Journey of a Pairs Skating Team

This would drastically

change their destiny.

It was the moment he casually

threw Miura

into the air.

From the feeling when we first skated,

I was convinced in an instant

that our timing

was in sync.

We were in sync without even trying.

The best partners

whose chemistry was natural

and effortless.

It was a moment both of them

felt instinctively.

Seeing the smiles on their faces,

I thought, "Oh my goodness,

this is going to be

something special."

Having decided to form a pair,

in less than a month, they moved

their training base to the suburbs

of Toronto, Canada.

And just four months after forming,

they competed in the All Japan

Championships.

I wasn't feeling very well,

so I was just working

on this quest.

After that, in order to get

perfectly in sync, their warm-up

start times,

rest timings, and even meal

timings were all aligned,

they say.

- How is your diet

in Toronto?

- We cook properly for ourselves.

- Any dishes you make often?

I often make curry.

- Pressure cooker. Cooker.

Does Kihara make it?

Rather than Kihara making it,

it's the pressure cooker.

He always says things like that.

- I won't share any with you.

I'm sorry.

- It's delicious.

Before long, the two of them

made their breakthrough.

Contributing to a team medal

at the Beijing Olympics,

they placed seventh, the first ever

for a Japanese pair.

But a series of injuries

struck the pair.

It dislocated. It dislocated.

How?

How did you hurt it

in daily life?

Miura's repeated dislocations.

Kihara was sidelined from practice

for months due to

lumbar spondylolysis.

Last year, our positions were reversed,

so while being the injured one

is tough,

the other person also had it tough,

I realized.

I realized that this year.

How much I was supported—

that's what I realized

this year.

Through hardship, the two realized

how important they were to each other.