Sochi Winter Olympics men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu shows his gold medal during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Thursday, April 24, 2014.

Generally speaking, when it comes to the Olympics, the sports world tends to focus heavily on athletes that have already become household names because there are only so many events that people can ...

An historic Olympic performance in the men's figure skating competition firmly cemented Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu's spot among Sochi's brightest breakout stars. The 19-year-old set a few firsts in his ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SOCHI, Russia — Japanese teenager Yuzuku ...

Yuzuru Hanyu won gold in Sochi in history-making fashion, becoming the first men’s skater to score over 100 points in the short program, the first Japanese man to win Olympic gold in men’s skating, ...

Yuzuru Hanyu made history Friday night as the 19-year-old from Sendai became the first Japanese man to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating. Hanyu took a couple of tumbles in the free skating ...

GANGNEUNG, South, Korea, Feb. 16 (UPI) --Mindful of his error-riddled free skate in Sochi, defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu refuses to get carried away after winning the men's figure skating ...

TOKYO (AP) Yuzuru Hanyu's decision to shift his training base to Canada was just what the Japanese teenager needed to become a contender for the gold medal in men's figure skating at the Sochi ...

Figure skating's twice Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will miss the sixth Grand Prix event scheduled in Sochi, Russia due to an ankle injury that also kept him out of last week's NHK Trophy in Tokyo, ...