Yuzuru hanyu olympics 2021 - Japan's Hanyu injures ankle three months before Olympics

In the practice session of the exhibition gala he attempted multiple quadruple Axels for the first time since 2019, but was not able to land the jump successfully.

Subsequently, the Japanese federation announced he would not be participating in the season's final event, the , due to his injury.

His skating techniques include the and the.

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However, on February 9, he sprained his right ankle and was once again suspended from on-ice training, this time for two weeks.

In principle, a Japanese skater must appear at the nationals to qualify for the Games but the JSF can issue an exemption, weighing various factors before making its selection.

Upon winning the , Hanyu became the first male singles skater to achieve a , having won all major competitions in both his senior and junior career.

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He subsequently competed at the where he went on to win a second Japanese national title and named to Japan's teams to the Olympics and World Championships.

With a new event record of 322.