MILAN – Ryuichi Kihara was devastated.
His costly and uncharacteristic mistake during a lift in the short program on Sunday had left him and his partner, Riku Miura, in fifth place — seemingly out of contention for Olympic gold in the pairs competition heading into the free skate.
For much of the following day, he was tired and inconsolable.
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