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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara speak to the press during a visit to Kinoshita Group Co., their company sponsor, in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for a photo with panels announcing rewards of 20 million yen ($130,000) each from their corporate sponsor Kinoshita Group Co. in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Figure skating: Olympic champion pair

Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura (far R) and Ryuichi Kihara (2nd from R) receive panels announcing rewards of 20 million yen ($130,000) each from Naoya Kinoshita, president of Kinoshita Group Co., their company sponsor, in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2026. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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[Breaking News]Japan's "naked festival" leaves 3 unconscious

OKAYAMA, Japan, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Nearly naked men take part in the annual Saidaiji Eyo festival at Saidaiji temple in Okayama, western Japan, on Feb. 21, 2026. Three men became unconscious after the participants, wearing only loincloths, jostled to catch wooden sacred talismans during the traditional event dating back to the Muromachi period (1336-1573). (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won gold in the pairs event and silver in the team event.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won gold in the pairs event and silver in the team event.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara hold a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara prepare for a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Figure skating: Japan pair Miura, Kihara

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their medals from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2026. They won the pairs gold and team event silver.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama (C, front) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won silver in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Shun Sato speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won bronze in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won silver in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon his return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. He won silver in the men's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Riku Miura (L, front row) and Ryuichi Kihara (R, front row) attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Riku Miura (L, front row) and Ryuichi Kihara (R, front row) attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Riku Miura (L, front row) and Ryuichi Kihara (R, front row) attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon their return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. They won gold in the figure skating pairs and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto laughs during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto laughs during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto (L, front row) hands the microphone to athletes in the back row during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Athletes' press conference after Milan Cortina Olympics

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026, upon her return from the Milan Cortina Olympics. She won silver in the women's figure skating and silver in the team event.

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US: Massive Snowball Fight Erupts in NYC After Historic Blizzard

A massive snowball fight broke out at Washington Square Park on Monday, February 23, after a historic blizzard dumped nearly 20 inches of snow on New York City. Organized by the viral media group Side Talk, the event drew hundreds of residents to Manhattan’s West Village, turning the snow-covered park into a scene of joyous winter chaos.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, after winning gold in the pairs event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Figure skating: Miura and Kihara

Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 24, 2026, after winning gold in the pairs event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Figure skating: Kagiyama and Sato

Figure skating: Kagiyama and Sato

Yuma Kagiyama (L) and Shun Sato of Japan pose for a photo before their departure from Milan Malpensa Airport on Feb. 23, 2026, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. They also won silver medals as members of team Japan in the Team event at the Winter Games. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating: Kagiyama and Sato

Figure skating: Kagiyama and Sato

Yuma Kagiyama (L) and Shun Sato of Japan pose for a photo before their departure from Milan Malpensa Airport on Feb. 23, 2026, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. They also won silver medals as members of team Japan in the Team event at the Winter Games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, acknowledges the crowd after performing in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

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Japan's "naked festival" leaves 3 unconscious

Japan's "naked festival" leaves 3 unconscious

Nearly naked men take part in the annual Saidaiji Eyo festival at Saidaiji temple in Okayama, western Japan, on Feb. 21, 2026. Three men became unconscious after the participants, wearing only loincloths, jostled to catch wooden sacred talismans during the traditional event dating back to the Muromachi period (1336-1573).

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Kaori Sakamoto (top, R) and Ami Nakai (top, L) pose with compatriot Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama (bottom, L), Ryuichi Kihara (bottom, C) and Riku Miura, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively in the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Kaori Sakamoto (top, R) and Ami Nakai (top, L) pose with compatriot Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama (bottom, L), Ryuichi Kihara (bottom, C) and Riku Miura, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively in the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Kaori Sakamoto (top, R) and Ami Nakai (top, L) pose with compatriot Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama (bottom, L), Ryuichi Kihara (bottom, C) and Riku Miura, after winning silver and bronze medals, respectively in the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (L) holds the face of compatriot and bronze medalist Ami Nakai during the medal ceremony for the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (L) holds the face of compatriot and bronze medalist Ami Nakai during the medal ceremony for the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Japanese silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (L) holds the face of compatriot and bronze medalist Ami Nakai during the medal ceremony for the women's figure skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 19, 2026.

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