Aiba Masaki (former ARASHI member and AIBUZZ host) visits Rika Kihira at the rink, where she takes her first step to return to competitive skating after spending three months off the ice to heal her right leg injury.

This interview aired in Sunday Sport on August 7, 2022 in Japan.

RIKA KIHIRA is a figure skater from Japan. She is a two-time Japan National Champion (2019-2020), a two-time Four Continents Champion (2019-2020), and the 2018 Grand Prix Final Champion. She is the first woman to land 3A3T in international competition and the first woman to land 8 fully rotated triples in the free program. She is coached by Brian Orser, Tracy Wilson, and Ghislain Briand.

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