World News Headlines February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling 0 Yuzuru Hanyu didn’t land the first ever quadruple axel at the Olympics, but Twitter still loves him 0 0000 0 0 more Yuzuru Hanyu didn’t land the first ever quadruple axel at the Olympics, but Twitter still loves him February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found February 10, 2022 Under One Ceiling Yuzuru Hanyu didn’t land the first ever quadruple axel at the Olympics, but Twitter still loves him Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu just tried to make history at the Beijing Winter Olympics, attempting to become the first skater to ever land a quadruple axel in competition. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t his day. The two-time and currently reigning Olympic ice skating champion, Hanyu had previously shared his plans to attempt a quad axel in the lead up to the Beijing Games. The quad axel is practically the Holy Grail of ice skating, being the only quad jump that had never been successfully executed in competition. As such, the ice skating community and fandom were abuzz with excitement for Hanyu’s already highly anticipated free skate performance. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Widely regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time, Hanyu basically set a record for breaking world records, with 19 broken as of 2021. He was also the first skater to ever successfully land a quadruple loop in competition, executing the jump at the CS Autumn Classic in 2016. Sadly, the quad axel still remains out of reach. Skating to “Ten to Chi to (Heaven and Earth)” by Isao Tomita, Hanyu failed to execute the extremely difficult jump during the Men’s singles Free Skating final, instead being half a rotation off and taking a fall. But in a wholesome turn of events, Twitter was immediately flooded with messages of support and sympathy. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Hanyu’s entire Olympic run unfortunately got off to a shaky start after the skater faltered during his short program on Tuesday. With an unexpected error on his first jump turning his quadruple salchow into a single, the 27-year-old ended the day in 8th position, making his chances of taking gold today slim. Even so, Hanyu knew from the start that he likely wouldn’t win a third Olympic gold. The popular skater had a difficult season in 2021, forced to withdraw from multiple competitions due to a ligament injury in his right ankle, and originally hadn’t planned on competing at Beijing. As such, retaining his Olympic title was never his primary goal. “Of course, I’m shooting for first place,” Hanyu said after qualifying for the Olympics last December. “But I know full well that right now, I don’t have enough to win it. Sure, I could drop the axel and look at other ways of trying to win gold but the biggest reason I’m going to Beijing is because I want to complete the quadruple axel.” He didn’t quite make the jump and likely won’t take home a medal, but Hanyu still has a secure place in ice skating fans’ hearts. Related Related posts: African nations deploy envoys to Eswatini to help stem unrest MANG? MAANA? Now that Facebook is Meta, what comes after FANG? Supercharge your resume and smash your career goals for 2022 India’s richest man is pouring more than $80 billion into green energy tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Ukraine tensions: Russia begins military drills with Belarus next CyberGhost VPN is giving subscribers an extra 3 months of protection for free
