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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2021 0:16:28 GMT
 Figure skating superstar Hanyu Yuzuru is aiming to land the quad Axel at the 2021 NHK Trophy next week in Tokyo. "My biggest hope is to land a quad Axel properly at NHK Trophy," the double Olympic champion said to Japanese broadcaster NHK. "I hope to deliver a performance that would move the audience by pushing beyond my limits in techniques." The quad Axel is the hardest jump in figure skating because it contains an extra half rotation compared to other quad jumps. Hanyu has not yet confirmed if he will compete at Winter Olympics Beijing 2022. The two-time OIympic champion defied the odds to retain his title in 2018. The 26-year-old will compete in the NHK Trophy and the last leg of the Grand Prix Series, the Rostelecom Cup in Sochi (26-28 November). Hanyu has not competed since the World Team Trophy in April, where he was beaten by triple world-champion Nathan Chen in both the short program and the free skate. With the clock ticking down to the Winter Games in Bejing he decided to move his training base back to Japan, as the pandemic caused a lot of travel restrictions. |
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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2021 19:53:27 GMT
Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu will not compete at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The skater is reported to have an ankle injury (ligament injury).
The NHK Trophy Grand Prix stage will take place from November 12 to 14 in Tokyo, Japan.
“I have been preparing hard for the NHK Trophy and am very disappointed that I was injured in a fall.
Now I will try to get back to the competitive level as soon as possible. I will do my best to develop further, receiving the strength of your support, ” - Sponichi quotes Hanyu.
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Post by Admin on Nov 5, 2021 1:21:48 GMT
Yesterday, Yuzuru Hanyu announced his intention to land a quadruple axel at the NHK Trophy.
Today, it was announced that Yuzu will miss the event (and likely the ISU Grand Prix Final) due to an ankle injury. Due to illness to her countryman, another door has opened for Diana Davis (future Olympic Champion) to secure her spot at the upcoming 2022 Olympic Games. Meanwhile, a slow news day on Sports.ru led all of Russian figure skating to weigh in on Alexandra Zhulin's comments that Elizaveta Tuktamysheva deserves more points for being old. Plus, Alexandra Trusova has returned to training. It is another spicy edition of "As The Blade Turns."
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Post by Admin on Nov 5, 2021 14:05:15 GMT
Nathan Chen breaks 100 points in dominant, redemptive short program | NBC Sports
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Post by Admin on Nov 6, 2021 4:04:37 GMT
 News of Hanyu Yuzuru's latest ankle injury brought back memories of the lead-up to the last Winter Olympics for many of figure skating's Hanyu fans. In November 2017, just months out from the PyeongChang 2018 Games, the Japanese figure skater damaged his right ankle and struggled in his recovery before making a successful, gold-medal-winning comeback at the Olympic Games to become the first male skater to go back-to-back at the Games in nearly 70 years. With things seemingly repeating themselves four years on – Hanyu suffered ligament damage in his right ankle ahead of next week's NHK Trophy Grand Prix event – Hanyu's coach Brian Orser, the Calgary 1988 silver medallist, says he trusts his charge's experience in dealing with what lies ahead, with an eye on the forthcoming Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 in February. Speaking exclusively to Olympics.com's Nick McCarvel at the Gran Premio d'Italia, the Canadian coach said: "He is experienced enough that he knows that any decision that he makes is the right decision; it's a good decision. "We all trust his instincts and the direction that he wants to go." Orser admits that he has not broached the subject with the 26-year-old, especially in light of the skater's latest injury. The pair have not been able to work with each other directly since the start of the global pandemic, instead having coaching sessions virtually though video footage – with Orser at their usual base at the Toronto Cricket Club, and Hanyu in Japan. "You know, you fast forward four years - [and] we are in the same situation," Orser said of the injury. "You have to talk to him about his expectations for the Olympics and his expectations for training and recovery and to recuperate from this injury. "I don't have a lot of details and I'm not going to speculate or, you know, this is a question for Yuzu and what his intentions are. And then [his team] have to all stand behind him whatever those [are] with what his intentions are for the season." Orser acknowledged Hanyu's quest to break the barrier and become the first to land the jump cleanly. "We all know that he wants to do the quad Axel. And if anyone will do it, he can do it," the Canadian said. "There was, you know, a change a little bit in his technique for that jump. And he has been able to work on that. So we have to sit and wait and see, me included like the rest of us." |
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