Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu will be hospitalized for two weeks and off the ice for one month following surgery for a bladder problem, the Japan Skating Federation announced on Tuesday.
Hanyu, who won his third straight national title on Saturday night in Nagano, pulled out of the Exhibition Gala scheduled for Monday at the All-Japan Championships and returned to Tokyo for an examination on Sunday.
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