Rika Kihira

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rika Kihira
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Jul 21, 2002(2002-07-21)
Age	22
Birthplace	Nishinomiya
Country	Japan
Birth City	Hyōgo Prefecture
Horoscope	Cancer

Rika Kihira Biography

Rika Kihira is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on July 21, 2002 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Kihira was born in Nishinomiya (Japan) on 21 July 2002.

She became the first woman to score eight clean triples at the 2016 JGP Slovenia. She became second woman, after Russian Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, to land four clean triples in a short program at the 2018-19 Grand Prix Final (the maximum allowed under the Zayak rule). She landed 12 triple jumps in each of the two programs at the 2019 Autumn Classic. This was her second consecutive success, after Tuktamysheva. At the 2020 Four Continents Championships she landed all 12 triple jumps flawlessly, matching the record set by Alena Kostornaia and Tuktamysheva of Russia.

Previously, on the junior level, she won the gold medal at the 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships, won four medals on the Junior Grand Prix series, and finished within the top ten at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Kihira entered the 2018 Japanese Championships as a favourite to take the national title, but she struggled with boot problems in the competition, and made multiple errors in the short program that left her in fifth place going into the free skate. She placed first in the free skate, her only mistake being a downgraded Euler in her three-jump combination. However, she won the silver medal overall in front of training mate and four-time national champion Satoko Miyahara. The gold medal went to Kaori Sakamoto.

Kihira was the Junior Grand Prix (JGP), debutant in the 2016-17 season. She won the silver medal in Ostrava (Czech Republic) with 0.08 more than Anastasiia Gubanova of Russia. She beat Marin Honda, the World junior champion, by 15.49 points to win the gold medal in Ljubljana (Slovenia) later that month. In the free skate, Kihira was able to land a triple Axel jump. She was fourth at the 2016-17 JGP Final in Marseille.

Rika Kihira Net Worth

Rika Kihira is one of the richest Figure Skater from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rika Kihira 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rika Kihira, Japanese: Ji Ping Li Hua; born 21 July 2002), is a Japanese figure-skating champion. She is a double Four Continents champion (2019 and 2020), the 2018-19 Grand Prix Final winner, a two time Grand Prix champion (2018 NHK Trophy and 2018 Internationaux de France), a twotime Challenge Cup champion (2018), and the 2019-20 Japanese national champion. She was fourth at the 2019 World Championships. Kihira was fourth at the 2019 World Championships. She is one of 11 women who landed the triple Axel Jump in an international competition organised by the International Skating Union.

Kihira began learning to skate in 2007. She competed at the advanced novice level in 2015-16, and won gold at the Triglav Trophy.

At the 2017 JGP Final, she became the first ever woman to land a triple Axel- triple jump combination in an international competition organized by the International Skating Union. She was the only non-Russian competitor and finished fourth overall, following a popped Axel and an underrotation on another jump.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On the senior level, Kihira won the bronze medal at Japanese Nationals, after placing fifth in the short program and second in the free skate. As she was age-ineligible to compete as a senior, she was sent to the 2018 World Junior Championships, where she placed eighth.

Facts & Trivia

Rika Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Rika Kihira celebrates birthday on July 21 of every year.

Kihira is regarded by analysts to be a complete skater, praised for both her technical and artistic skills. “You can talk about the triple axel all you want, but there is a little bit of everything there,” remarked Kurt Browning. Tara Lipinski also noted her all-around ability: “We focus so much on her jumps, which are incredible. But what’s interesting to me is she’s mature beyond her years. She has such a solid base and foundation when it comes to her skating skills and ice coverage and extension.”

What happened to Rika kihira?

Japan’s Rika Kihira is set to miss the Beijing Winter Olympics after she failed to recover from a right ankle injury in time for this week’s qualifying event, the national championships, a source close to the matter said Monday.

Is Rika kihira still competing?

Former Grand Prix of Figure Skating champion Rika Kihira is out of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after being forced to withdraw from Japan’s National Championships through injury. The 19-year-old had been expected to make her Olympic debut in the Chinese capital.

When did Rika kihira start skating?

Career. Kihira began learning to skate in 2007. In the 2015–16 season, she competed on the advanced novice level, winning gold at the Triglav Trophy. She was invited to skate in the gala at the 2015 NHK Trophy as the Japanese national novice champion in the same season.

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