"平昌五輪アイスダンスの村元・リード組がペア解消「方向性の違い」" [Pyeongchang Olympians Muramoto and Reed end partnership due to "difference in direction"] (in Japanese). Daily Sports Japan. August 9, 2018.
"GP NHK杯の開催国枠は山本草太と紀平梨花 男女3選手決定" [Grand Prix NHK Cup adds Sota Yamamoto and Rika Kihira, three men and ladies decided] (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
"GP NHK杯の開催国枠は山本草太と紀平梨花 男女3選手決定" [Grand Prix NHK Cup adds Sota Yamamoto and Rika Kihira, three men and ladies decided] (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.