BEIJING--Yuzuru Hanyu made history with his quad axel jump ... Hanyu also muffed the landing, partly due to the speed of his revolutions, and landed on his buttocks. Hanyu entered the free skate ...

Figure skater Hanyu Yuzuru has racked up a long list of achievements ... spinning one-and-a-half times, and landing backwards. “I’m aiming to do a quadruple axel.” A quad axel involves ...

Japanese figure skater Hanyu Yuzuru shocked his legion of fans this week by announcing his retirement from competition and detailing plans to skate as a professional instead. The "Ice Prince," as ...

Yuzuru Hanyu took to the ice for part one of his Olympic title defense: the short program. His first jump was supposed to be a quadruple salchow, but instead it just... wasn't. Hanyu popped the jump ...

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announced on July 19 that he was hanging up his skates and retiring from competition after a glorious career that saw his popularity soar worldwide.

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan reacts after his performance. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo After sending shockwaves through the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, Hanyu Yuzuru is set to return to ...

"A lot of people are curious, when is he coming to Beijing?" a Chinese reporter asked at a Team Japan news conference on Thursday, noting Hanyu's large local following. In response, Chef de Mission ...