Fans cheer for Hanyu Yuzuru, of Japan, after his free program at the World figure skating championships in Helsinki, Finland, on Saturday, April 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) AP HELSINKI (AP) -- ...

Japanese figure skater and two-time Olympic gold-medalist Yuzuru Hanyu is retiring from competition. The 27-year-old spoke at a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday to share the news and express his ...

Japan's Mao Asada, 23, is the 2010 Winter Olympic silver medalist and one of the favorites in the women's figure skating competition in Sochi. Hoops 360 co-hosts Caroline Fenton, Cassandra Negley and ...

Japan is in thrall to Yuzuru Hanyu following the successful defense of his Olympic single skating title on Saturday, after he became the first male figure skater since 1952 to win back-to-back skating ...

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu failed to land a quadruple Axel at the Beijing Games. The quadruple Axel is a risky jump that requires skaters to spin four-and-a-half times in mid-air before ...

Japanese all-time great figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu announced his retirement from competition on Tuesday, marking the end of a stellar career that included breaking more than a dozen world records and ...

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs during the men’s free skating at the Japan’s figure skating national championships in Nagano on December 26, 2020. (Photo by STR / various sources / AFP) / Japan OUT ...