Cygames Backs Shoma Uno and Marin Honda Ice Dance Team
A game company putting its name behind two retired singles skaters in a discipline that is not part of most domestic competition circuits gives the pair a funding source as they build toward a 2030 Olympic goal.
Key Facts
- Cygames announced on October 2, 2026 that it is a supporting company for the ice dance team of Shoma Uno and Marin Honda.
- Shoma Uno and Marin Honda announced the formation of their ice dance team in May and said they would return to competition.
- Shoma Uno and Marin Honda will begin competing in events from the 2026-2027 season.
- Shoma Uno and Marin Honda have set the 2030 Olympics as their goal.
- Cygames is known for game titles including Shadowverse.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, KAI-YOU.
Cygames announced on October 2, 2026 that it is a supporting company for the ice dance team formed by figure skaters Shoma Uno and Marin Honda. The pair, who competed for years in singles figure skating, announced in May that they had formed an ice dance team and would return to competition. Their stated goal is appearing at the 2030 Olympics, and they will begin competing in events from the 2026-2027 season. Cygames said it will back the two skaters' competitive activities. The game company is known for titles including Shadowverse. Uno and Honda both retired from competition before pairing up for ice dance.
Cygames framed the arrangement as backing the skaters' competitive activities, without giving a figure or term for the support. The two athletes carry an established crossover following. Honda has been known by the nickname Shomarin, and both she and Uno competed in singles at the top level before stepping away from competition.
Ice dance is a paired discipline distinct from singles, and the team has said it will enter events starting in the 2026-2027 season rather than immediately. The 2030 Olympics are the target the pair named when they announced the team in May. Cygames publishes games including Shadowverse.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.