Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Olympic champion (2014, 2018), a two-time World champion (2014, 2017), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2013–2016), the 2020 Four Continents champion, the 2010 World J ...

is a Japanese

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who began his career in 2004 and competed at senior level for the first time in 2010. Throughout his career, Hanyu has won the

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twice (2014, 2018) and achieved a Super Slam for having won all major competitions in his senior and junior career. He is the first skater in history to successfully land a

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in competition and has broken world records nineteen timesthe most times amongst singles skaters since the introduction of the

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in 2004. He is the historical world record holder for the men's short program,

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and combined total score. He is also the first man to have received over 100 points in the men's short program, over 200 points in the men's free skate, and over 300 total points in competition. In recognition of his achievements, Hanyu has been awarded numerous accolades. He is the youngest recipient of the

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(in 2018) by the

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, and nominated for the

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(in 2019).

World record scores

Hanyu has set seven world record scores in the +5/-5 Grade of Execution (GOE) system, three in the short program and two in the

and the combined total score. At the

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he reset all three world records in one event.

Hanyu broke twelve

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before the 2018–19 season, seven in the short program, three in the free skating, and two in the combined total score. At the

2015 NHK Trophy The 2015 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Big Hat in Nagano on November 27–29. Medals were awarded in the d ...

and the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final he reset the world records in all three competition segments at back-to-back events.

Firsts and other records

Awards and honors

*Awarded in 2018 Japan Medals of Honor *

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(2014, 2018)

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*Awarded in 2022

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* Comeback of the Year – nominated in 2019 International Skating Union (ISU) *"Most Valuable Skater" (2020)

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*JOC Sports Award – Newcomer Award (2009), Best Award (2013), Special Achievement Award (2015), Special Honor Award (2018) *Olympic Special Award (2014, 2018)

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*JOC Cup (Most Valuable Player Award) (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020) *Special Achievement Award (2023)

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*Azusa Ono Memorial Award (2021) *Alumni Association Toukon Award (2021) Public Relations Society of Japan (PRSJ) *"Person of the Year" (2022) Media *''

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'': Asahi Sports Award (2014) *

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: "Most Dominant Athletes Alive" (#33 in 2014, #21 in 2015) *''

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'': 29th "Chunichi Sports Award" (2015) *

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(#70 in 2018, #64 in 2019), "The Dominant 20" #11 (2018) *''

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'': 30 Under 30 Asia (2018) *

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: "Happy News Person Award" (2018) *'' Kahoku Shinpo'': 64th "Hebei Cultural Award" (2014) *''

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'': 22nd "Daily Sports People Award" Grand Prix (2014) *''

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Award" (2014) *

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: "Top 10 Favorite Athletes" Male category (#3 in 2014 and 2016, #1 in 2017, #2 in 2018–2021) * Tohoku Sports Press Club: Sports Award (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) *Tokyo Sports Press Club: Special Award (2012), Skater of the Year (2014, 2015, 2018) *

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: "Big Sports Awards" (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), "Special Sports Broadcasting Award" (2019) *

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: "Top 10 Worlds Athletes/Sports Personalities" (#7 in 2018, #5 in 2020) *

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: "Yahoo! Search Awards" Grand Prize & Athlete Category (2014), Special Category & Athlete Category (2018), Grand Prize & Athlete Category (2022) *''

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'': "Japan Sports Awards" Grand Prix (2014, 2018)

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"Citizens' Honor Award" (2014, 2018) *Miyagi "Chairman of Prefectural Assembly's Special Award" (2014, 2018) *

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"Chairman of City Assembly's Special Award" (2018) *Sendai "Plaque of tribute" (2014, 2018) *Sendai "Sports Awards" (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) *Sendai "Monument of Figure Skating" (2017, 2019) *Tokyo "Honor Award" (2018) *Tokyo "Sports Grand Prize" (2018)

Medals and major titles

Super Slam

The Career Super Grand Slam or Super Slam is an achievement of winning all major international figure skating events at both junior and senior level, namely the

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and junior Worlds,

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as well as the

and

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at any point during the course of a career. With his win at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, Hanyu became the first skater in the men's singles discipline to complete the Super Slam.

Medal record by event

2018 Rostelecom Cup Yuzuru Hanyu IMG 9280

Medal record by season

Yuzuru Hanyu Podium 2014 World Championships

International record scores

International record scores by segment

2017 World Championships - Yuzuru Hanyu FS (2)

Hanyu is the current record holder for the program component score in the men's short program. The other six record scores were set by

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. Hanyu holds the record for all historical best scores under the +3/-3 GOE system except the technical element score in the free skating, which was set by Nathan Chen in 2018.

International record scores by event

Only records at main international senior events are listed, namely the

(individual event), Worlds,

, and the

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(

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are excluded as Hanyu is not eligible for that event). Hanyu holds the current event record score for the short program and the combined total score at the Four Continents Championships.

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set the Four Continents record for the free skating and Nathan Chen the remaining seven event records. Hanyu set nine of the twelve historical record scores at main international events, among them the records in all three competition segments at the World Championships and the Grand Prix Final. The other three records were set by Nathan Chen.

International maximum scores

Technical elements

2013 Trophee Eric Bompard - Yuzuru Hanyu SP

A technical element is awarded a perfect score if it is credited with the full base value by the technical panel and the maximum grade of execution after dropping the highest and lowest mark across the judging panel (+3GOE before and +5GOE since the 2018–19 season). In the current system, Hanyu has received one perfect score for a technical element in international competition, namely his triple

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in the short program at the

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. Before the system change, Hanyu was awarded a total of 28 maximum scores, covering all types of technical elements in the men's singles discipline: three different solo

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, two jump combinations, one

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, the

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, and the

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. Seven elements received unanimous +3GOE from all judges in the panel: four triple Axels, a quadruple Salchow, a choreo sequence, and his step sequence in the short program at the 2016 World Championships. However, that element did not earn a maximum score because it was downgraded by the technical panel to Level3 and did not reach the full base value. 2015 Grand Prix Final - Yuzuru Hanyu SP (3)

2015 Grand Prix Final - Yuzuru Hanyu SP (3)

Hanyu's most successful season by maximum scores was in the 2015–16 season. He was awarded a perfect score for twelve technical elements and maximum GOE for another three step sequences that did not reach full base value due to level downgrades. Before the 2014–15 season, Hanyu did not receive any maximum scores for single technical elements in international competition.

Program components

A program component is awarded a maximum score if it receives marks of 10.00 from all judges after dropping the highest and lowest mark across the panel. The five components until the 2022–23 season were skating skills (SS), transitions (TR), performance (PE), composition (CO), and interpretation (IN). At the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final, Hanyu was awarded a perfect 10.00 in his short program for the performance component.

National record scores

National record scores by segment

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Hanyu holds the current and historical Japanese national record scores for all competition segments in the senior men's singles discipline. He also holds all six event records at the

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National maximum scores

Hanyu has received a total of eleven maximum scores for technical elements at the Japan Championships. In the current +5/-5GOE system he earned perfect scores for a spin, two step sequences, and a choreographic sequence. In addition, he got a perfect 10.00 in the interpretation component for his short program at the 2021–22 Japan Championships. In the old +3/-3GOE system he was rewarded seven maximum scores for six solo jumps and a jump combination.

Absolute best scores

Hanyu has scored ten times above 300 points in the combined total, four times since the 2018–19 season. He was the first skater to score above 300, 310, 320, and 330 points in international competition.

Hanyu has scored fifteen times above 100 points in the short program, seven times since the 2018–19 season. He was also the first skater to score above 100 and 110 points in international competition.

Hanyu has scored eight times above 200 points in the free skating, twice since the 2018–19 season. He was the first skater to score above 200, 210, and 220 points in international competition.

Detailed results

Senior level in +5/-5 GOE system

Senior level in +3/-3 GOE system

Junior level

Notes and references

Citations

Books and magazines cited

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External links

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