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Post by Admin on Nov 29, 2015 1:45:01 GMT
High-flying Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu became the first skater to break the 300-point mark on Saturday (Nov 28) as he soared to victory at the NHK Trophy in breathtaking style. The 20-year-old obliterated the mystical barrier in Nagano, posting a combined world record total of 322.40 points after a jaw-dropping free programme which also smashed Canadian Patrick Chan's previous high, triggering wild cheers from thousands of squealing female fans. Hanyu's free score of 216.07 was also the first ever to clear the 200-point mark and his astonishing aggregate score was on an entirely different level to Chan's previous best of 295.27 set in Paris two years ago. "I don't believe it," Hanyu told reporters after being greeted with a bear-hug from Canadian coach Brian Orser and calling out "arigato" (thank you) to his adoring public. "That score really was a surprise. I was so nervous before I skated but I wanted to go for it. I wanted to show that I'm the Olympic champion, here on a rink where the Olympics were held (in 1998). Despite the score, I still think there is room to improve."
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Post by Admin on Dec 12, 2015 1:44:47 GMT
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu broke the short program world record for the second time in two weeks, topping the field at the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona on Thursday. Hanyu totaled 110.95 points, landing a quadruple Salchow, a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop combination and a triple Axel. “My step was only level three,” Hanyu said through a translator of a less-than-perfect footwork sequence. “Rather than getting more points, I just wanted to perfect my elements better.” The Japanese star previously broke the world record for the decade-old scoring system at the Sochi Olympics (101.45) and two weeks ago at NHK Trophy in Japan (106.33). Hanyu also broke the free skate record at NHK Trophy, totaling 322.40. Hanyu, who turned 21 on Monday, can become the first man to win three straight Grand Prix Finals after the free skate Saturday (full schedule here). The Grand Prix Final is the most prestigious annual competition outside of the World Championships.
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Post by Admin on Dec 15, 2015 1:42:24 GMT
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu claimed an unprecedented third straight men's title in record style, as 16-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva gave Russia a second gold on the final day of the ISU Grand Prix Final in Barcelona. Olympic champion Hanyu was in a class of his own, following his world record 110.95 mark in the men's short programme Thursday by obliterating his own world marks in both the free skate 219.48 and overall total 330.43. "I had an almost perfect performance today," admitted the 21-year-old after winning by a massive 37.48-point margin on world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain, who had to settle for silver like last year. Japanese teenager Shomo Uno took bronze in the elite six-skater final. Hanyu had become the first skater to break the 200-point mark in the free skate and the mythical 300-point overall just over two weeks ago in the NHK Trophy.
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2016 5:24:47 GMT
Yuzuru Hanyu, the Japanese skating star who often trains in Toronto, started to answer a question in English about the pressure he faces and then had to stop himself. "I can't explain -- I'm speaking Japanese, sorry," he said with a sheepish laugh. That was about the only thing the Olympic gold medalist couldn't do flawlessly Wednesday at the world championships, when he took a large lead after the short program. It was the latest stellar performance in a brilliant season for the 21-year-old Hanyu, who was a fraction of a point from the record score he set in December's Grand Prix Final. "My standard has been rising -- I do feel the pressure," he went on to say through a translator. "But it doesn't really affect my performance. I want to really enjoy my skating, and I think I was able to show that today."
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Post by Admin on Nov 25, 2016 22:50:18 GMT
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu recorded a season-best score to dominate the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday. Skating to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy," the defending champion from Japan stumbled on the landing of his opening quad loop but was otherwise flawless, receiving 103.89 points. "I regret not being able to land the first quad," Hanyu said. "I feel like there was much more I could've done but I really enjoyed the short program and feel I will be able to carry the momentum over to tomorrow."
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