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.
"That (the quad axel) is in his hands but could he do it? Yes, if anybody could do it, it would be him. I just don't want him to get hurt again," Orser told reporters earlier this week at the practice rink at Gangneung Ice Arena.