Washington, March 28 -- Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara reclaimed the pairs title at the
2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, edging out Germany's Minerva Fabienne
Hase and Nikita Volodin by 0.71 points.
Miura and Kihara, last year's silver medalists, led the German pair by 2.98 points after Wednesday's short program.
Despite minor flaws in their free skate, they ultimately secured the victory with a total score of 219.79 on Thursday.
Italy's Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii (210.47) earned the bronze. After winning their first world title in March 2023, the Japanese duo were sidelined that fall due to an issue with Kihara's lower back. They returned to action in February 2024 before taking the silver at the last Wor...