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Exclusive: Jin's move to train with Hanyu, Orser in Toronto not happening
Two-time world bronze medalist Jin Boyang of China will not be permanently relocating to Toronto to train with Yuzuru Hanyu under renowned coach Brian Orser, The Japan Times has learned. The 20-year-old Jin, who finished fourth at the Pyeongchang Olympics, was set to leave his ...
Hanyu set for Helsinki, Cup of Russia
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will begin his Grand Prix season in Helsinki at the GP that is replacing the Cup of China, according to the ISU's recent announcement of GP assignments. Helsinki will surely bring back fond memories for both Hanyu and his fans, ...
Takahashi's return rocks skating world
One of the great aspects of covering skating in Japan is you never know what is going to happen next. That was certainly the case on Sunday when the bombshell news dropped that former world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi was returning to ...
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu receives People's Honor Award
Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu was bestowed with the People's Honor Award on Monday, becoming the youngest individual recipient of the prize. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presented the award to the 23-year-old star skater in a ceremony at his office in Tokyo. Hanyu ...
Daisuke Takahashi announces return to competition in stunner
Former world champion and men's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi on Sunday announced his return to competitive figure skating after hanging up his skates in 2014. "It's been four years, but I thought I want to give my full attention to figure skating. In ...
Figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu has donated a pair of gloves to the Olympic Museum in Switzerland following a request by the IOC, an informed source said recently. The 23-year-old, a two-time Olympic champion, submitted a pair of Japan delegation gloves from the Pyeongchang Winter ...
MLB rookie Ohtani voted Japan's favorite athlete, dethroning Ichiro: survey
A survey finds that rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has displaced the Seattle Mariners All-Star as Japan’s favorite athlete.
Yuzuru Hanyu to become first figure skater to receive People's Honor Award
The government will confer the People's Honor Award on two-time figure skating Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, its top spokesman said Friday, making him the first figure skater to receive the honor. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that the presentation ceremony ...
Jason Brown moving to Toronto to work under elite coach Brian Orser
American skater Jason Brown is heading to Toronto to be trained by Brian Orser. Brown, a 2014 Olympic team bronze medalist and 2015 U.S. champion, announced the move Tuesday. He'd trained under Kori Ade for nearly two decades. Orser coaches Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, the first man ...
Rafael Arutunian looking forward to coaching teen star Marin Honda
Rafael Arutunian is going through a bit of deja vu right now. Some 12 years after taking on a young Japanese prodigy in Mao Asada, the Armenian coach is doing it again with Marin Honda. Arutunian, who led Nathan Chen to the world title in March ...
Abe praises Pyeongchang performances by Japanese athletes and looks ahead to 2020 Tokyo Games
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe handed certificates of appreciation and silver memorial picture frames to Japanese athletes on Thursday who participated in the Pyeongchang Olympic and Paralympic Games in South Korea. At a ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office, Abe said he hopes to link the ...
Huge hometown crowd celebrates Olympic figure skating champ Yuzuru Hanyu in Sendai
More than 100,000 people turned out to cheer Yuzuru Hanyu, who won a second consecutive men's figure skating gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, as he paraded through the streets of his hometown of Sendai on Sunday. According to organizers, about 108,000 adoring fans ...
