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Japan’s ‘Ice Prince’ Hanyu fuels retirement rumors

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu has called a press conference later Tuesday, with speculation swirling that the “Ice Prince” will announce his retirement from competition after struggling with injury at this year’s Winter Olympics. The two-time figure skating champion was dethroned as Olympic champion in February by US star Nathan Chen, finishing in a disappointing fourth place in Beijing. At the time, he said he would “like to skate at […]

Teenager Trusova, Japan’s Hanyu win Skate Canada crowns

  OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Russian teenager Alexandra Trusova capitalized on errors by her rivals to win her first senior Grand Prix victory on Saturday at Skate Canada. The 15-year-old from Moscow took the title after nailing three quadruple jumps in her winning routine. That was good enough to lift her over short program leader Rika Kihira of Japan and South Korea’s You Young. Both Kihira and You were left counting the cost of mistakes […]