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Ilia Malinin, Team USA’s Quad God, Is Redefining the Limits of Figure Skating

Backflips? Seven quad jumps? The U.S. figure skating star is perfecting nearly impossible skills, paving his way toward Olympic gold.

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Hanyu show shines light on Tohoku rebuild

An ice show by two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu opened on Friday in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, aimed at raising the spirits of his native Tohoku region.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hanyu to give solo ice show at Tokyo Dome in February

Two-time Winter Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who turned professional in July, revealed Monday a plan for a solo ice show in Tokyo on Feb. 26 next year.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Hanyu, in showbiz debut, reprises gold-medal act

Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who retired from competitive skating this summer to launch a career of producing and performing in exhibitions, skated in his first ice show since then on Friday in Yokohama.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hanyu ice show brings windfall to hotels

HACHINOHE, Aomori -- An upcoming ice show by star skater Yuzuru Hanyu has boosted accommodation reservations in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, with some hotels charging more than twice their usual rates.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Landing quad axel fuels Hanyu's fiery passion in skating transition

SENDAI -- Figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu expressed his eagerness to continue to pursue the improvement of his techniques, calling the quadruple axel his "driving force."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hanyu to continue putting it 'all on the line'

"I can say with confidence, 'Please continue to have expectations for me,'" were words that stood out as two-time Winter Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu announced his retirement from international competition at a Tuesday press conference in Tokyo.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Promising ‘An Even Better Hanyu,’ Japan’s Double-Olympic Champion Turns Pro

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, twice Olympic figure-skating champion whose rock-star like status has been as legendary as his accomplishments on the ice, said he would turn professional, ending more than a decade of competition at the highest level. In an hour-long news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday where he seemed pensive…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Skater Hanyu returns to the spotlight

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu took to the rink Friday for his first public performance in about three months.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hanyu thanks fans, looks to future

BEIJING -- Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu looked to the future at a press conference in Beijing on Monday, expressing his desire to perfect his "beloved sport."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Trending in China: Outpouring of Affection for Japanese Figure Skating Star

Yuzuru Hanyu finished fourth at this year’s Games, but the previous two-time Olympic champion was No. 1 in the hearts of many Chinese fans

Caixin Global

Elusive quad axel extinguished dream of 3rd gold

Yuzuru Hanyu's dream of winning gold in the men's figure skating at three consecutive Olympics ended when he finished in fourth place at his third Olympics on Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Helene Elliott: Nathan Chen fulfills his Olympic dream by winning figure skating gold

BEIJING — Twenty years after a young Nathan Chen watched the figure skating competition at his hometown Salt Lake City Olympics and decided he wanted to be like them, a virtuoso Chen became an Olympic gold medalist.

Los Angeles Times

Yuzuru Hanyu: Japan skater receives support from Chinese fans after Winter Olympics heartbreak

The figure skating star fell on his attempt to win a third consecutive gold medal

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Kagiyama takes silver in figure skating; Uno 3rd ahead of Hanyu

Teenager Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno did enough to hold off two-time defending champion and compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu and come away with medals in the men's figure skating on Thursday at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Independent UK

Nathan Chen makes up for 2018 disappointment by landing figure skating gold

The American won the men’s free skate in Beijing on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: Nathan Chen exorcises demons to win elusive figure skating gold

The American prevailed in his battle with Yuzuru Hanyu, four years on from painfully missing out on a medal in PyeongChang

The Guardian - US

Nathan Chen wins figure skating gold for US and Olympic redemption

The American left no doubt, making good on his long-held promise to finally take hold of figure skating’s ultimate prize

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Winter Olympics day six – as it happened

Day six of XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Independent UK

Yuzuru Hanyu: Ice skater complains US Olympian beat him because of hole in ice

‘I don’t feel like I made a mistake. My form was perfect’

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hanyu undaunted despite short program setback

BEIJING -- It was a near-perfect performance from Yuzuru Hanyu, but a divot in the ice doomed his first jump, a quadruple salchow that is usually one of his best moves.

The Independent UK

Yuzuru Hanyu: Ice skater complains US Olympian beat him because of faulty ice

‘I don’t feel like I made a mistake. My form was perfect’

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Nathan Chen soars in short program at Winter Olympics

BEIJING — A shocking mistake by Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan cracked the door open for the end of his reign as two-time men's Olympic figure skating champion. Nathan Chen barged through that door, blowing past Hanyu on Tuesday with a brilliant, world-record performance that put him in the lead after…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Two-time champ Hanyu in 8th after short program

BEIJING -- Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu's quest for gold at three consecutive Olympics suffered a huge setback Tuesday, as the Japanese superstar placed eighth in the short program of the men's singles at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chen Scores World Record for Massive Lead over Shocked Hanyu

In a reversal of fortunes from the last Olympic Games, American Nathan Chen scored a world record in the figure skating short program in Beijing on Tuesday, giving him a massive lead over a shocked Yuzuru Hanyu in their quest for the gold medal. At the Pyeongchang Games in 2018,…

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