Yuzuru Hanyu Retires and Figure Skating Won’t Be the Same - The New York Times

The Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu retired from competition with two Olympic gold medals, two world championship gold medals and more stuffed Pooh bears than anyone can count.

Four years later, at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games, when Hanyu won his second Olympic gold medal, he became the first male skater to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in 66 years, after Button… [+1114 chars]

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