Yuzuru Hanyu

Yuzuru Hanyu

Yuzuru Hanyu at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Native name 羽生結弦
Country represented  Japan
Born December 7, 1994
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture Japan
Home town Sendai
Residence Sendai
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Brian Orser
Tracy Wilson
Former coach Nanami Abe
Shoitirou Tuzuki
Choreographer Jeffrey Buttle
Shae-Lynn Bourne
Former choreographer David Wilson
Nanami Abe
Kurt Browning
Skating club ANA Minato Tokyo
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Former skating club Miyagi FSC
Training locations Toronto
Sendai
Began skating 1998
World standing 1 (As of 28 March 2015)[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 293.25
2013–14 Grand Prix Final
Short program 101.45 (WR)
2014 Winter Olympics
Free skate 194.08
2014–15 Grand Prix Final
Japanese name
Kanji 羽生 結弦
Hiragana はにゅう ゆづる

Yuzuru Hanyū (羽生結弦 Hanyū Yuzuru, born 7 December 1994) is a Japanese figure skater who competes in the men's singles discipline. He is the 2014 Olympic champion, the 2014 World champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2013–14, 2014–15), the 2010 World Junior champion, and a three-time Japanese national champion (2013–2015). He is the only man to break the 100-point barrier in the men's short program.

Career

Early career

Hanyu began skating at the age of four, following his older sister to the rink.[2][3] He first competed nationally as a novice skater in the 2004–05 season; he skated at the 2004 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice B category, which is the lower of the two categories at the novice level, and won the gold medal in this competition.[4] His home rink then closed due to financial problems, reducing his training time.[3] Nanami Abe became his coach around that time.[3] In the 2006–07 season, Hanyu competed at the 2006 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice A category and won the bronze medal.[5] This placement earned him an invitation to compete at the 2006 Japan Junior Championships, where he placed 7th.[6]

Hanyu's home rink reopened in 2007.[3] He competed at the 2007 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice A category and won the event.[7] He was invited to compete in the 2007 Japan Junior Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[8]

Junior career

2008–09 season

Hanyu moved up to the Junior level and debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. He placed 6th in the short program and 4th in the free skating to finish 5th overall at the event in Merano, Italy.[9] Following his Junior Grand Prix event, at the 2008 Japan Junior Championships, Hanyu placed 4th in the short program with 57.25 points and 1st in his free skate with 124.92 points, giving him a total of 182.17 points to win the gold medal overall in the competition.[10] This competition served both as the junior national championships and the World Junior Championships qualifier, and Hanyu has also qualified by this placement for the 2009 Junior Worlds.

This medal earned him an invitation to compete on the senior level at the 2008 Japanese Championships, where he placed 8th.[11] In February 2009 at the 2009 World Junior Championships, Hanyu placed 11th in the short program with 58.18 points and 13th in his free skate with 103.59 points, giving him a total of 161.77 points to finish 12th overall.

2009–10 season

In the 2009–10 season, Hanyu won both of his Junior Grand Prix events and was the top qualifier for the Junior Grand Final. At the Japanese Junior Championships, he won the short program and placed 2nd in the free skating to win the title overall.[12] This earned Hanyu an invitation to compete on the senior level at the Japanese Championships. He then competed at the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final, which he won, achieving a new personal best score.[13] At the 2009–10 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships, he placed first on the junior level. He also competed at the senior level, where he came in sixth. Based on his results, Hanyu was chosen to compete at the 2010 World Junior Championships. He won the competition after placing third in the short program and first in the free skate to earn a new personal best of 216.10 points, and became the fourth Japanese man to win the junior world title.[14]

Senior career

2010–11 season

Hanyu announced that he would turn senior for the 2010–11 season. His assignments for the 2010–11 Grand Prix series were the 2010 NHK Trophy and the 2010 Cup of Russia.[15] In his senior debut at the 2010 NHK Trophy, Hanyu placed 5th in the short program with 69.31 points; in his free skate, he landed his first quadruple toe loop jump in an ISU competition and came in 4th with 138.41 points, giving him a total of 207.72 points to finish 4th overall. Hanyu finished in seventh place at the Cup of Russia. At the 2010–11 Japanese Championships, Hanyu was in second place after the short program, but faltered in the free skate and finished fourth overall. As a result, he was selected to compete at the 2011 Four Continents, where he won the silver medal with a new personal best score.

Hanyu was skating at his home rink in Sendai when the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck his hometown and the region. Water pipes under the ice at his home rink burst as a result of the April 2011 Miyagi earthquake.[16][17] He trained in Yokohama and Hachinohe, Aomori until his home rink reopened on July 24, 2011.[2][16][18] He also skated in 60 ice shows, using them as an opportunity to train.[3] In April, he and other skaters took part in an ice show to raise money for victims.[2][18]

2011–12 season

Hanyu performs a Biellmann spin at the 2011 Cup of China

Hanyu began the 2011–12 season with a win at the Nebelhorn Trophy. He placed first in both the short program and the free skate, for a combined total score of 226.26 points. For the 2011–12 Grand Prix series, he was assigned to the 2011 Cup of China and the 2011 Rostelecom Cup.[19] He finished 4th at the Cup of China, then won the Rostelecom Cup with a new personal best score[20] to qualify for his first senior Grand Prix Final, where he placed fourth. Hanyu then won the bronze medal at the 2011–12 Japan Championships, earning a spot on the Japanese team for the 2012 World Championships. In his senior Worlds debut, Hanyu was seventh in the short program but placed second in the free skate. He won the bronze medal overall with a total score of 251.06 points, behind gold medalist Patrick Chan of Canada and silver medalist, his team mate, Daisuke Takahashi of Japan.

In April 2012, Hanyu switched coaches to Brian Orser in Toronto, Canada.[21][22] It was reported he would make frequent trips to Toronto and continue to attend high school in Sendai.[21] After moving to Canada, Hanyu increased his on-ice training to 3–4 hours a day, up from 1–2 hours which had been due to a combination of limited ice time in Sendai, schooling, and asthma.[2][3] His autobiography, Blue Flames, was published in Japan in April 2012, with the royalties and part of the proceeds going to the Sendai ice rink.[3]

2012–13 season

Hanyu began his season at the Finlandia Trophy, winning the gold medal. He landed two quadruple jumps, a quad toe and a quad salchow, in his free skate; it was the first time he had a landed the latter jump in competition.[22][23] Hanyu won the silver medal at his first Grand Prix event of the season, the Skate America. His short program score at Skate America, 95.07 points, was a new world record.[24][25] At his second event, the NHK Trophy, he scored 95.32 in the short program, beating his own world record,[26] [27]and went on to win the gold medal in his hometown.[28][29] Hanyu qualified for the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, where he finished second.

In December 2012, Hanyu claimed his first national title at 2013 Japan Championships after placing first in the short program and second in the long. He took silver at the 2013 Four Continents, having placed first in the short program and third in the free. At the 2013 World Championships, he was ninth in the short program and third in the free skate, finishing fourth overall.

2013–14 season

Hanyu with Mao Asada at the 2013 Grand Prix Final Banquet

Hanyu began his season at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy where he won the gold medal after placing first in both the short and free program.[30] He won silver in both of his 2013–14 Grand Prix events, the 2013 Skate Canada International and 2013 Trophée Eric Bompard, qualifying him for the 2013–14 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. At the Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Hanyu placed first in the short program with 99.84 points and set a new world record. He also won the free skate with a personal best of 193.41 despite falling on the Quad salchow and won the title with a total score of 293.25 points.

In December 2013, competing in the 2013–14 Japan Figure Skating Championships Hanyu went on to win a second Japanese national title after placing first in both programs. He earned 103.10 points in the short program and 194.70 in the free skate.[31] He was subsequently named in Japan's teams to the Olympics and World Championships.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Hanyu broke his own world record in the men's short program, scoring 101.45 points. He is the first and only skater to score over 100 in the short program. Hanyu obtained 178.64 points in the free skate and won the first Olympic gold medal for Japan in men's figure skating event, and only the second for the nation, his following Shizuka Arakawa's gold medal in the women's event in 2006 in Turin. His win also marked the first time any Asian country has won gold in the men's event. He is the youngest winner of the Olympic men's title since American Dick Button in 1948.[32][33][34] Hanyu was also the only Japanese athlete to win gold in Sochi.[35]

Hanyu completed the season with a victory at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Following a fall in a Quad toe loop in the short program, Hanyu sat in 3rd place coming into the final with a score of 91.24, 6.97 points behind compatriot Tatsuki Machida. He came back with a free skate earning 191.35 points to win that segment of the competition and claiming his first World title scoring 282.59 points overall. His total score was 0.33 points ahead of silver medalist Machida.[36]

He is the first skater to win the Olympics, World Championships and the Grand Prix Final in the same year, since Alexei Yagudin in 2002.

2014–15 season

Hanyu withdrew from the 2014 Finlandia Trophy due to back injury.[37][38] For the 2014–15 Grand Prix season, he was selected to compete at the 2014 Cup of China and 2014 NHK Trophy.[39] At the Cup of China, Hanyu was second in the short program.[38] The next day, during the free skate warm-up at the Cup of China, Hanyu had a collision with China's Yan Han. Hanyu was visibly injured, but decided to compete. He fell five times in the free skate, but scored second and won the silver medal. After the competition, he received stitches on his head and chin.[40][41][42] He flew to Japan for further treatment. He had bruising to his chin and head, hurt his midriff and left thigh, and sprained his right ankle.[43][44][45][46] A few days before the NHK Trophy, he announced that he will compete but stated that he wasn't in top form.[47][48] He struggled in the short program, placing fifth.[49][50] The next day, he continued having difficulties but placed third in the free skate, fourth overall. The score just barely, by a 0.15 point margin, earned him a spot to the Grand Prix Final.[51][52] At the Final, he was first in both the short program (94.08 points) and free skate (194.08 points, a new personal best score), earning the gold medal. His total score was 34.26 points higher than silver medalist Javier Fernández.

In December 2014, Hanyu competed in the 2014–15 Japan Championships. He placed first in both the short program and free skate with a total score of 286.86 points, earning him his third consecutive Japan National Championships title and the first spot for Japan at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships.[53] He withdrew from the gala following the competition due to abdominal pain.[54] Hanyu was diagnosed with a bladder problem related to the urachus and had surgery. He was hospitalized for two weeks,and was expected to off ice a month afterwards,but in the middle of Feb he sprained his right ankle and again offed ice for two weeks when he just started to practice. His training began at March without coach Brian Orser in Japan.[55]

He competed at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, where he scored a season's best in the short program. He entered as 1st place into the free skate, and scored 175.88, for a total of 271.08. He finished second behind Spain's Javier Fernández by less than 3 points, and over bronze medalist Denis Ten.

Skating technique

He jumps counter-clockwise like most skaters. His combination spins usually include the Biellmann spin and the doughnut spin, both of which are known for their difficulty, for male skaters especially, due to the flexibility required. He is known for his difficult triple axel entries, usually from a back counter or spread eagle.

Personal life

Hanyu was born and raised in Sendai, and has an older sister named Saya. His father named him for wishing him to be as hardworking and with strong mind. His name means a bowstring which is pulled tight, symbolizing confidence, strength, and straightness. His parents wanted him to live a simple life, but be dignified, powerful and graceful.

Hanyu has asthma.[2] He has attended the Tohoku High School where the famous Japanese figure skaters Takeshi Honda and Shizuka Arakawa were also enrolled.[2] His house was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, but remained habitable.[2] He is currently a student at Waseda University,[56] studying Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences.

His love for Winnie the Pooh is well-known in the figure skating world.

Programs

Hanyu (center) on the podium at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Hanyu at the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final podium
Hanyu and his fellow medalists at the 2012 World Championships
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–15
[57]
  • Hana wa Saku
    by Fumiya Sashida
    choreo. by Nanami Abe
2013–14
[58][59]
  • Romeo and Juliet
    by Nino Rota
    choreo. by David Wilson
2012–13
[3][60]
2011–12
[61]
2010–11
[62]
2009–10
[63]
2008–09
[64]
  • Bolero
    (from Moulin Rouge!)
    by Steve Sharples
    choreo. by Nanami Abe
2007–08
2006–07
  • Storm
  • Kismet
    by Bond
    choreo. by Nanami Abe

Competitive highlights

Hanyu at the 2014 World Championships podium
Hanyu at the 2013 Skate Canada
Hanyu and his fellow medalists at the 2011 Four Continents
Hanyu at the 2010 Junior Worlds medal ceremony

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2008–present

International[65]
Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Olympics 1st
Worlds 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Four Continents 2nd 2nd
Grand Prix Final 4th 2nd 1st 1st
GP Bompard 2nd
GP Cup of China 4th 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 4th 1st 4th
GP Rostelecom 7th 1st
GP Skate America 2nd
GP Skate Canada 2nd
Finlandia 1st 1st
Nebelhorn 1st
International: Junior[65]
Junior Worlds 12th 1st
JGP Final 1st
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Italy 5th
JGP Poland 1st
National[66]
Japan Champ. 8th 6th 4th 3rd 1st 1st 1st
Japan Junior 1st 1st
Team events
Olympics 5th T
(1st P)
World Team
Trophy 		3rd T
(1st P)
TBD = Assigned, WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

2004–2008

International
Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
Mladost Trophy 1st N.
Skate Copenhagen 1st N.
National
Japan Junior Champ. 7th 3rd
Japan Novice Champ. 1st B. 2nd B. 3rd A. 1st A.
Levels: N. = Novice; A. = Novice A; B. = Novice B

Detailed results

(Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at World, Four Continents, and World Junior Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)

Hanyu at the 2011 Cup of China
Hanyu at the 2009-10 Junior Grand Prix Final

Senior results

2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 16–19, 2015 2015 World Team Trophy team event 1
96.27		 1
192.31		 3T (1P)
288.58
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 1
95.20		 3
175.88		 2
271.08
December 26–28, 2014 2014–15 Japan Championships 1
94.36		 1
192.50		 1
286.86
December 11–14, 2014 2014–15 Grand Prix Final 1
94.08		 1
194.08		 1
288.16
November 28–30, 2014 2014 NHK Trophy 5
78.01		 3
151.79		 4
229.80
November 7–9, 2014 2014 Cup of China 2
82.95		 2
154.60		 2
237.55
2013–14 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 24–30, 2014 2014 World Championships 3
91.24		 1
191.35		 1
282.59
February 13–14, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics 1
101.45		 1
178.64		 1
280.09
February 6–9, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics team event 1
97.98		 – 5T
December 20–23, 2013 2013–14 Japan Championships 1
103.10		 1
194.70		 1
297.80
December 5–8, 2013 2013–14 Grand Prix Final 1
99.84		 1
193.41		 1
293.25
November 15–17, 2013 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard 2
95.37		 2
168.22		 2
263.59
October 25–27, 2013 2013 Skate Canada International 3
80.40		 2
154.40		 2
234.80
October 4–6, 2013 2013 Finlandia Trophy 1
84.66		 1
180.93		 1
265.59
2012–13 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 10–17, 2013 2013 World Championships 9
75.94		 3
169.05		 4
244.99
February 8–11, 2013 2013 Four Continents Championships 1
87.65		 3
158.73		 2
246.38
December 20–24, 2012 2012–13 Japan Championships 1
97.68		 2
187.55		 1
285.23
December 6–9, 2012 2012–13 Grand Prix Final 3
87.17		 2
177.12		 2
264.29
November 23–25, 2012 2012 NHK Trophy 1
95.32		 1
165.71		 1
261.03
October 19–21, 2012 2012 Skate America 1
95.07		 3
148.67		 2
243.74
October 4–7, 2012 2012 Finlandia Trophy 2
75.57		 1
172.56		 1
248.13
2011–12 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 26 – April 1, 2012 2012 World Championships 7
77.07		 2
173.99		 3
251.06
December 22–26, 2011 2011–12 Japan Championships 4
74.32		 1
167.59		 3
241.91
December 8–11, 2011 2011–12 Grand Prix Final 4
79.33		 3
166.49		 4
245.82
November 25–27, 2011 2011 Rostelecom Cup 2
82.78		 2
158.88		 1
241.66
November 4–6, 2011 2011 Cup of China 2
81.37		 4
145.16		 4
226.53
September 21–24, 2011 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy 1
75.26		 1
151.00		 1
226.26
2010–11 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 15–20, 2011 2011 Four Continents Championships 3
76.43		 3
151.58		 2
228.01
December 24–27, 2010 2010–11 Japan Championships 2
78.94		 4
141.12		 4
220.06
November 18–21, 2010 2010 Cup of Russia 6
70.24		 6
132.42		 7
202.66
October 21–24, 2010 2010 NHK Trophy 5
69.31		 4
138.41		 4
207.72

Junior results

2009–10 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 8–14, 2010 2010 World Junior Championships Junior 3
68.75		 1
147.35		 1
216.10
December 24–27, 2009 2009–10 Japan Championships Senior 13
57.99		 5
137.23		 6
195.22
December 3–6, 2009 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 3
69.85		 1
136.92		 1
206.77
November 22–23, 2009 2009–10 Japan Junior Championships Junior 1
76.00		 2
118.15		 1
194.15
October 7–11, 2009 2009 JGP Croatia Cup Junior 1
70.78		 1
130.37		 1
201.15
September 9–13, 2009 2009 JGP Toruń Cup Junior 1
66.77		 1
131.88		 1
198.65
2008–09 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 23 – March 1, 2009 2009 World Junior Championships Junior 11
58.18		 13
103.59		 12
161.77
December 25–27, 2008 2008–09 Japan Championships Senior 8
64.50		 5
117.15		 8
181.65
November 23–24, 2008 2008–09 Japan Junior Championships Junior 4
57.25		 1
124.92		 1
182.17
September 3–7, 2008 2008 JGP Merano Cup Junior 6
51.06		 4
95.62		 5
146.68

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External links

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World Records Holder
Preceded by
Japan Daisuke Takahashi
Canada Patrick Chan		 Men's Short Program
19 October 2012 – 13 March 2013
5 December 2013 − 13 Feb 2014(Sochi Olympic) – present 		Succeeded by
Canada Patrick Chan
Incumbent