GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA – Repeat men’s figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu is “from another planet” and can succeed in his next mission of becoming the first man ever to nail a quadruple axel, according to his Canadian coach Brian Orser.
Hanyu said Sunday he has found new motivation with a plan to add a quad axel to his arsenal of jumps after he became the first man in more than six decades to defend the Olympic title at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
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