Prince of Figure Skating - English Article

If we thinking of Figure Skating, most of the people may think about women dancing on the ice rink but Figure skate is the sport that man can play it too. There are a lot of men Figure skater that popular in Figure skate cycle but there is one name that outstanding from other. He is Yuzuru Hanyu a figure skater from Japan who has broken a lot of world record in figure skate cycle. He is a two-times World Championships, four-times Grand Prix Final and the youngest male skater who won the Olympic title when he was just 19.

The first time that Hanyu got into the ice is not by his purpose but it was by his older sister Saya Hanyu is the one who wanted to go to ice rink so Hanyu at four years old at that time got inspired by her. "My motto is 'To improve every day'. Skaters’ competitive career is much shorter than in other sports. So, I would like to work hard every day and push myself to progress every day rather than just making progress every month." Said by Hanyu.
And he really improves himself every day as he said, we can see it through his achievement.

The first program that he attended was in 2004 when he just 10 years old and his first medal was the bronze medal in Japan Novice Championship in 2006. From the junior skater to senior skater in the 2010-11 season. Hanyu debut with 4th for NHK trophy and 7th in Cup of Russia. Even his first debut on the senior program was not successful that much but as he practiced a lot like he said that “If you cannot do it, practice until you can do it. If you can do it, then practice till you can do it perfectly. If you can do it perfectly, then practice until you can do it perfectly every time.”

In 2012, all of the thing that he had practiced is showing to the world. Hanyu got the medalist for Finlandia trophy and NHK trophy. Also, he finished Grand Prix Final at second. After that year, Hanyu still win a lot of competitions and broken both his personal and world record such as the highest score for short program or free skating and so on. However, the important thing that Hanyu focuses on is not his score or technical but it is the impression that he can give to the audience as he said “People may think my scores are wonderful, but I feel more motivated when I hear people say they like my performance and they want to watch it again. In order to impress and move the audience, I want to continue to train hard to make sure my jumps are consistent and the overall program is a complete package. I want to give the kind of performances that stay in their hearts.”

For this 2018-19 coming up, season Hanyu will be attending at Helsinki and Rostelecom Cup in Moscow for Gran Prix series.

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