SPORTS | Yuzuru Hanyu wins Gold Medal in 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea

Yuzuru Hanyu wins Gold Medal in 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea

Yuzuru Hanyu finally won gold in the 2018 Olympics held in Pyeongchang. And by this win, he now holds the record for being,

• The second person to win a back to back gold medal in the Olympic men's figure skating
• The first Asian man to win the Olympic gold medal in Figure Skating
• Broke the world records 12 times
• First man to break the 100 point barrier in short program
• First man to break the 200 point barrier in free skate
• First man to break the 300 point barrier in combined

SPORTS | Olympics 2018, Men's Figure Skating

Olympics 2018, Men's Figure Skating

It is the Winter Olympics 2018 held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. And this year remains to be another competitive season, as we see in the mix fan favorites like Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan) and Javier Fernandez (Spain). Equally deserving of a spotlight this year are fairly new and strong contenders like Nathan Chen (USA) and Shoma Uno (Japan). And of course, Patrick Chan (Canada) will give the men's event more excitement. Still on the running is Jin Boyang (China) whose had a spectacular season as well after finishing bronze in World Figure Skating in 2017.

SPORTS | Men Figure Skating & ISU Worlds 2016

Men Figure Skating & ISU Worlds 2016

Based on the results of the previous skating competitions, it is clear that Yuzuru Hanyu has the upper hand in the entire pack. Even when Javier Fernandez of Spain won the Worlds 2015, the gap was only 2.82 points which is really nothing if you compare it to the Grand Prix results where Yuzuru won Gold with a lead of 37.48 (setting a new record and even beating the former holder Evgeni Plushenko of Russia).