MILAN - A Nagoya-based steel processing company played a key role in figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara winning Japan's first Olympic gold medal in pairs at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Monday, with its cutting-edge blades contributing to their success.

Takaki Ishikawa, a developer of Yamaichi Special Steel Co.'s Ys Blades, celebrated the pair's victory after their dramatic world-record free program comeback.

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