Overview
- Returning to Tokyo, the duo visited Kinoshita Group’s headquarters on Feb. 26 and received ¥20 million each in recognition of their Olympic title and season sweep.
- They said the bonus will go to family, with Riku Miura planning to support relatives and Ryuichi Kihara intending to buy gifts for his parents.
- At a Feb. 25 news conference at the Japan National Press Club, they reflected that the magnitude of their achievement only fully sank in after coming home.
- Kihara, 33, said they will decide on entering March’s world championships after settling, and both expressed an eventual goal of coaching pairs together in Japan.
- Describing their partnership, Kihara called them “comrades,” while Miura said they feel “like family,” underscoring the bond behind their on‑ice success.