3. Yuzuru Hanyu with historic second gold
The question for the great Japanese men’s figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu was if he would be able to repeat the feat for gold a second time. The last man to do so was the great Dick Button. Hanyu dominated from the start, with no one coming close to his short program where the Japanese skater performed six thrilling quads with perfection.
Although his free skate was marred by a slight error in a combination jump, the short program set the standard that no one was able to meet and with it, the skating legend achieve a historic second gold medal.
And he did while dealing with a hurt ankle. Talk about owning the moment.
“To be honest, if I compare the situation of my ankle now from the worst time, the pain has only improved by 20-30 percent,” said Hanyu according to The Straits Times.
“However, despite this, with the use of painkillers, I was able to achieve a gold medal.”
Consider us thoroughly impressed. Hanyu’s next goal is to attempt a quadruple axel (four AND a half revolutions). The guy is a serious overachiever.
“I want to continue my challenge towards achieving my dream of successfully performing the quad axel, even if I may not be the first person to do so,” Hanyu said according to The Star.