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YUZURU HANYU

Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
May 23, 2017
Iwano confirms quad salchow for free skate next season
It is rare for an athlete to make history the first time they embark on a new level in their career. Usually they settle in, bide their time, and work their way up.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 25, 2017
Hanyu looks at raising bar going into Olympic season
Yuzuru Hanyu's greatness is unquestioned.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 21, 2017
Hanyu, Uno finish 1-2 in men's free skate at World Team Trophy
Strong free skates from Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno kept Japan in the lead after the second day of the World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Friday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 20, 2017
Uno, Medvedeva triumph in short programs at World Team Trophy
Despite a poor performance by world champion Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan is in first place after the first day of the World Team Trophy on Thursday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 18, 2017
Angelic Mao's legacy will be part of skating forever
The news hit Japan and the skating world like a thunderbolt last Monday night when Mao Asada announced she was retiring from the sport.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 11, 2017
Hanyu's legend continues to grow with latest masterpiece
It has been 12 days now since Yuzuru Hanyu's epic free skate at the world championships in Helsinki won him a second title, and rather than receding into the memory banks of our minds, it continues to resonate.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 4, 2017
Majestic Hanyu rises to occasion with a command performance
"Awesome."
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 28, 2017
Pressure on Hanyu to reclaim title, display dominance
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu enters this week's world championships in Helsinki needing to get a big monkey off his back.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 7, 2017
Honda prepping for world juniors with legend Zoueva
Reigning world junior champion Marin Honda traveled to Canton, Michigan, recently to spend time working with coach and choreographer Marina Zoueva at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena. Honda is tuning up for defense of her title at the world junior championships in Taipei this month.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 21, 2017
Hanyu still looks good for gold at worlds despite defeat
It was another successful week for Japan on the international circuit.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 17, 2017
Win a free copy of 'Team Brian 300-Point Legend'
The Japan Times is offering several readers the chance to win a copy of the recently released Japanese book "Team Brian 300-Point Legend" about coach Brian Orser's experiences teaching Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and two-time world titlist Javier Fernandez.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 14, 2017
Miyahara's injury should be cause for real concern
Bad news arrived last Tuesday when it was announced that three-time defending national champion Satoko Miyahara has suffered a slight fracture to her left hip and would be forced to withdraw from both this week's Four Continents Championships and next week's Asian Winter Games in Sapporo.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 7, 2017
Nitaya, Isobe shine for Japan at Winter Universiade
It is always nice to see a skater who has given it their all, but never quite been able to break into the elite ranks, enjoy success on a big stage.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 24, 2017
Chen seen as challenger to Hanyu, Fernandez
Nathan Chen put on quite a show at the U.S. national championships in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.

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