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by Andrew MCKIRDY Agence France Presse Japan’s two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu retired from competition aged 27 on Tuesday, after struggling with injuries at this year’s Beijing Games. It brings down the curtain on a glittering career that has seen the elegant skater become a national icon who is trailed around the world by adoring fans. It follows a string of injuries, including at February’s Games, where the “Ice Prince” was dethroned […]
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 […]
by Rebecca BAILEY Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Nathan Chen demolished the opposition to win Olympic figure skating gold in Beijing on Thursday, easily beating defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who fell twice and finished fourth. The American three-time world champion finally claimed the only major prize that had eluded him with his overall score of 332.60, more than 20 points ahead of his nearest challenger. Chen held his nerve to score 218.63 in […]
by Rebecca BAILEY Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Nathan Chen smashed a world record held by fierce rival Yuzuru Hanyu as the “shocked” two-time reigning Olympic figure skating champion made a shaky start to leave his title defence in trouble Tuesday. Facing off for the first time at the Beijing Games, Hanyu had to settle for a disappointing eighth in the short programme, with his Japanese teammates Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s “Ice Prince” and two-time Olympic figure skating gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu accepted one of his country’s top awards Monday, pledging to be more than an “ordinary skater”. The 23-year-old, wearing a sombre, traditional male kimono emblazoned with his family crest — a far cry from his flamboyant competition wear — said the award was a tribute to his team and would propel him to new heights. “An award like this […]
by Nick Reeves © Agence France-Presse GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu disclosed he had never “fully healed” from the serious injury that almost scuppered his Olympics after clinching the first back-to-back men’s figure skating title in more than six decades on Saturday. The 23-year-old cemented his status as the modern day ‘ice prince’ when overcoming a three-month injury hiatus to add Pyeongchang gold to his Sochi 2014 success and emulate American Dick Button, Olympic […]
