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Yuzuru Hanyu Wins Figure Skating Gold Medal Skating in an arena where fans waved dozens of Japanese flags, Hanyu was not flawless before what was essentially a home crowd. But he displayed sufficient stamina, jumping ability, elastic spins and ethereal grace to win a second consecutive gold medal, becoming the first men’s repeat champion since Dick Button of the United States in 1948 and 1952. Hanyu, 23, also prevailed with cunning strategy. He placed two of his four quadruple jumps and all of his combination jumps in the second half of his performance, receiving bonus points given to skaters at a point when their legs begin to tire in a four and a half minute routine. Continue reading the main story His countryman, Shoma Uno, 20, took the silver medal. And Javier Fernandez, 26, won the first Olympic skating medal for Spain, winning bronze. Even though Nathan Chen of the United States did not reach the medal podium, he did find some measure of redemptive satisfaction – and perhaps some sting of regret - with a performance of audacious ambition that brought him fifth place. Chen’s score of 215.08 was the highest of the free skate. With nothing to lose after finishing a disastrous 17th in the short program, Chen became the first Olympian to land five quadruple jumps cleanly in a routine and actually attempted six, but put his hands to the ice on a quad flip. He made the decision to attempt six quads on Friday night, after the short program, relieved of expectation and feeling “just an anger,” telling himself, “I’ll just go for it.” “I definitely did want to redeem myself after the two short programs that I did here,” Chen said in reference to his mistake-filled performances in the team and singles competition. He added: “As much as I tried to deny it, I felt the pressure a lot before the short program, especially thinking about scores and placement and all that. And that was completely out of my control. That just tightened me up and made me really cautious on the ice. I just had to completely forget about expectations and allow myself to be myself.”    Honesty is the best policy. |
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You are an Aussie. Do you TV in Australia show those Olympic games that related to Australia mostly? My guess is yes. USA is most immigrant country, so Asians of 2nd generation represent for USA in many "figure skating" a lot. Figure skating is more artistic, not speed, so Asians are more suitable for "figure skating" but not "downhill skiing" or "halfpipe jumping". Honesty is the best policy.
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Every time Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu skates these days, he’s showered with Winnie the Pooh bears. His supporters have thrown the adorable bears onto the ice after eagle-eyed fans saw the reigning Olympic champion using a Pooh-themed tissue box cover at the rink. Hanyu is apparently a fan of the A. A. Milne character, and the superstitious skater sees him as a good luck mascot. There’s usually a Pooh sitting rinkside when he skates, and Hanyu will bow to or pat the bear’s head before competing. Although Olympic rules don’t allow mascots by the ice, rest assured there was probably a Pooh sitting by Hanyu’s locker backstage in PyeongChang. And the tradition continues at the Olympic figure skating men’s event. His fans have a lot of bears to make up for — Hanyu injured his ankle last November and has not competed since then, so his appearance on Olympic ice for the first time in three months meant a lot of Pooh bears could finally find their home. What does the reigning Olympic champion do with all the bears (and there are a LOT of them, as the poor Olympic sweepers can attest). Hanyu usually donates them — by the bagful — to local charities wherever he skates. Looks like there may be some new devotees of the cuddly Winnie the Pooh in Korea in coming weeks. Honesty is the best policy.
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