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Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu stepping away from competitive skating
2 years, 5 months ago

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu stepping away from competitive skating

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. “I don’t like the word ‘retirement’ so I don’t really want to use it.” Hanyu won back-to-back gold medals at the 2014 Sochi Games and the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. There were only a few thousand fans allowed inside the tightly controlled …

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US skater Brown undecided on retirement after Beijing
2 years, 10 months ago

US skater Brown undecided on retirement after Beijing

Associated Press  

BEIJING — After delivering a remarkable performance at his second Olympics, and surpassing his showing from eight years ago at the Sochi Games, Jason Brown acknowledged that had accomplished all the goals he’d set out in figure skating. So I think for me, you know, it’s about kind of figuring out if I want to set more and if I …

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How Nathan Chen Won Gold in Men’s Figure Skating
2 years, 10 months ago

How Nathan Chen Won Gold in Men’s Figure Skating

New York Times  

After a seemingly nervous warmup on Thursday at the Beijing Olympics, Nathan Chen opened his long program with a soaring quadruple flip-triple toe combination jump that settled him into a dominant performance that delivered a gold medal. Scores in major competitions since the 2018 Olympics 2022 Olympics Other competition 200 250 300 350 Nathan Chen Yuzuru Hanyu Shoma Uno Yuma …

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Chinese edition of book on 'ice prince' launched
2 years, 11 months ago

Chinese edition of book on 'ice prince' launched

China Daily  

A Chinese translation of Japanese ice prince Yuzuru Hanyu's biography was released. In 2009, 14-year-old Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu said, "I want to become a legend. Now 27-year-old Hanyu has won the gold medal in figure skating men's single skating in two consecutive winter Olympics--Sochi and Pyeongchang and the championship of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating for …

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Chinese edition of book on 'ice prince' launched
2 years, 11 months ago

Chinese edition of book on 'ice prince' launched

China Daily  

A Chinese translation of Japanese ice prince Yuzuru Hanyu's biography was released. In 2009, 14-year-old Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu said, "I want to become a legend. Now 27-year-old Hanyu has won the gold medal in figure skating men's single skating in two consecutive winter Olympics--Sochi and Pyeongchang and the championship of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating for …

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Two-time Olympic Figure Skating Champ Yuzuru Hanyu Books Beijing 2022 Spot With Japan National Victory
3 years ago

Two-time Olympic Figure Skating Champ Yuzuru Hanyu Books Beijing 2022 Spot With Japan National Victory

News 18  

Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has booked his place at the Beijing Games, laying down a marker with a commanding win at Japan’s national championships on Sunday. He was officially named in Japan’s Olympic team later Sunday evening, along with Pyeongchang Games silver medallist Shoma Uno and current world number one Yuma Kagiyama. “But the road I have …

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Figure Skating Olympic Champion Yuzuru Hanyu Leads Japan Nationals on Injury Comeback
3 years ago

Figure Skating Olympic Champion Yuzuru Hanyu Leads Japan Nationals on Injury Comeback

News 18  

Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu returned to competitive action at the Japanese national championships in Saitama, where he took the lead after the men’s short programme in his first competitive skate in eight months. The 27-year-old landed a quad slachow, a quad toe-triple toe combination and triple axel to help him to a score of 111.31, leading reigning …

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