Yuzuru Hanyu draws Skate Canada, NHK Trophy for Grand Prix season
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will start his Grand Prix campaign at Skate Canada, the ISU announced recently when the GP assignments for the 2019-20 season were released. Hanyu, who trains in Toronto, will travel across Canada for the event in Kelowna, British Columbia (Oct. ...
Will Shoma Uno move to Eteri Tutberidze or Alexei Mishin after coach split?
Olympic and world silver medalist Shoma Uno announced on Monday that he was leaving longtime coaches Machiko Yamada and Mihoko Higuchi, who he has trained with since the age of 5. While the move should not come as a total surprise considering their extremely long ...
Salute to Hanyu: U.S. ballet troupe paying tribute to legend
Awards, medals, proclamations, trophies, monuments. Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu has them all. So what do you get the superstar who has everything? How about a ballet tribute? That's what up next for Hanyu, who will be honored by the Crescendo Conservatory's dance company at the upcoming ...
Yuzuru Hanyu tops best efforts by Japan skaters this season
With the long season now over, Ice Time has collated a top 10 list of the best performances by Japanese skaters during the 2018-19 campaign. The list places a priority on results in major competitions like the world championships, Grand Prix Final and national championships, ...
'Yuzu-mania' hits Sendai as design for new Hanyu monument unveiled
Reigning Olympic and former world champion Yuzuru Hanyu delighted fans on Saturday by taking part in a ceremony in his hometown of Sendai to unveil the design of a new monument celebrating the superstar figure skater. Six hundred lucky lottery winners picked from among some ...
Productive partnership: Hamada helps Zhou find success
Sometimes in life we meet a person we automatically connect with. It could be a classmate, teammate, co-worker, teacher or mentor. The communication and respect are there from the outset and blossom with time. When it spans countries and generations, it can become something truly beautiful. Such ...
Rafael Arutunian says he never felt Yuzuru Hanyu was unbeatable
In the days following the world championships it is always interesting to hear the various takeaways that those in the skating community have. One of note came from Rafael Arutunian, the coach of world champion Nathan Chen. Arutunian was interviewed by the Russian website rsport.ria.ru ...
Yuzuru Hanyu needs up to three months of treatment for ankle injury
Yuzuru Hanyu will need two to three months of treatment for the long-term ankle injury that will keep him out of April's World Team Trophy, the Japan Skating Federation said Friday. The two-time Olympic champion, who finished runner-up last Saturday at the World Figure Skating ...
Japan's results at worlds not a cause for concern
The world championships turned out to be a disappointment for Japan. With a realistic chance at four medals in singles, the host nation had to settle for just one in Yuzuru Hanyu's silver. Despite the results, Ice Time does not believe there is reason to ...
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will miss next month's ISU World Team Trophy as he has yet to fully recover from an ankle injury, the Japan Skating Federation said Monday. The 24-year-old, who finished runner-up at the world championships in Saitama on Saturday, originally sustained ...
Yuzuru Hanyu gushes about retiring baseball star Ichiro Suzuki
Fresh off securing the silver medal at this week's Figure Skating World Championships, two-time Olympic men's champion Yuzuru Hanyu spoke Sunday of how much retiring baseball star Ichiro Suzuki impacted him. Hanyu praised his Japanese countryman, who wrapped up his 28-year professional career Thursday in ...
Nathan Chen defends world title with spectacular free skate; Yuzuru Hanyu claims silver medal
Nathan Chen became the first American man to retain the world title in 35 years, winning in decisive fashion in the free skate on Saturday night before a sellout crowd at Saitama Super Arena. Not since Scott Hamilton accomplished the feat in 1983-84 had a ...
