Who is Yuzuru Hanyu?

Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater. Yuzuru Hanyu has broken world records twelve times in the last ten years. Since Dick Button 1948, who won the Olympic title at the age of 19, in 2014, he was the youngest male skater to do so.

Yuzuru Hanyu- Birth Parents, Siblings, and Education

Yuzuru Hanyu was born on December 7, 1994 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Because he has asthma, he frequently stops after finishing his routines to catch his breath.

When he was four years old, his older sister, Saya, encouraged him to begin skating.

Net Worth of Yuzuru Hanyu? Salary, Earnings

Yuzuru Hanyu’s net worth is $5 million.

Relationship, Married Life, Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Yuzuru Hanyu likes to keep his marital status a secret.

Body Measurement- Height, Weight, Hair Color

Yuzuru Hanyu has a height of 5 feet 8 inches.

Yuzuru Hanyu- Professional Career

Hanyu made his first national appearance as a novice skater in the Novice B division at the “2004 Japan Novice Championships,” where he won the gold medal.

At the time, he began studying under Nanami Abe, but due to financial constraints, his home rink in Sendai had to close, preventing him from getting adequate practice.

He qualified for the “2006-07 Japan Junior Championships” by winning bronze in the Novice A division of the “2006 Japan Novice Championships,” where he finished seventh.

He earned the Novice A category gold medal at the “2007 Japan Novice Championships” after his home rink reopened in 2007, and then the “2007-08 Japan Junior Championships” bronze medal.

He competed in his first international junior competition, the “2008-09 ISU Junior Grand Prix,” finishing sixth overall and fourth in the short program and free skating, respectively.

Later that season, at the age of 13, he won the Japan Junior Championship, qualifying for the senior level at the 2008-09 Japan Championships, where he finished eighth.

He won both competitions, and he finished first in the “Junior Grand Prix Final” and first in the “Japan Junior Championships” in the 2009-10 season.

He won the “Junior Grand Prix Final” with a new personal best score at the “Japan Championships,” where he received a second invitation to compete at the senior level, before taking first place at the “2010 World Junior Championships.”

He advanced to the senior level during the 2010-11 season, competing in the 2010 NHK Trophy, where he finished fourth overall, and the 2010 Cup of Russia, where he finished seventh.

He was selected to compete in the “2011 Four Continents Championships” after finishing fourth in the “2010-11 Japan Championships,” where he set a new personal best score and won a silver medal.

Hanyu was awarded the “2011 Cup of China” and the “2011 Rostelecom Cup” for the “2011-12 Grand Prix” series after winning the “Nebelhorn Trophy” to begin the 2011-12 season.

He qualified for his first senior “Grand Prix Final” by finishing fourth and first in both competitions. In his senior “World Championship” debut, he won a bronze medal.

He began working with Canadian instructor Brian Orser in April 2012. He went on to win gold at the 2012 NHK Trophy, silver at Skate America, and gold at the Finlandia Trophy.

He finished second at the “Grand Prix Final,” won his first national title at the “Japan Championships,” silver at the “2013 Four Continents Championships,” and fourth at the “2013 World Championships.”

He qualified for and won the 2014 Grand Prix Final after winning gold at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy and two silvers at the 2013 Skate Canada International and 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won Japan’s first Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating. To cap off the year, he won the 2014 World Figure Skating Championship in Saitama, Japan.

In the 2016-17 season, he successfully defended both his Grand Prix Final and World Championship titles, becoming the first skater to land a quadruple loop in the process.

In 2017-18, he battled injuries that kept him off the ice for two months and limited him to three games.

He did, however, successfully defend his Olympic title at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, a feat not accomplished since Dick Button won back-to-back gold medals in 1948 and 1952.

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Social Media

His social media handles are unknown.

Quick Facts of Yuzuru Hanyu

• Hanyu means “tightened bowstring” in Japanese. His father gave him this name because he wished for him to be a hardworking man who lived a simple but honorable life.
• Because he adores Winnie the Pooh, he is frequently showered with plush Pooh bears from the audience.
• He has a height of 5 feet 8 inches.
• His net worth is $5 million.
• At the time, he began studying under Nanami Abe, but due to financial constraints, his home rink in Sendai had to close, preventing him from getting adequate practice.