A very young Japanese boy, one of the skaters of the Japanese team at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, who took gold in single skating, is Hanyu Yuzuru. Something is elusive in his skating. He hears music very well, and not only he hears, he sings it with his body and hands. He completely surrenders to music, stepping on the ice.
Fly of butterfly
The legend and pride of Japan, Yuzuru Hanyu, tops the ranking table of the International Skating Union. In his 23 years at the Olympic Games for the first time in history in the short program, the skater scores 101.45 points. In the free program, he earns 216.7, having received in the overall classification - 322.4. He deserved these points, because he phenomenally cleanly performed all the elements of the program, easily, musically. His jumps, light as a flapping of the wings of a butterfly, delighted the audience.
Tatyana Tarasova, who was present at the box office, said:
What a blessing to see such a single man's skating. Each person creates his own destiny. This fate is in his hands. The coach could only help him, but he himself had to do what Chania did at the Olympics. It will take more than one year before someone grows to this height.
To understand how an athlete achieved such a result, it is worth turning to his biography.
How did skiing start?
The future skater Yuzuru Hanyu was born in Sendai (Japan) on December 7, 1994. The boy got to the rink at the age of four. The trainer liked him, as everything worked out for him, and jumping and elements of various figures were easy for him. Due to his natural flexibility and jumping ability, he performed elements on the rink that not all older children could do.
At the age of ten, Yuzuru takes part in the Japan Championship for beginners and for the first time rises to the highest step of the podium. This was the start of a young skater's athletic career.
Season 2010–2011
Yuzuru continues to take part in the junior championships, and in 2010 receives a gold medal. Hanyu Yuzuru in the photo in the center.
At 16, the guy begins to take part in "adult" tournaments. Debuts in the NHK Trophy. Here goes to fourth place. Less successful were the performances at the Cup of Russia, where its rental was marked in seventh place. But at the Rostelecom Cup - 2011 competitions held in Russia, Yuzuru climbed the highest step of the podium.
The first “adult" season, Hanyu completed with dignity, although he was difficult to train. There were many difficult situations in his life, and a lot of things had to be experienced. Not everyone knows what asthma is. And the guy has this disease since childhood. Sometimes it’s hard to catch your breath after a performance.
During the earthquake of 2011, his city suffered. At the beginning of the earthquake, Yuzuru was at the rink for training. The rink began to shake, cracked for years, the walls began to crumble. He recalls that he ran out into the street. At this time, the roof collapsed over the rink. The tragedy was terrible, which turned the fate of many people upside down. I had to train in other cities, as preparations were underway for new championships.
Olympics in Sochi
The years of 2012-2013 were saturated, which brought Chania two gold medals. At the Sochi Olympics in 2014, a young skater won the audience and the judges with his performance. Yuzuru Hanyu won the coveted Olympic gold medal. And no wonder, its rentals are just off scale in terms of complexity.
To the journalist’s question: “How honorable is this, and what does this victory mean for you?” Hanyu replied: “This is an absolutely incredible victory, I will be aware for a long time that I became the Olympic champion. I dedicate this medal to my country, my Japan. Three years ago we suffered a tragedy - an earthquake that caused a tsunami that destroyed not only houses, but and human destinies. I dedicate it to all the dead and their families. This medal is for you. "
Yuzur won the gold medal deservedly, and this is not due to the fact that Evgeni Plushenko withdrew from the competition. Worthy rivals, including Patrick Chan, fought for the medal.
Another "gold" received Yuzuru in Japan at the World Cup.
The successful season began was overshadowed by a serious injury received in training. Then there were urological problems with surgical intervention. But a successfully conducted operation briefly disabled Hanya Yuzuru. Due to the injury and the operation, the end of the season was not very pleasant for the skater.
Preparing for the Pyeongchang Olympics
The opening of the season 2015-2016. became the next gold medal of the Canadian tournament Autumn Classic International. In the Grand Prix finals - “gold”. It's a shame that after relaxing a bit, at the World Cup I made annoying mistakes and got the “silver”.
In the same season, Yuzuru Hanyu began to include a quad rittberger in the box office. Chania won a victory in the 2017 world tournament, surpassing her own record for points for an arbitrary program.
Injuries often haunt athletes. It so happened that in November 2017, Hanyu received an ankle injury. The recovery took a long time, but the athlete still hoped that he would go to Pyeongchang, despite the fact that he missed the Japanese championship. And it all ended as Yuzuru expected. He became the second time Olympic champion.
About Yuzuru Hanyu's personal life
Yuzuru’s personal life and sports career is under constant media attention to the athlete. In his interviews, he tells what he likes to do, what is happening in his life. When asked if he would agree to have a good rest, spend a month without training. Hanyu replied: "I enjoy what I do. I like to develop, get results from it." Being engaged in figure skating, the athlete graduates, studying the humanities at one of the universities in Japan. But for now, his main goal is to ride like no one else, and win not because of the mistakes made by his rivals, but according to the points scored in his programs. Assumes that in the future he can become a coach.
Reliably nothing is known about the athlete’s personal life. Rumors and conjectures ... Some media claim that the guy is gay. However, Hanyu said that he does not consider himself one of these guys, since he likes girls. Rumor had it that he had an affair with Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva. But these are just rumors. And they arose because the girl decided to go to the coach Yuzur Han - Brian Orser (Canada).
Not surprisingly, the press writes about Chania. The guy is only 24 years old, and he has already reached such significant heights. There is no doubt that the world will talk about it for a long, long time.