HANYU YUZURU

Yuzuru Hanyu, born December 7, 1994, is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion, a Four Continents champion, a World Junior champion, a Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time Japanese national champion. He has also medaled in five other World Championships, making him, along with Jan Hoffmann, the only male single skater to win seven world championship medals in the postwar era. Hanyu became the youngest recipient of the People's Honour Award, bestowed by the Prime Minister of Japan for "giving dreams and thrills to the people and hope and courage to society".

On July 19, 2022, Hanyu announced his decision to turn professional and "step away" from competitive figure skating after a 12-year senior career. The recent news of his retirement has been devastating, but he remains an inspiration to many.