.92 points to sit behind Javier Fernandez, who took the lead with 107.86 points. Russian Alexander Samarin took third with 91.51 points. Uno, seeking his ...
