Yuzuru Hanyu

Personal Information

Country Represented

Japan

Native Name

羽生結弦

Nickname

Yuzu

Born

December 7, 1994

Sendai, Miyagi

Home Town

Sendai, Miyagi

Alma Mater

Waseda University
Tohoku High School

Age

29 years

Club

Toronto Cricket SC

Former Club

ANA Minato Tokyo
Miyagi FSC

Languages

English, Japanese

Costume Designers

Johnny Weir, Satomi Ito

Career Info

Former Coaches

Brian Orser, Ghislain Briand, Nanami Abe, Shoichirou Tuzuki, Tracy Wilson

Choreographers

David Wilson, Jeffrey Buttle, Shae-Lynn Bourne

Former Choreographers

Igor Bobrin, Kenji Miyamoto, Kurt Browning, Megumu Seki, Nanami Abe, Natalia Bestemianova, Shoichiro Tsuzaki

Former Training Locations

Sendai, Miyagi
Toronto, Canada

Began Skating

1998 (Aged 4)

Retired

July 19, 2022 (Aged 27)

Physical Description

Height

172 cm (5' 8")

Gender

Male

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Ethnicity

Japanese

Personal International Bests

Yuzuru Hanyu (born December 7, 1994) 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 (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, & 2016-17), the 2020 Four Continents champion, and a six-time Japanese national champion (2012-2015, 2020). On the junior level, he 2010 World Junior champion and the 2009-10 JGP Final champion.

Personal Life[]

Hanyu attended Tohoku High School and graduated from Waseda University in September 2020. He began skating at the age of four, being inspired by Evgeni Plushenko. As well as being lead into the field of figure skating by his older sister - Saya Hanyu.

Programs[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2020-2021	Let Me Entertain You _{by Guy Chambers & Robbie Williams performed by Robbie Williams choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	Heaven and Earth _{by Isao Tomita choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2019-2020	Ballade No. 1 in G Minor _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	Seimei (from Onmyōji) _{by Shigeru Umebayashi choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2019-2020	Initial SP: Otoñal _{by Raúl di Blasio choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	Initial FS: Origin (Tribute to Vaslav Nijinsky): Art on Ice _{by Edvin Marton} Magic Stradivarius _{by Edvin Marton choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2018-2019	Otoñal _{by Raúl di Blasio choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	Origin (Tribute to Vaslav Nijinsky): Art on Ice _{by Edvin Marton} Magic Stradivarius _{by Edvin Marton choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2017-2018	Ballade No. 1 in G Minor _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	Seimei (from Onmyōji) _{by Shigeru Umebayashi choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2016-2017	Let's Go Crazy (from Purple Rain) _{by Prince choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	View of Silence Asian Dream Song _{by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2015-2016	Ballade No. 1 in G Minor _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	Seimei (from Onmyōji) _{by Shigeru Umebayashi choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2014-2015	Ballade No. 1 in G Minor _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	The Phantom of the Opera _{by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2013-2014	Parisienne Walkways _{by Phil Lynott & Gary Moore performed by Gary Moore choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	Romeo and Juliet _{by Nino Rota choreo. by David Wilson}
2012-2013	Parisienne Walkways _{by Phil Lynott & Gary Moore performed by Gary Moore choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}	Notre-Dame de Paris _{by Richard Cocciante choreo. by David Wilson}
2011-2012	Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12 _{by Alexander Scriabin performed by Maksim Mrvica choreo. by Nanami Abe, Natalia Bestemianova, & Igor Bobrin}	O Verona (from Romeo + Juliet) _{by Craig Armstrong} Kissing You (from Romeo + Juliet) _{by Des'ree & Timothy Atack} Escape (from Plunkett & Macleane) _{by Craig Armstrong choreo. by Nanami Abe, Natalia Bestemianova, & Igor Bobrin}
2010-2011	White Legend (from Swan Lake) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky performed by Ikuko Kawai choreo. by Nanami Abe}	Zigeunerweisen _{by Pablo de Sarasate choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2009-2010	Mission: Impossible II _{by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Nanami Abe}	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2008-2009	Bolero (from Moulin Rouge!) _{by Craig Armstrong choreo. by Nanami Abe}	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2007-2008	Sing, Sing, Sing _{by Louis Prima choreo. by Nanami Abe}	The Firebird _{by Igor Stravinsky choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2006-2007	Amazonic _{by Tonči Huljić performed by Maksim Mrvica} Danse Macabre _{by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Megumu Seki}	Storm (from The Four Seasons) _{by Antonio Vivaldi performed by Ikuko Kawai} Kismet _{by Gay-Yee Westerhoff performed by Bond choreo. by Megumu Seki}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2020-2021	Haru yo, Koi _{by Yumi Matsutoya performed by Shinya Kiyozuka choreo. by David Wilson}
2019-2020	View of Silence Asian Dream Song _{by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
2019-2020	Parisienne Walkways _{by Phil Lynott & Gary Moore performed by Gary Moore choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}
2018-2019	Haru yo, Koi _{by Yumi Matsutoya performed by Shinya Kiyozuka choreo. by David Wilson}
	Masquerade _{by Toshl choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
	Crystal Memories _{by Toshl choreo. by David Wilson}
2017-2018	Wings of Words _{by Yukinojo Mori, Yoko Kasinagaya, & Naohisa Taniguchi performed by CHEMISTRY}
	View of Silence Asian Dream Song _{by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}
	Haru yo, Koi _{by Yumi Matsutoya performed by Shinya Kiyozuka choreo. by David Wilson}
	The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) _{by Camille Saint-Saëns covered by Il Volo choreo. by David Wilson}
2016-2017	The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) _{by Camille Saint-Saëns covered by Il Volo choreo. by David Wilson}
2015-2016	The Final Time Traveler (from Time Travelers) _{by Hideki Sakamoto performed by Sarah Àlainn choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
	Hana wa Saku _{by Fumiya Sashida choreo. by Nanami Abe}
	Requiem of Heaven and Earth (from Requiem for the Great East Japan Earthquake 3.11) _{by Yasunobu Matsuo choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
2014-2015	Hello, I Love You _{by Jim Morrison performed by The Doors choreo. by Kurt Browning}
	Believe _{by Eigo & Sweep performed by Che'Nelle}
	Vertigo _{by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, & Larry Mullen Jr. performed by U2 choreo. by Nanami Abe}
	Parisienne Walkways _{by Phil Lynott & Gary Moore performed by Gary Moore choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle}
	The Final Time Traveler (from Time Travelers) _{by Hideki Sakamoto performed by Sarah Àlainn choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
	Hana wa Saku _{by Fumiya Sashida choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2013-2014	Hana Ni Nare _{by Fumiya Sashida choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
	Kissing You (from Romeo + Juliet) _{by Des'ree & Timothy Atack} Escape (from Plunkett & Macleane) _{by Craig Armstrong choreo. by Nanami Abe, Natalia Bestemianova, & Igor Bobrin}
	White Legend (from Swan Lake) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky performed by Ikuko Kawai choreo. by Nanami Abe}
	Story _{by Al choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
	Notre-Dame de Paris _{by Richard Cocciante choreo. by David Wilson}
	Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12 _{by Alexander Scriabin performed by Maksim Mrvica choreo. by Nanami Abe, Natalia Bestemianova, & Igor Bobrin}
2012-2013	Hana Ni Nare _{by Fumiya Sashida choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
2012-2013	Hello, I Love You _{by Jim Morrison performed by The Doors choreo. by Kurt Browning}
2011-2012	White Legend (from Swan Lake) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2011-2012	Somebody to Love _{by Justin Bieber, Heather Bright, Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, & Jeremy Reeves performed by Justin Bieber choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2010-2011	Vertigo _{by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. performed by U2 choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2009-2010	Change _{by Maynard Plant & Blaise Plant performed by Monkey Majik & Yoshida Brothers choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2008-2009	Change _{by Maynard Plant & Blaise Plant performed by Monkey Majik & Yoshida Brothers choreo. by Nanami Abe}
2007-2008	Amazonic _{by Tonči Huljić performed by Maksim Mrvica} Danse Macabre _{by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Megumu Seki}

Competitive Results[]

International
Event	08-09	09-10	10-11	11-12	12-13	13-14	14-15	15-16	16-17	17-18	18-19	19-20	20-21	21-22
Olympics						1st				1st				4th
Worlds				3rd	4th	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	WD	2nd	C	3rd	WD
Four Continents			2nd		2nd				2nd			1st	C
GP Final				4th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st		WD	2nd
GP Bompard						2nd
GP Cup of China				4th			2nd
GP Finland											1st
GP NHK Trophy			4th		1st		4th	1st	1st	WD		1st		WD
GP Rostelecom			7th	1st						2nd	1st			WD
GP Skate America					2nd
GP Skate Canada						2nd		2nd	2nd			1st
CS Autumn Classic								1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st
CS Finlandia					1st	1st
Nebelhorn				1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	12th	1st
JGP Final		1st
JGP Croatia		1st
JGP Italy	5th
JGP Poland		1st
National
Japan Champ.	8th	6th	4th	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	WD	WD	WD	2nd	1st	1st
Japan Junior	1st	1st
TH Regionals				1st
Team Events
Olympics						5th T 1st P
World Team Trophy							3rd T 1st P		1st T 3rd P				3rd T 2P
C = Event cancelled; P = Personal result; T = Team result; WD = Withdrew

Early Seasons[]

International: Novice
Event	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Mladost Trophy			1st
Skate Copenhagen				1st
Santa Claus Cup	1st
National
Japan Junior Champ.			7th	3rd
Japan Novice Champ.	1st B.	2nd B.	3rd A.	1st A.
A = Novice A; B = Novice B

Detailed International Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized, word records underlined)

2021-2022 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 4 - 20	2022 Winter Olympics	8 95.15	3 188.06	4 283.21
2020-2021 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 15 - 18	2021 World Team Trophy	2 107.12	2 193.76	3T/2P 300.88
March 22 - 28	2021 World Championships	1 106.98	4 182.20	3 289.18
2019-2020 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 4 - 9	2020 Four Continents Championships	1 111.82	1 187.60	1 299.42
December 5 - 8	2019-20 Grand Prix Final	2 97.43	2 194.00	2 291.43
November 22 - 24	2019 NHK Trophy	1 109.34	1 195.71	1 305.05
October 24 - 27	2019 Skate Canada	1 109.60	1 212.99	1 322.59
September 12 - 14	2019 Autumn Classic	1 98.38	1 180.67	1 279.05
2018-2019 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 18 - 24	2019 World Championships	3 94.87	2 206.10	2 300.97
November 16 - 18	2018 Rostelecom Cup	1 110.53	1 167.89	1 278.42
November 2 - 4	2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki	1 106.69	1 190.43	1 297.12
September 20 - 22	2018 Skate Canada Autumn Classic	1 97.74	2 165.91	1 263.65

2017-2018 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 9 - 23	2018 Winter Olympics	1 111.68	2 206.17	1 317.85
November 10 - 12	2017 NHK Trophy	WD
October 20 - 22	2017 Rostelecom Cup	2 94.85	1 195.92	2 290.77
September 20 - 23	2017 Skate Canada Autumn Classic	1 112.72	5 155.52	2 268.24
2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 20 - 23	2017 World Team Trophy	7 83.51	1 200.49	1T/3P 284.00
March 29 - April 2	2017 World Championships	5 98.39	1 223.20	1 321.59
February 14 - 19	2017 Four Continents Championships	3 97.04	1 206.67	2 303.71
December 7 - 11	2016-17 Grand Prix Final	1 106.53	3 187.37	1 293.90
November 25 - 27	2016 NHK Trophy	1 103.89	1 197.58	1 301.47
October 28 - 30	2016 Skate Canada	4 79.65	1 183.41	2 263.06
September 29 - October 1	2016 Skate Canada Autumn Classic	1 88.30	1 172.27	1 260.57
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 28 - April 3	2016 World Championships	1 110.56	2 184.61	2 295.17
December 10 - 13	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	1 110.95	1 219.48	1 330.43
November 27 - 29	2015 NHK Trophy	1 106.33	1 216.07	1 322.40
October 30 - November 1	2015 Skate Canada	6 73.25	2 186.29	2 259.54
October 13 - 15	2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic	1 93.14	1 184.05	1 277.19
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 16 - 19	2015 World Team Trophy	1 96.27	1 192.31	3T/1P 288.58
March 23 - 29	2015 World Championships	1 95.20	3 175.88	2 271.08
December 11 - 14	2014-15 Grand Prix Final	1 94.08	1 194.08	1 288.16
November 28 - 30	2014 NHK Trophy	5 78.01	3 151.79	4 229.80
November 7 - 9	2014 Cup of China	2 82.95	2 154.60	2 237.55
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2014 World Championships	3 91.24	1 191.35	1 282.59
February 6 - 22	2014 Winter Olympics (Individual Event)	1 101.45	1 178.64	1 280.09
February 6 - 22	2014 Winter Olympics (Team Event)	1 97.98	N/A	5
December 5 - 8	2013-14 Grand Prix Final	1 99.84	1 193.41	1 293.25
November 15 - 17	2013 Trophée Éric Bompard	2 95.37	2 168.22	2 263.59
October 25 - 27	2013 Skate Canada	3 80.40	2 154.40	2 234.80
October 4 - 6	2013 Finlandia Trophy	1 84.66	1 180.93	1 265.59
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 10 - 17	2013 World Championships	9 75.94	3 169.05	4 244.99
February 8 - 11	2013 Four Continents Championships	1 87.65	3 158.73	2 246.38
December 6 - 9	2012-13 Grand Prix Final	3 87.17	2 177.12	2 264.29
November 23 - 25	2012 NHK Trophy	1 95.32	1 165.71	1 261.03
October 19 - 21	2012 Skate America	1 95.07	3 148.67	2 243.74
October 4 - 7	2012 Finlandia Trophy	2 75.57	1 172.56	1 248.13
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 26 - April 1	2012 World Championships	7 77.07	2 173.99	3 251.06
December 8 - 11	2011-12 Grand Prix Final	4 79.33	3 166.49	4 245.82
November 25 - 27	2011 Rostelecom Cup	2 82.78	2 158.88	1 241.66
November 4 - 6	2011 Cup of China	2 81.37	4 145.16	4 226.53
September 21 - 24	2011 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 75.26	1 151.00	1 226.26
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 15 - 20	2011 Four Continents Championships	3 76.43	3 151.58	2 228.01
November 18 - 21	2010 Rostelecom Cup	6 70.24	6 132.42	7 202.66
October 21 - 24	2010 NHK Trophy	5 69.31	4 138.41	4 207.72

2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 8 - 14	2010 World Junior Championships	Junior	3 68.75	1 147.35	1 216.10
December 3 - 6	2009-10 JGP Final	Junior	3 69.85	1 136.92	1 206.77
October 7 - 11	2009 JGP Croatia	Junior	1 70.78	1 130.37	1 201.15
September 9 - 13	2009 JGP Poland	Junior	1 66.77	1 131.88	1 198.65
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 23 - March 1	2009 World Junior Championships	Junior	11 58.18	13 103.59	12 161.77
September 3 - 7	2008 JGP Italy	Junior	6 51.06	4 95.62	5 146.68
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 25 - 28	2007 Mladost Trophy	Novice	1 48.79	2 85.70	1 134.49

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2021-22 Japan Championships	2021-22	Senior
Bronze	2021 World Team Trophy	2020-21	Senior
Bronze	2021 World Championships	2020-21	Senior
Gold	2020-21 Japan Championships	2020-21	Senior
Gold	2020 Four Continents Championships	2019-20	Senior
Silver	2019-20 Japan Championships	2019-20	Senior
Silver	2019-20 Grand Prix Final	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2019 NHK Trophy	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2019 Skate Canada	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2019 Autumn Classic	2019-20	Senior
Silver	2019 World Championships	2018-19	Senior
Gold	2018 Rostelecom Cup	2018-19	Senior
Gold	2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki	2018-19	Senior
Gold	2018 Autumn Classic	2018-19	Senior
Gold	2018 Winter Olympics	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2017 Rostelecom Cup	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2017 Autumn Classic	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 World Team Trophy	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2017 World Championships	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2017 Four Continents Championships	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2016-17 Grand Prix Final	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2016 NHK Trophy	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 Skate Canada	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2016 Autumn Classic	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 World Championships	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2016 Japan Championships	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 NHK Trophy	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Skate Canada	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Autumn Classic	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 World Team Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2015 World Championships	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2015 Japan Championships	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014-15 Grand Prix Final	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Cup of China	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 World Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2014 Winter Olympic Games	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2014 Japan Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013-14 Grand Prix Final	2013-14	Senior
Silver	2013 Trophée Éric Bompard	2013-14	Senior
Silver	2013 Skate Canada	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Finlandia Trophy	2013-14	Senior
Silver	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2013 Japan Championships	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012-13 Grand Prix Final	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 NHK Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 Skate America	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Finlandia Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2012 World Championships	2011-12	Senior
Bronze	2012 Japan Championships	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Rostelecom Cup	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Tohoku-Hokkaido Regionals	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Nebelhorn Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 World Junior Championships	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009-10 JGP Final	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2010 Japan Championships	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009 JGP Croatia	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009 JGP Poland	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009 Japan Championships	2008-09	Junior
Bronze	2008 Japan Championships	2007-08	Junior
Gold	2007 Mladost Trophy	2006-07	Novice
Bronze	2007 Japan Championships	2006-07	Novice
Silver	2006 Japan Championships	2005-06	Novice
Gold	2005 Japan Championships	2004-05	Novice

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2021 World Championships	2020-21	Short	Senior
Gold	2020 Four Continents Championships	2019-20	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2020 Four Continents Championships	2019-20	Short	Senior
Silver	2019 World Championships	2018-19	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2019 World Championships	2018-19	Short	Senior
Gold	2017 World Championships	2016-17	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2017 Four Continents Championships	2016-17	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2017 Four Continents Championships	2016-17	Short	Senior
Silver	2016 World Championships	2015-16	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2016 World Championships	2015-16	Short	Senior
Bronze	2015 World Championships	2014-15	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2015 World Championships	2014-15	Short	Senior
Gold	2014 World Championships	2013-14	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2014 World Championships	2013-14	Short	Senior
Bronze	2013 World Championships	2012-13	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Short	Senior
Silver	2012 World Championships	2011-12	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Short	Senior
Gold	2010 World Junior Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Junior
Bronze	2010 World Junior Championships	2009-10	Short	Junior