Yuzuru Hanyu made Olympic figure skating history with a strong 鈥� and expected 鈥� performance in the men鈥檚 free skate.
In Gangneung, Hanyu became the first man to repeat as Olympic champion since Dick Button in 1952 after also winning in Sochi in 2014. He also won the 1,000th gold medal in Winter Games history.
鈥淭his is the best day of my skating life,鈥� Hanyu said. 鈥淢y tears were from my heart. I can find one word and that is 鈥榟appy.鈥� 鈥�
He held off Japanese teammate Shoma Uno and Spain鈥檚 Javier Fernandez for the victory.
A gracious Hanyu told Fernandez that he wished they both could have won.
鈥淚 told him, 鈥淵es, Yuzu, but only one can be champion. Only one can have the gold medal,鈥� 鈥� Fernandez said.