159 Facts About Hanyu Yuzuru

Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese former competitive figure skater.

Hanyu Yuzuru has medaled at five other World Championships, taking bronze in 2012 and 2021, and silver in 2015,2016 and 2019, making him the only male single skater along with Jan Hoffmann to win seven world championship medals in the post-war era.

Hanyu Yuzuru has broken world records nineteen times—the most times among single skaters since the introduction of the ISU Judging System in 2004.

Hanyu Yuzuru is the first man to have received over 100 points in the men's short program, over 200 points in the men's free skate, and over 300 total points in competition.

At the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, Hanyu Yuzuru became the first skater in history to successfully land a quadruple loop in a competition.

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Hanyu Yuzuru is the first men's singles skater from Asia to win multiple World Championships.

In recognition of his achievements, Hanyu Yuzuru became the youngest recipient of the People's Honour Award, bestowed by the Prime Minister of Japan for "giving dreams and thrills to the people and hope and courage to society".

Hanyu Yuzuru is the first figure skater to be nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award and was named the Most Valuable Skater by the inaugural ISU Skating Awards in 2020.

Hanyu Yuzuru has been featured in prestigious lists, such as Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia as well as ESPN's World Fame 100 and The Dominant 20.

On July 19,2022, Hanyu Yuzuru announced his decision to turn professional and "step away" from competitive figure skating after a 12-year senior career, which according to Nikkei Asia, "marks the end of an era".

Hanyu Yuzuru's father was an adviser to the baseball school club and recommended the sport to him before he eventually chose figure skating.

Hanyu Yuzuru accompanied him during his training in Toronto, Canada, while his father and older sister, Saya, stayed in Japan.

Hanyu Yuzuru's given name came from the desire of his father so he would "live a dignified way like a tightly drawn bowstring", and symbolizes confidence, strength, and straightness.

At the age of two, Hanyu Yuzuru was diagnosed with asthma, a condition that slowly improved with time.

Hanyu Yuzuru began skating at the age of four after his sister's coach Mami Yamada had suggested he try the sport instead of being a nuisance during his sister's training.

Hanyu Yuzuru came running and jumped on the ice, then fell hard, hitting his helmet onto the ice, quickly got up and running again.

Hanyu Yuzuru skated and won gold at the 2004 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice B category, the lower of the two novice level categories.

In 2008, Hanyu Yuzuru moved up to the junior level and debuted at the ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed 6th in the short program and 4th in the free skate, finishing 5th overall at the event in Merano, Italy.

At the 2009 World Junior Championships in February, Hanyu Yuzuru placed 11th in the short program and 13th in his free skate, giving him a total of 161.

Hanyu Yuzuru then placed first on the junior level and sixth on the senior level in the event.

Hanyu Yuzuru won the competition after placing third in the short program and first in the free skate to earn a new personal best of 216.

Hanyu Yuzuru became the fourth and the youngest Japanese man to win the junior world title.

Hanyu Yuzuru was skating at his home rink in Sendai when the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck his hometown and the region.

Hanyu Yuzuru trained in Yokohama and Hachinohe, Aomori until his home rink reopened on July 24,2011.

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Hanyu Yuzuru skated in 60 ice shows, using them as an opportunity to train.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed first in both the short program and the free skate, for a combined total score of 226.

Hanyu Yuzuru finished 4th at the Cup of China, then won the Rostelecom Cup with a new personal best score to qualify for his first senior Grand Prix Final, where he placed fourth.

Hanyu Yuzuru won the bronze medal overall with a total score of 251.

Hanyu Yuzuru began his season at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy, where he won the gold medal.

Hanyu Yuzuru landed two quadruple jumps, a quad toe loop, and a quad salchow, in his free skate.

Hanyu Yuzuru won the silver medal at his first Grand Prix event of the season, the 2012 Skate America.

Hanyu Yuzuru took silver at the 2013 Four Continents Championships, having placed first in the short program and third in the free skate.

Hanyu Yuzuru began his season with a win at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy.

At the competition, Hanyu Yuzuru set a new world record in the short program with 99.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Hanyu Yuzuru took part only in the men's short program at the Figure Skating Team Event for Team Japan.

Hanyu Yuzuru later broke his world record and became the first skater to score over 100 points in the short program in the men's short program individual event with 101.

Hanyu Yuzuru won the overall event and earned the first Olympic gold medal for Japan in the men's figure skating event, and only the second for the nation, following Shizuka Arakawa's gold medal in the women's event in 2006 in Turin.

Hanyu Yuzuru completed the season with a victory at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

Hanyu Yuzuru became the first skater since Alexei Yagudin to win the Olympics, World Championships, and Grand Prix Final in the same season.

Hanyu Yuzuru withdrew from the 2014 Finlandia Trophy due to a back injury.

Hanyu Yuzuru fell five times in the free skate but scored enough to win the silver medal.

Hanyu Yuzuru had bruising to his chin and head, hurt his midriff and left thigh, and sprained his right ankle.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed first in both the short program and free skate with a total score of 286.

Hanyu Yuzuru withdrew from the gala following the competition due to abdominal pain.

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Hanyu Yuzuru was diagnosed with a bladder problem related to the urachus and had surgery.

Hanyu Yuzuru was hospitalized for two weeks and expected to resume training a month afterward.

Hanyu Yuzuru competed at the 2015 World Championships, where he scored a season's best in the short program.

Hanyu Yuzuru entered as first into the free skate, and scored 175.

Hanyu Yuzuru finished second behind Spain's Javier Fernandez by less than 3 points.

Hanyu Yuzuru competed for the first time at the 2015 World Team Trophy, in Tokyo, Japan.

Hanyu Yuzuru scored first in both the short program and the free skate, receiving 24 points to help Team Japan win the bronze medal, behind Team USA and Team Russia.

Hanyu Yuzuru was the only skater to win both segments in the competition.

Hanyu Yuzuru met with Mansai Nomura, the actor who portrayed Seimei in the film, to get advice on how to portray the character.

Hanyu Yuzuru started his season by winning gold at the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic, finishing 36 points ahead of the silver medalist, Nam Nguyen.

At the 2015 Skate Canada International, Hanyu Yuzuru placed sixth in the short program with a score of 73.

Hanyu Yuzuru finished second overall behind Patrick Chan with a total score of 259.

At the 2015 NHK Trophy, Hanyu Yuzuru placed first in the short program with a world record score of 106.

Hanyu Yuzuru cleanly executed a quadruple Salchow, a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop combination, and a triple Axel.

Hanyu Yuzuru is the first man to have won Grand Prix Final for three consecutive seasons.

Hanyu Yuzuru skated another clean short program at the 2016 World Championships, scoring 110.

The pain was the reason why Hanyu Yuzuru elected to do a Salchow instead of a toe loop as his third quadruple jump in his free skate at Worlds.

Hanyu Yuzuru was diagnosed with Lisfranc ligament damage in his left foot.

Hanyu Yuzuru competed at the Autumn Classic International, where he won the gold medal and became the first skater in history to successfully land a quadruple loop in a competition.

At the 2016 Skate Canada International, Hanyu Yuzuru placed fourth in the short program, after landing his first jump on one knee, nearly putting his hand on the ice on the second, and electing not to perform a planned jump combination.

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Hanyu Yuzuru came in third in that segment but was helped by his score advantage from the short program finished first overall.

Hanyu Yuzuru became the first men's singles skater to win four consecutive Grand Prix Finals.

At the 2017 Four Continents Championships, Hanyu Yuzuru placed third in the short program with a score of 97.

Hanyu Yuzuru then improvised his layout for the second half of the program, successfully changing three of his jumping passes into more difficult elements to maximize his score after the mistake.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed first in the free skate with a score of 206.

At the 2017 World Championships, Hanyu Yuzuru was fifth after the short program after invalidating the second part of his combination and receiving a time deduction.

At the 2017 World Team Trophy, Hanyu Yuzuru came in seventh place after a mistake-laden short program which left out a planned combination.

Hanyu Yuzuru finished second overall behind Nathan Chen by about three points.

Hanyu Yuzuru injured a lateral ligament in his right ankle while practicing the quadruple Lutz on November 9,2017, and withdrew from the 2017 NHK Trophy, which automatically prevented him from competing for his fifth consecutive Grand Prix Final title.

Hanyu Yuzuru did not participate in the team event at the Olympics to buy more practice time at his training base in Toronto in preparation for the individual event.

On March 7,2018, the Japan Skating Federation announced that Hanyu Yuzuru had decided to withdraw from the upcoming World Championships in Milan, Italy, to allow his injured foot to recover.

On June 1,2018, it was announced that Hanyu Yuzuru would receive the People's Honour Award, a prestigious government commendation bestowed by the Prime Minister of Japan.

Hanyu Yuzuru is the youngest among the 27 recipients since the award's creation in 1977 and the first figure skater to be given the honor.

Hanyu Yuzuru started the season by competing at Skate Canada Autumn Classic International.

Hanyu Yuzuru considered withdrawing from the event but opted to compete, aided by painkillers, and changed his program layout to not exacerbate the injury.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed first in the free skate and overall with a score of 278.

On November 29,2018, the Japanese Skating Federation announced that Hanyu Yuzuru would withdraw from the Grand Prix Final due to injuries to ligaments and tendons in his right leg, for which he required around one month of rehabilitation.

Hanyu Yuzuru came in third after the short program with a score of 94.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed second in the free skate with a score of 206.

Hanyu Yuzuru opted to retain both of his programs for the new season.

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Commencing the Grand Prix, Hanyu Yuzuru went to his fourth Skate Canada International, having won the silver medal there on his three previous outings.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed first in the short program with a clean skate, twenty points ahead of American Camden Pulkinen.

Hanyu Yuzuru won his second Grand Prix, the 2019 NHK Trophy, by a similar margin.

Hanyu Yuzuru went into the Grand Prix Final in Torino as co-favorite for the title alongside Nathan Chen.

Hanyu Yuzuru finished second behind Chen in that segment as well, taking the silver medal overall.

Hanyu Yuzuru was assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed first in the short program with a solid performance, 6.

Hanyu Yuzuru competed as part of Team Japan for the 2021 World Team Trophy.

Hanyu Yuzuru placed second in both the short program and the free skate, only behind Nathan Chen.

Hanyu Yuzuru achieved a personal season's best score in both the short program and the free skate with 107.

Hanyu Yuzuru attempted a quadruple Axel for the first time during the free skate, although it was downgraded to a triple Axel with a two-footed landing.

Hanyu Yuzuru was assigned to represent Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2022 World Championships.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Hanyu Yuzuru missed his opening quadruple Salchow jump in the short program due to a hole in the ice and placed eighth with 95.

At a press conference on July 19,2022, Hanyu Yuzuru announced his decision to "step away" from competitive figure skating and turn professional, stating that "he had achieved everything he could achieve, and stopped wanting to be evaluated".

Hanyu Yuzuru stated his intention to continue pursuing his "ideal skating" and dream of completing the quadruple Axel as a professional athlete.

Hanyu Yuzuru later opened accounts on social media, having long eschewed it for years, that are mainly managed by staff.

Hanyu Yuzuru stated his intention to show his skating through his YouTube channel and increase opportunities for everyone to watch it, including those who are unable to attend ice shows and live overseas, but that he did not have plans to make videos about his daily life.

On September 30,2022, Hanyu Yuzuru announced his first ice show as a professional figure skater, titled Prologue.

In switching, Hanyu Yuzuru continued to attend high school in Sendai but made frequent trips to Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, where Orser works as a skating instructor.

Hanyu Yuzuru has worked with Canadian choreographer David Wilson for several years, including his free skate program for the 2014 Winter Olympics, before collaborated on many exhibition programs.

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In 2021, due to travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, Hanyu Yuzuru started to train alone in Sendai with some remote consultation from his coaches.

Hanyu Yuzuru is regarded by analysts as an accomplished skater known for his high-level technical elements as well as mature and versatile artistry.

Hanyu Yuzuru's performance is often characterized as "the perfect combination of skills, strength and elegance", tending to "[blur] rigid gender lines".

Hanyu Yuzuru is known for his ability to generate skating speed "out of nowhere" and cover long distances with only a few strokes.

Ability to accelerate with a few strokes allows Hanyu Yuzuru to execute his jumps from a variety of difficult entries.

Hanyu Yuzuru is known for his strong vaulting technique with minimal pre-rotation on the ice at the take-off, achieving trajectories of impressive size.

Hanyu Yuzuru is able to execute the layback Biellmann and doughnut camel spin, which are more commonly seen in women's singles and known for their difficulty among male skaters due to the high flexibility required in spine, hips, and shoulders.

Hanyu Yuzuru's programs cover a variety of different music genres, including classical pieces, modern pop rock, musicals, and traditional Japanese music.

Hanyu Yuzuru notably portrayed the historical Japanese figures Abe no Seimei and Uesugi Kenshin in his free skate programs at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Hanyu Yuzuru dedicated various exhibition programs to the victims of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and performed them as live music collaborations at shows like Fantasy on Ice among others.

Hanyu Yuzuru is known to be involved in all aspects of his programs, from the music selection and editing process to the costume design and choreography.

Figure skaters Hanyu Yuzuru looked up to while growing up are Evgeni Plushenko and Johnny Weir.

Hanyu Yuzuru has appeared in many commercials and advertising campaigns over the years.

Hanyu Yuzuru signed an affiliation contract with All Nippon Airways and from February 8 to 23,2014, Hanyu endorsed their new line of flight attendant outfits, which were designed by Prabal Gurung and appeared in a TV commercial for their 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics "Hello Blue Hello Future" campaign.

In September 2014, Hanyu Yuzuru starred in a TV commercial for Capcom's new video game Monster Hunter 4G.

Hanyu Yuzuru has worked with other brands such as Ajinomoto endorsing their sport nutritional products Amino Vital and nutritional meals along with other athletes like Uta Abe, bath salts Bathclin Kikiyu, bedding products Nishikawa Sangyo co.

In 2019, Hanyu Yuzuru became the ambassador for Citizen in China, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as the global ambassador of the Sekkisei series by Kose.

Hanyu Yuzuru was later appointed as the global "muse" of the Sekkisei Miyabi brand in 2020.

In 2013 and 2021, Hanyu Yuzuru was appointed as the model for Miyagi Prefecture Police's traffic safety poster aiming to encourage compliance with traffic rules and spread awareness of safe driving.

In June 2021, Hanyu Yuzuru was appointed as the ambassador of the world's first official Paralympics game The Pegasus Dream Tour, making his video game debut with his avatar appearing in the game.

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Since April 2014, Hanyu Yuzuru has been acting as the tourism ambassador of Sendai and featured in the city's tourism posters as well as tourist guidebooks.

Since the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, Hanyu Yuzuru has been an advocate for and supporter of various campaigns to help earthquake victims, as he was directly affected by the disaster, stating: "When the earthquake hit, I was on the ice at my home rink in Sendai".

Hanyu Yuzuru sold his personal belongings at the show, fundraising an additional ¥2,954,323.

Hanyu Yuzuru donated his 2014 Olympic gold medal 6 million yen prize money as well as his 2018 Olympic gold medal 10 million yen prize money received from the Japan Skating Federation and Japanese Olympic Committee to Sendai and Miyagi Prefecture to help the disaster areas reconstruction.

Hanyu Yuzuru has been helping his original home rink Ice Rink Sendai, rendered unusable after the disaster, by donating all the royalties and part of the proceeds of his autobiographies Blue Flames and Blue Flames II which were released in 2012 and 2016 respectively.

In September 2014, Hanyu Yuzuru was appointed as the Tsunami Disaster Prevention Ambassador for one year participating in activities to spread tsunami disaster prevention public awareness.

In February 2015, Hanyu Yuzuru became the spokesman for reconstruction efforts led by the Japanese Red Cross Society.

Hanyu Yuzuru lent his image as the spokesman for the Red Cross' "Hatachi no Kenketsu" donation campaign where he starred in the promotional video with patients.

Hanyu Yuzuru appeared in five of the nine posters being released.

In 2021, marking the 10th anniversary of Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Hanyu Yuzuru organized the "Together, Forward" exhibition that traces his footsteps during that difficult period, revisiting the affected people and places.

Hanyu Yuzuru regularly participates in Nippon TV's annual charity program 24-Hour Television since 2014, holding special ice-shows and visiting victims in disaster areas.

Hanyu Yuzuru visited earthquake-affected areas in Fukushima and Ishinomaki, interviewing the victims as part of the program segment.

On December 31,2015, Hanyu Yuzuru served as a judge on Japan's popular New Year's Eve music show Kohaku Uta Gassen.

Hanyu Yuzuru made his on-screen debut as Date Shigemura, a samurai lord, in the 2016 movie, The Magnificent Nine.

In 2018, Hanyu Yuzuru's first self-produced show Continues with Wings was live broadcast on TV Asahi CS and live-streamed at 66 movie theaters throughout Japan.

Hanyu Yuzuru is one of the lead cast members besides Stephane Lambiel and Johnny Weir at the annual touring ice show Fantasy on Ice, having participated in all editions of the tour since its revival in 2010 with one exception, having missed the shows in 2016 due to rehabilitation from a ligament injury.

On September 25,2015, Yuzuru Hanyu Goroku was released containing pictures and quotes by the skater.

Hanyu Yuzuru has graced covers of numerous Japanese sports magazines as well as well-known magazines, such as An An and Aera.

Since Hanyu Yuzuru began carrying a Winnie-the-Pooh tissue box to competitions in 2010, his supporters and fans eventually made it a custom to acknowledge the end of his performances by throwing Pooh bears onto the ice instead of other kinds of stuffed toys or gifts, which has been a tradition in figure skating.

Hanyu Yuzuru donates the bears to disadvantaged children at local hospitals and charities surrounding the arena that hosted the event.

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In 2013, Hanyu Yuzuru graduated from Tohoku High School then entered an e-school program on Human Information Science at Waseda University.

Hanyu Yuzuru attended the school from his training base in Canada.

Hanyu Yuzuru officially graduated from the university in September 2020, but was unable to attend the ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

Hanyu Yuzuru is regarded as part of the vanguard of the quad revolution in men's figure skating.

Hanyu Yuzuru was one of the few skaters who challenged quadruple Salchow at the 2014 Olympics.

Hanyu Yuzuru is credited as the first figure skater to successfully land a quadruple loop in competition after performing it in the short program at the Autumn Classic International in Montreal, Canada on September 30,2016.

Hanyu Yuzuru is the only skater who has landed a quadruple toe loop-triple Axel sequence in competition, doing so for the first time at Grand Prix Helsinki 2018.

Hanyu Yuzuru is the first skater to land a quadruple toe loop-Euler-triple flip combination at Skate Canada 2019.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Hanyu Yuzuru made his first attempt on the quadruple Axel in an international competition.

However, in regards to the ongoing debate on jumps versus artistry in the sport, Hanyu Yuzuru spoke through an interpreter after his second Olympic win in 2018:.

In recognition of his achievements, Hanyu Yuzuru has been awarded numerous accolades, including the People's Honour Award in 2018 becoming the first figure skater and the youngest recipient of the award.

Hanyu Yuzuru was awarded the Medal of Honour with Purple Ribbon in 2014 and 2018, and received two monuments depicting his trademark poses performed at the 2014 and 2018 Olympics in his hometown of Sendai.

Hanyu Yuzuru was featured in prestigious lists, such as Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 as well as ESPN's World Fame 100 and The Dominant 20, and has received multiple awards and ranked high in multiple lists and popularity polls from various media outlets.

Hanyu Yuzuru holds the historical world records for the short program, free skating and total score.