Olympic gold medal skaters take Dodgers first pitch to another level

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Olympic gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara created one of the most memorable ceremonial first pitches of the MLB season at Dodger Stadium. The Japanese figure skating stars combined their skating chemistry with baseball in a creative pregame moment that quickly went viral online. Fans loved seeing two Olympic champions bring a completely different energy to the Dodgers game experience.

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00:01Dodger Stadium welcomed Olympic gold medal figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara

00:07this week for one of the most unique ceremonial first pitches baseball fans have seen in a while.

00:12Instead of a normal throw, the Japanese skating duo combined baseball with figure skating style

00:17as Kihara lifted Miura before she delivered the pitch in a moment that instantly stole attention

00:23online.

00:33The appearance quickly went viral not only because of the creativity of the moment,

00:38but also because Miura and Kihara remained two of Japan's biggest Olympic stars after making history with their gold medal

00:45performances.

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