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Japan's ice prince Yuzuru Hanyu announces his retirement from competitive figure skating after a string of injuries
Hanyu's retirement means he will give up on a lifelong dream of cleanly completing the elusive and …
Cheryl Teh
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China's powerful social media platform Weibo has dubbed these Olympic athletes and teams the darlings and demons of the Beijing Games
Weibo praised Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu and Chinese skier Eileen Gu, but attacked figure …
Matthew Loh,Cheryl Teh
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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu quashes retirement rumors but reveals he suffered a serious ankle injury and has been told to stay off the ice for now
Despite the injury, the Japanese skating great quashed rumors that he was planning to retire, sayin…
Cheryl Teh
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The Beijing Games is a story of broken dreams for Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu as he falls while attempting a gravity-defying quadruple Axel
Two-time gold medalist Hanyu, known as Japan's "Ice Prince," fell on his attempt at the quadruple A…
Cheryl Teh
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Japan's Ice Prince Yuzuru Hanyu said a hole in the ice ruined a vital jump in his Olympics short program ice skating performance
Two-time figure-skating gold medalist Hanyu missed a quadruple Salchow, the opening jump of his Oly…
Cheryl Teh
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Japan's beacon of hope for the Beijing Games is the 'Ice Prince' figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu a 2-time Olympic gold medalist chasing a dream of landing a quadruple Axel
At the Beijing Games, Hanyu is chasing the quad Axel — a jump that has never been pulled off …
Cheryl Teh
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The 8 best-dressed athletes at the Beijing Olympics, from the Canadian ice dancers in bright orange jumpsuits to team USA's snowboarders
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, of Canada, perform their routine in the ice dance competition during…
Marielle Descalsota,Cheryl Teh
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Scrambling to defend the quality of China's ice rink, Chinese social-media users are blaming Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu's 'karma' for the hole in the ice that ruined his Olympic skate
Comments flooded social media after Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu said a hole in the ice ruined his Olympic …
Cheryl Teh
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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu convinced the other medalists to join him on the podium in a great moment of solidarity
After two dominant performances in the short and long programs, Hanyu then embraced the Olympic spi…
Scott Davis
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Fans threw hundreds of Pooh Bear dolls onto the ice after Yuzuru Hanyu's monster performance in men's figure skating
The monsoon of Pooh Bears has become a staple of Hanyu performances. Japanese fans travel in large …
Cork Gaines
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America's 'Quad King,' figure skater Nathan Chen, clinches the US's third gold medal with a series of stunning jumps
Skating to Elton John's "Rocket Man," Nathan Chen showed off a series of impressive quad jumps, bag…
Cheryl Teh
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NBC showed one of the world's best figure skaters as he prepared for his routine, and nobody knew what he was doing
Hanyu has an Olympic gold to his name and two golds in world championships. At his peak, he's been …
Scott Davis
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A Classic Photo Of The Moment A Figure Skater Realized He Set The World Record
The historic moment produced this tremendously endearing photo. When the score was announced, Hanyu…
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Figure Skater Wins Gold Wearing A Costume Designed By Johnny Weir
After being a bit critical of one skater's costume earlier this week, Weir was asked what kind of c…
Cork Gaines
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The 13 Most Intense Facial Expressions Of Olympic Figure Skaters
The intense facial expressions of these skaters convey how physically difficult the sport is - it t…