Introduction
Regarded by many as the greatest figure skater in history, Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan has fundamentally shaped the sport over the past decade. The first two-time Olympic men’s champion in 66 years (in 2014 and 2018), he captured all major international titles, broke world records 19 times, and achieved numerous firsts in the course of his illustrious competitive career, leading to an unprecedented global following and popularity. After his move to the professional stage in 2022, he pioneered the production of solo ice shows and became the first skater to perform at the prestigious Tokyo Dome, breaking the record for the largest ice show audience in history with 35,000 spectators. And the story of his impressive career continues …
What is the secret behind Hanyu’s success? What makes his skating unique and captivating? How does he innovate the format and landscape of ice shows? This website is a growing compedium about Hanyu’s figure skating legacy, including encyclopedic summaries as well as detailed analyses of his skating, programs, and show productions.
羽生 結弦 is a Japanese name, read as Hanyu Yuzuru, with the surname Hanyu and given name Yuzuru. This analytical and encyclopedic compendium follows the naming conventions on English Wikipedia, using the Western name order Yuzuru Hanyu.
Henni is an experienced Wikipedia author, editor, and article reviewer from Germany. She has created large parts of Hanyu’s series on English Wikipedia, which has been featured three times on the encyclopedia’s main page between 2021 and 2023.
She also contributed a composition analysis of Hanyu’s Olympic free skate program Heaven and Earth to the collaborative project “Guida al programma 天と地と”, which was published on the Italian cultural website L’ALTRO GIAPPONE in December 2021.
Latest contributions
- Gift – Ice Story 2023
GIFT is, quite simply, the biggest and most important event in the very long history of figure skating by far. GIFT – Ice Story 2023 is the second solo ice show produced by Japanese figure skater and two-time Olympic champion, Yuzuru Hanyu, and co-directed with choreographer MIKIKO. The 2.5-hour show,… Read more: Gift – Ice Story 2023 - Historic markers in “Notte Stellata”
With one delayed single Axel, one triple Axel, Yuzuru Hanyu, double gold medalist, just gave a masterclass of what figure skating actually is. What that gala exhibition showed is that he’s been studying the history of the sport. There’s little markers all through that gala performance. I think, that’s one… Read more: Historic markers in “Notte Stellata” - Yuzuru Hanyu series on Wikipedia
Hanyu’s series on English Wikipedia is currently consisting of five individual articles with a sixth about his figure skating legacy still in the making. This is an overview of the existing pages with a short summary of their content. Main biography Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生結弦, born December 7, 1994) is a Japanese figure… Read more: Yuzuru Hanyu series on Wikipedia
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