Pyeongchang is 1,000 km away from Tokyo.
But fans in Japan erupted into wild cheers of joy at the same moment that Japanese skaters took the top two spots in the men's figure skating competition at the Pyeongchang Games on Saturday.
Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno won gold and silver, respectively, with Hanyu becoming the first man to capture consecutive Olympic figure skating golds in 66 years.
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