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Olympic Champion Yuzuru Hanyu has an ankle injury...

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:37 pm
by Elizabeth
... and has withdrawn from the NHK Trophy: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/202 ... rts-ankle/


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Re: Olympic Champion Yuzuru Hanyu has an ankle injury...

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:44 pm
by Elizabeth
Rika Kihira is also out of the NHK as she has not yet recovered from her injury :(

Re: Olympic Champion Yuzuru Hanyu has an ankle injury...

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:24 am
by Elizabeth
It has now been announced that Yuzuru will not compete in the final GP event of the season, the Rostelecom Cup. Yuzuru says “Depending on the movement, I still feel pain, but it is starting to affect me less in my daily life”

This article includes a link to a video interview with coach Brian Orser:
https://olympics.com/en/news/figure-ska ... njury-2021

Brendon Kerry (who trains in Russia) has been added to the roster to replace him.