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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 24, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira performs in the women's short program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 22, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira performs in the women's short program at the national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 22, 2022.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira takes part in an official training session for the Japanese national figure skating championships at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on Dec. 21, 2022.

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ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during the women's free program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 26, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during the women's free program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 26, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during the women's short program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series - GP Espoo 2022

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during the women's short program of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Espoo 2022 competition in Espoo, Finland, on November 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Figure skater Rika Kihira at ice show

Rika Kihira performs at the Prince Ice World figure skating show in Nishitokyo, western Tokyo, on Feb. 25, 2022.

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Figure skating: Top Japanese skaters heading into Olympic season

Combined file photo shows Japanese figure skaters (from L) Rika Kihira, Kaori Sakamoto and Satoko Miyahara. The Grand Prix series begins on Oct. 22, 2021, with Skate America in Las Vegas in the run-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Kihira in ice show

Japanese figure skater Rika Kihira takes part in the Dreams on Ice show in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 9, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Kihira in ice show

Japanese figure skater Rika Kihira takes part in the Dreams on Ice show in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 9, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Kihira in ice show

Japanese figure skater Rika Kihira takes part in the Dreams on Ice show in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 9, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating: Exhibition

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during a gala exhibition at the world figure skating championships in Stockholm on March 28, 2021.

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Figure skating: Exhibition

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during a gala exhibition at the world figure skating championships in Stockholm on March 28, 2021.

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Figure skating: World championships

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Stockholm on March 26, 2021. She finished seventh.

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Figure skating: World championships

Rika Kihira of Japan practices in Stockholm on March 26, 2021, for the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: World championships

Rika Kihira of Japan takes part in official practice in Stockholm on March 23, 2021, for the year's world figure skating championships.

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Figure skating: World championships

Rika Kihira of Japan takes part in official practice in Stockholm on March 22, 2021, for the world figure skating championships starting March 24.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 17, 2021 in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 17, 2021 in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 17, 2021 in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan smiles after performing in the women's free skate at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 17, 2021 in Osaka. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 17, 2021 in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 17, 2021 in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 15, 2021, in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 15, 2021, in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 15, 2021, in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan acknowledges spectators after performing in the women's short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 15, 2021, in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 15, 2021 in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan is pictured after performing in the women's short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 15, 2021, in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs in the women's short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 15, 2021, in Osaka.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan takes part in official practice at Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka on April 14, 2021, ahead of the World Team Trophy figure skating competition.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan takes part in official practice at Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka on April 14, 2021, ahead of the World Team Trophy figure skating competition.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan takes part in official practice at Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka on April 14, 2021, ahead of the World Team Trophy figure skating competition.

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan takes part in official practice at Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka on April 14, 2021, ahead of the World Team Trophy figure skating competition.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Rika Kihira, winner of the 2018 figure skating Grand Prix Final, performs her free program at Japan's national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka, on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Rika Kihira at national championships

Rika Kihira, winner of the 2018 figure skating Grand Prix Final, performs her short program at Japan's national championships in Kadoma, Osaka, on Dec. 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Internationaux de France

Rika Kihira (R) and Mai Mihara of Japan pose for photos after winning gold and silver, respectively, at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble, France, on Nov. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Figure skating: Kihira in Junior Grand Prix Final practice

Japanese figure skater Rika Kihira tries out her triple axel during official practice in Nagoya on Dec. 6, 2017, for the Junior Grand Prix Final figure skating competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: NHK Trophy gala exhibition

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during the gala exhibition of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Sapporo on Nov. 24, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: NHK Trophy gala exhibition

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during the gala exhibition of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Sapporo on Nov. 24, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: NHK Trophy gala exhibition

Rika Kihira of Japan performs during the gala exhibition of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Sapporo on Nov. 24, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Composite photo shows Rika Kihira of Japan executing a triple axel (R to L) in her short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating championship in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: World Team Trophy

Rika Kihira of Japan performs her short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating championship in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World figure skating championships

Rika Kihira of Japan heads to the kiss and cry after performing her short program at the world figure skating championships at Saitama Super Arena, near Tokyo, on March 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World figure skating championships

Rika Kihira of Japan performs her short program at the world figure skating championships at Saitama Super Arena, near Tokyo, on March 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World figure skating championships

Rika Kihira of Japan performs her short program at the world figure skating championships at Saitama Super Arena, near Tokyo, on March 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World figure skating championships

Rika Kihira of Japan performs her short program at the world figure skating championships at Saitama Super Arena, near Tokyo, on March 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo