Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara are world champions in pair skating
This gold was the first in the history of Japan at the world championship in pair skating.
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the World Figure Skating Championships.
The couple earned 222.16 points in the short and free programs.
In second place are the Americans Alexa Knierim and Brandon Fraser (217.48), the bronze went to the Italians Sarah Conti and Niccolò Machii (208.08).