In incredibly dramatic fashion, Yuzuru Hanyu rose to the occasion in the short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday afternoon.
Hanyu's score of 111.68 points, an Olympic record for the short program, has him in first place heading into Saturday's free skate and halfway to skating immortality.
It has been 66 years since American Dick Button won the second of his two consecutive gold medals at the 1952 Oslo Games, a feat Hanyu can equal with a victory here.
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