Hanyu, Chen’s Chief Rival, Begins Quick Program with a Pricey Mistake

The skating world simply shook: Yuzuru Hanyu simply popped the primary soar of his brief program. It was speculated to be a quad salchow, however he rotated simply as soon as as a substitute of 4 instances.

Hanyu scored 95.15 factors, wanting first place. His missed quad price him a number of factors, however he was so technically good in any other case that he stays within the struggle for a medal. Will probably be troublesome, however not unattainable. (His Japanese teammate Shoma Uno, although, skated after him and is now means forward of him in first place, with 105.90 factors.)