Olympic champ Hanyu takes world title
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JAPANESE teenager Yuzuru Hanyu came back with a brilliant free skate yesterday to become the first man in 12 years to win the Olympic and world figure skating titles in the same year.
The 19-year-old Hanyu, who trailed compatriot Tatsuki Machida by nearly seven points after the world championships short program, produced a near-flawless free skate to finish with 282.59 points, just three-tenths of a point ahead of Machida.
Javier Fernandez of Spain was third with 275.93.
“That was very close,” Hanyu said. “I work hard to become a skater who can always end with strong performances. I felt the responsibility to win the event.”
Hanyu fell twice during the free skate at the Sochi Olympics but had no falls in Saitama, outside Tokyo, yesterday. Skating to “Romeo and Juliet,” he opened with a quad salchow and followed with a quad toeloop.
His only deduction came on the triple flip and he got extra points on five straight jumps.
The men’s Olympic-worlds double was last achieved by Alexei Yagudin in 2002.
Maxim Kotvun of Russia was fourth followed by Jeremy Abbott of the United States.
In ice dance, European champions Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte got 69.70 points to lead after the short program. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Canada trailed by half a point. Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat of France were third on 68.20. The ice dance concludes today with the free dance.
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