Fans cheer for Hanyu Yuzuru, of Japan, after his free program at the World figure skating championships in Helsinki, Finland, on Saturday, April 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) AP HELSINKI (AP) -- ...

Japan is in thrall to Yuzuru Hanyu following the successful defense of his Olympic single skating title on Saturday, after he became the first male figure skater since 1952 to win back-to-back skating ...

Japan's Mao Asada, 23, is the 2010 Winter Olympic silver medalist and one of the favorites in the women's figure skating competition in Sochi. Hoops 360 co-hosts Caroline Fenton, Cassandra Negley and ...

Japanese all-time great figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu announced his retirement from competition on Tuesday, marking the end of a stellar career that included breaking more than a dozen world records and ...

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu failed to land a quadruple Axel at the Beijing Games. The quadruple Axel is a risky jump that requires skaters to spin four-and-a-half times in mid-air before ...

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs during the men’s free skating at the Japan’s figure skating national championships in Nagano on December 26, 2020. (Photo by STR / various sources / AFP) / Japan OUT ...

The 27-year-old walks away with two Olympic gold medals, two world champion titles, four Grand Prix Finals wins, and more than a dozen broken world records Japanese figure skater and two-time Olympic ...