Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan win Olympic pairs title with world record free skate

MILAN (AP) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan win Olympic pairs title with world record free skate.

Japan lead the pairs race with Europe's contenders in hot pursuit

Japanese figure skaters have been conquering Olympic events over the last two decades and following the successes of Shizuka Arakawa in the women's and Yuzuru Hanyu in the men's, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara will be hoping to make a golden impact in the pairs at the Milano Cortina Olympics.