GUCCI’S LATEST AMBASSADOR: After naming Thai actor, model and singer Gulf, whose real name is Kanawut Traipipattanapong, a brand ambassador, Gucci on Thursday will reveal that figure skater Yuzuru ...

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SKATING TO HISTORY: Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, left, reacts alongside his coach Brian Orser as he sits in the results area after the men’s free skate figure skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace at ...

The Japanese skater retired from competition with two Olympic gold medals, two world championship gold medals and more stuffed Winnie the Pooh bears than anyone can count. By Juliet Macur American ...

Before Shohei Ohtani became Japan’s most popular athlete, that designation belonged to figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. Like Ohtani, Hanyu is 29. Like Ohtani, Hanyu was born and raised in the Tohoku region ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — Move over Dick Button, you have company atop the Olympic men's figure skating pantheon: Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu. Hanyu became the first man to successfully defend his ...

OSAKA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 25: Shoma Uno of Japan competes in the Men’s Free Skating during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - NHK Trophy at Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome on November 25, 2023 in ...

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu just tried to make history at the Beijing Winter Olympics, attempting to become the first skater to ever land a quadruple axel in competition. Unfortunately, it ...

There are spoilers here. Please don't continue if you don't want to find out the results. If you do continue reading, no complaining about spoilers. The team skating event of The 2014 Winter Olympics ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu's preparations for the defence of his men's Olympic figure skating title have been far from ideal after a bad ankle injury, but the ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu's preparations for the defense of his men's Olympic figure skating title have been far from ideal after a bad ankle injury, but the ...