Takahashi Daisuke Piles On the Surprises: A Late Comeback and a Shift to Ice Dancing

Takahashi won gold on March 25, 2010, in the singles event at the 2010 World Championships in Turin, Italy, at the age of 24. (© AFP/Jiji)

Takahashi’s performance at his comeback competition, the Kinki Regional Championships on October 7, 2018, at Amagasaki Sports Forest in Hyōgo Prefecture. (© Jiji)

Takahashi and Muramoto, known collectively as “Kanadai,” perform at the 2022 All-Japan Championships on December 12 at the Tōwa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome. (© Jiji)