Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men’s free figure skating final at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men’s free figure skating final at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP

Winter Olympics: Japan’s ‘Ice Prince’ Yuzuru Hanyu sets sights on historic third gold at Beijing 2022

  • A place in skating immortality awaits if he can rise to the occasion and join 1920s star Gillis Grafstrom of Sweden as the only other man to win three Olympic singles titles
  • Hanyu became the youngest recipient of Japan’s prestigious People’s Honour Award in 2018, and his every move is headline news

Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men’s free figure skating final at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men’s free figure skating final at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
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