Two-time Winter Olympic champion and first person in the Super Slam
Yuzuru Hanyu announces farewell to figure skating arena
□Chutian Metropolis Daily Jimu News reporter Lin Chuhan
On July 19, Beijing time, figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu held a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo, announcing that he officially retired from amateur figure skating and turned to a professional athlete to continue his figure skating career, which means that he will continue to participate in some performances Events, but will not continue to participate in competitions such as the Olympics and World Championships that only amateur players can participate in.
The amazing record left by Yuzuru Hanyu
When turning around, Hanyu left an impressive and indelible record for figure skating.
The first (and so far the only) winner of the Men’s Singles who has won the Winter Olympics, the World Championships, the Grand Prix Finals, the Four Continents, the World Youth Championship, and the Junior Grand Prix Finals.
The first double-lap Grand Slam winner in single skating history. (Won the Winter Olympics, World Championships and Grand Prix Finals twice each)
Second single-season Grand Slam winner in history
Yuzuru Hanyu won the men’s single skating title at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, becoming the first figure skater to win the men’s singles title at the Winter Olympics in 66 years
First-ever ISU World Ranking No. 1 men’s single skater for five consecutive seasons
The first player in history to be recognized as a 4A in an international event and scored on the 4A jumping benchmark
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Super Slam First Man
Yuzuru Hanyu was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan in 1994. His father, Hideyoshi Hanyu, wanted the boy to be as relaxed as a bowstring when he grew up, so he named him “Yuzan”. Because Yuzuru Hanyu was weak and suffering from asthma at a young age, his parents let him learn skating in order to enhance his physical fitness. Unexpectedly, Hanyu fell in love with skating out of nowhere. Because he likes Russia’s “Ice Emperor” Plushenko, Yuzuru Hanyu has the same mushroom hair style. By the age of 10, he had become a well-known “Sendai genius little mushroom”, and at that time he said firmly in an interview: “My goal is to win the Olympic gold medal.”
In 2004, Yuzuru Hanyu participated in the national figure skating competition for the first time and won the championship of Group B of the Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships. Just ten years later, in February 2014, Yuzuru Hanyu, who was only 19 years old, won the gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics and became the first Asian Winter Olympics men’s single skating champion. In February 2018, he won the figure skating men’s single skating championship at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics again, becoming the first figure skater to win the men’s singles championship at the Winter Olympics in 66 years.
On February 7, 2020, Yuzuru Hanyu won the four continents championship in the first professional figure skating championship. As a result, he has become the first men’s singles player to win a Grand Slam in major international events in the youth and senior categories, and in the history of figure skating, he has won the Olympic Games, World Championships, Grand Prix Finals, Four Continents Championships, World Youth Championships, Youth Finals, etc. The first person in the Super Slam of the International Men’s Singles Championship.
very popular in China
If you say who is the most popular foreign player in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, it must be the Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, and the Chinese audience also gave Yuzuru Hanyu a cute nickname “Yuzu”. Why is Yuzuru Hanyu so popular in China? In addition to his face as the protagonist of a girl cartoon, the main reason is that he brings the most beautiful enjoyment of figure skating to the audience with his inexplicable strength and personal artistic appeal. But the most important thing is to love him about his dedication and never giving up spirit in the business of figure skating. In the figure skating men’s free skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, two-time Winter Olympic champion and Japanese star Yuzuru Hanyu completed the challenge of the most difficult “4A” moves. Although the challenge was unsuccessful, and finally ranked fourth and failed to achieve the third consecutive Winter Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu’s unremitting efforts and spirit of pursuit displayed on the field moved people’s hearts.
CCTV’s commentator Chen Ying’s commentary on him also became popular in China and Japan: “Fortunately, I got to know the peach blossom noodles, and since then, the spring has been warmer! We are very fortunate to have met Yuzuru Hanyu at the most beautiful age. We have made a crossing, and our eyes have become a book. From then on, our affection will not be let down…” “The face is like jade, the figure is like a pine tree, the air is like a giant, and it is like a dragon. The champion of the Sochi Winter Olympics faces the surrounding teenagers in Pingchang. The challenge reminded me of a sentence – fate, whispered to the warrior: you can’t resist the storm. The warrior whispered: I am the storm…”
Before the Beijing Winter Olympics, a group of entries “Yuzuru Hanyu fans, please Chinese audience” rushed to the top of the trending search. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying responded, making it impossible for Hanyu to come to Beijing for Hanyu due to the epidemic prevention policy. Fans cheering on Yuzuru at the scene are relieved, “Hanyu Yuzuru fans, I saw Japanese people say: ‘Come on, please leave it to the Chinese audience.’ Leave it to us! Thank you for your understanding of China’s new crown epidemic prevention measures!”
Yuzuru Hanyu also made friends with a number of Chinese athletes, Jin Boyang, Liu Xinyu, Wang Shiyue… During the Beijing Winter Olympics, because Yuzuru Hanyu failed to stand on the podium, as friends, Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu specially gave Jin Dundun to him. Yuzuru Hanyu.
Looking forward to the next
Yuzuru Hanyu has said a lot, which is impressive: “Isn’t it boring to wait for something that can be done to fail and say it’s a pity. It probably can’t be regarded as doing it with all my strength. No matter what the situation is, I will do my best. , that’s what I do as a figure skater.” “I can’t say anything like ‘I’m not that far’ at any time.” “Effort will lie, but effort will not be in vain.” “As a figure skating The first Grand Slam, I want to open the door to a new world again.” “When I was 9 years old, my inner self told me that I should jump to 4A, that’s why I train. Even if I fail sometimes, but after many years When I look back at this 4A, I will still be proud of myself.” …
At the press conference, Yuzuru Hanyu said that he thought about retiring after the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, but because he still has the pursuit of 4A. Yuzuru Hanyu said: “I think chasing 4A is not limited to competitions. Next, I will also include 4A, and I will work hard and challenge more like an athlete.” Referring to the reason for retirement, Yuzuru Hanyu mentioned: “I can make this decision today after returning to Japan after the Beijing Winter Olympics. Because of my foot injury, I don’t think it is necessary to stop here.”
“For me, the Olympic Games is the proof that I have lived, and the proof that I will move forward with everyone. It will also be the starting point for me to continue to work hard.”
“I will protect my heart before it becomes desolate, and I hope everyone will protect their hearts.”
“I don’t have a sense of loneliness away from the arena, but I feel full of hope. Please look forward to my activity in the future! Please look forward to this kind of thinking!”
The amateur and professional knowledge point of figure skating
Yuzuru Hanyu announced his official retirement from amateur figure skating and turned to a professional athlete to continue his figure skating career.
For many viewers who don’t know much about figure skating, this statement may be “circumferential”: what does it mean to quit the “amateur arena” and “turn to the profession”? Isn’t it a professional athlete who competes?
In fact, figure skating is a very special sport. Mainstream competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championships, and ISU Grand Prix are amateur events. Only “amateur athletes” can participate in the competition. For those athletes who are ready to retire For example, famous players such as Yuzuru Hanyu will turn into professional athletes after “retirement” and continue to engage in figure skating “performance” projects. Compared to amateur events, professional skating is entirely an exhibition game, where athletes entertain audiences with subtle, high-performance programming and earn higher incomes.
In fact, figure skating events are mainly organized by ISU (International Skating Union) and ISI (American Skating Association), and the two organizations have different requirements for figure skating related rules. ISI operates exhibition competitions and youth competitions. According to the relevant requirements of ISU, active athletes are not allowed to participate in ISI professional competitions, but there are not many requirements for related exhibition competitions. Therefore, we often see many amateur athletes “making money” in short exhibition games during the summer break.
A typical example is Plushenko, the “ancient mythical beast”, who has retired many times and made a temporary comeback before the Olympics.
