Japan acquired its first gold of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu turned in a virtually flawless performance for the free skate portion of the men¡¯s figure skating event. With the victory, Hanyu became one of just four men in Olympic history to win consecutive golds.
Teammate Shoma Uno tooks the silver medal with a combine score of 306.90, while Hanyu¡¯s training partner Javier Fernandez claimed the bronze on 305.24. The 1-2 finish by Hanyu and Uno brought Japan its first ever multiple skating medals in a single figure skating discipline at the Olympics, while Fernandez collected a historic first Olympic medal in the sport for Spain.
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