Yuzuru Hanyu won Japan's first gold in men's figure skating, but not with a performance that he wanted. The 19-year-old took hard falls on two jumps. Despite the falls (and mandatory deductions), he ...

Following his gold medal-winning free skate performance on Thursday, Nathan Chen, as well as Japan’s two-time champion Yuzuru Hanyu, have both been trending search topics on Weibo. Chen finished the ...

Japan’s two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu was hoping for a third consecutive medal at Beijing’s Winter Olympics but fell short of delivering another stellar performance because of the faulty ...

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The Japanese skater retired from competition with two Olympic gold medals, two world championship gold medals and more stuffed Winnie the Pooh bears than anyone can count. By Juliet Macur American ...

Japan's double Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu produced what he described as his "most perfect performance" tonight at the ISU Four Continents Championships in Seoul ©ISU The 25-year-old, who won the ...

The weight on the shoulders of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu must be immense. With figure skating fans holding their breath to see if Hanyu will deliver a performance at the Beijing Olympics that could earn ...

Japanese all-time great figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu announced his retirement from competition on Tuesday, marking the end of a stellar career that included breaking more than a dozen world records and ...

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu just tried to make history at the Beijing Winter Olympics, attempting to become the first skater to ever land a quadruple axel in competition. Unfortunately, it ...