Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater who won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the men's singles event at the 2014 Sochi and 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the first man to do so in 66 years. He also won two World Championship titles and set numerous world record scores under the sport's current judging system over the course of his career. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figure skaters of his generation both in Japan and internationally.
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Career HighlightFirst male figure skater in 66 years to win back-to-back Olympic titles (2014, 2018). 1 Classification
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Hanyu is the first men's singles skater in 66 years since Dick Button to win back-to-back Olympic titles.
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Hanyu is the first men's singles skater in 66 years since Dick Button to win back-to-back Olympic titles.
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Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生 結弦, Ha'nyū Yuzuru; Hiragana: はにゅう ゆづる; born December 7, 1994) is a Japanese figure skater and ice show producer.
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Hanyu is the first men's singles skater in 66 years since Dick Button to win back-to-back Olympic titles (2014, 2018), and the first Asian Olympic champion in that discipline.
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