Yuzuru HANYU
JapanEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Figure Skating |
Men Single Skating | 4 | |
| Team Event | 3 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 5 | Team | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2017 | Helsinki, FIN |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2014 | Saitama, JPN |
| 2 | Men Single Skating | 2019 | Saitama, JPN |
| 2 | Men Single Skating | 2016 | Boston, MA, USA |
| 2 | Men Single Skating | 2015 | Shanghai, CHN |
| 3 | Men Single Skating | 2021 | Stockholm, SWE |
| 3 | Men Single Skating | 2012 | Nice, FRA |
| 4 | Men Single Skating | 2013 | London, ON, CAN |
| Four Continents Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2020 | Seoul, KOR |
| 2 | Men Single Skating | 2017 | Gangneung, KOR |
| 2 | Men Single Skating | 2013 | Osaka, JPN |
| 2 | Men Single Skating | 2011 | Taipei City, TPE |
| World Junior Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2010 | The Hague, NED |
| 12 | Men Single Skating | 2009 | Sofia, BUL |
| Grand Prix Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2016/17 | Marseille, FRA |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2015/16 | Barcelona, ESP |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2014/15 | Barcelona, ESP |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2013/14 | Fukuoka, JPN |
| 2 | Men Single Skating | 2019/20 | Torino, ITA |
| 2 | Men Single Skating | 2012/13 | Sochi, RUS |
| 4 | Men Single Skating | 2011/12 | Quebec City, QC, CAN |
| Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2019/20 | Kelowna, BC, CAN |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2019/20 | Sapporo, JPN |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2018/19 | Helsinki, FIN |
| 1 | Men Single Skating | 2018/19 | Moscow, RUS |
| World Team Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Team | 2017 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 3 | Team | 2021 | Osaka, JPN |
| 3 | Team | 2015 | Tokyo, JPN |
Ice Prince, Mushy, Mushroom (ca.sports.yahoo.com, 13 Feb 2018)
Short Program: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Shinya Kiyozuka
Music Free Skating: Ten to Chi to ("Heaven and Earth") by Isao Tomita
Athlete
Human Information Science - Waseda University (Tokyo). Graduated in August 2020. For his final thesis, he summarized how 3D motion capture technology could be used in figure skating, and in particular its potential for use in figure skating judging. (sponichi.co.jp, 23 Aug 2020)
Japanese, English
ANA
Brian Orser (CAN)
Ghislain Briand (CAN)
Tracy Wilson (CAN)
NHK Trophy 2010 (Single skating - 4th)
November 2021: Injured ligaments in his right ankle in a fall in practice and had to withdraw from the Grand Prix events NHK Trophy and Rostelecom Cup. Returned to competition in December for the National Championships that he won. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 4 Nov 2021)
November 2018: Injured right lateral ankle joint, triangular ligament, right peroneal muscle tendon at the Rostelecom Cup in Russian Federation, requiring three months of treatment, and forced him to miss the World Team Trophy in April 2019. (english.kyodonews.net, 25 Mar 2019)
November 2017: Right ankle injury after landing awkwardly during practice a day before 2017 NHK Trophy in Osaka, and withdrew from the competition. Unable to skate for several weeks, returning to on-ice training in early January 2018, just prior to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (nytimes.com, 10 Nov 2017)
September 2017: Hampered by a knee injury at the 2017 Autumn Classic in Montreal. (english.kyodonews.net, 22 Sep 2017)
April 2016: Left ankle injury at World Championships in Boston, MA. (japantimes.co.jp, 26 Apr 2016)
November 2014: Cranial bruising after colliding with another skater during the free skate warm-up at the Cup of China in Shanghai. (reuters.com, 10 Nov 2014)
November 2014: Backache at Finlandia Trophy in Espoo. Withdrew from the competition. (espn.com, 23 Sep 2014)
Jeffrey Buttle (CAN), Shae-Lynn Bourne (CAN)
2010
Began skating at age four. (goldenskate.com, 21 Apr 2011)
Followed his older sister to the rink. (isuresults.com)
To peform a quadruple Axel in competition. (olympics.com, 29 Jan 2022)
Winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals (2014, 2018). (cbc.ca, 3 Mar 2018)
Looks up to 2006 Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) and 2008 World bronze medallist Johnny Weir (USA). (isuresults.com)
When he is in a funk he likes to skate his PyeongChang 2018 short programme in practice, which his coaches thinks is the best short programme in the history of figure skating. (english.kyodonews.net, 4 Feb 2020)
Fans toss Winnie the Pooh stuffed bears on the ice after he skates, after he began carrying a tissue box in the shape of the bear back in 2010. Often donates them to a nearby children's hospital. (washingtonpost.com. 16 Feb 2018)
ISU Most Valuable Skater (2020)
Japanese Olympic Committee Cup (Most Valuable Player Award) (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
TV Asahi Special Sports Broadcasting Award (2019)
People's Honour Award (2018)
Japan Medals of Honour Purple Ribbon (2014, 2018)
Olympic Special Award (2014, 2018)
Special Honor Award (2018)
Tokyo Sports Press Club Skater of the Year (2014, 2015, 2018)
Tohoku Sports Press Club Sports Award (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
TV Asahi Big Sports Award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia (2018)
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association: "Happy News Person Award" (2018)
Japanese Olympic Committee Special Achievement Award (2015)
Chunichi Sports Award (2015)
Asahi Sports Award (2014)
Japanese Olympic Committee Best Award (2013)
Tokyo Sports Press Club Special Award (2012)
Japanese Olympic Committee Newcomer Award (2009)
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