Yuzuru Hanyu who finished 3rd in the world championship.

What I said at the press conference after the competition was a strong desire to learn the quadruple accelerator and quadruple and half jump, which no one has succeeded in the game yet.

After the men's singles competition, at a press conference for medalists, Hanyu was asked by the press, "What do you want to do after returning?" I want to practice and become a person who decides four and a half revolutions in the official game faster than anyone else. "



After winning the Pyeongchang Olympics in a row, Hanyu began to work on the quadruple accelerator, which no one has succeeded in the game yet.



This season, I missed the Grand Prix series due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and I couldn't practice in Canada, where I was based, and my coach couldn't come to Japan, so I continued to practice alone.



At that time, the anxiety that came from the pressure made me feel depressed, saying, "I'm tired, let's stop."



After overcoming such a difficult time and winning the overwhelming results at the All Japan Championship in December, Hanyu said his thoughts on the quadruple accelerator.



"I just want to play four and a half turns," he said about the four-turn accelerator. "It's a very steep wall, a wall high enough to think that there are no handrails, but I definitely don't want to leave it as an illusion. I want to grab it with my own hands and look beyond the wall that has no wall, and that's the only reason I can skate in this world. "



And the world championship that we welcomed.



After the short program was over, Hanyu said, "I really wanted to put four and a half revolutions into this game. I was sticky to the last minute, but I was a little disappointed because I couldn't put it in the end." It was revealed that until just before, we were considering incorporating a quadruple accelerator into the composition of the performance.



Although it is a quadruple accelerator that was not adopted in the world championship, at a press conference after the free time, "I do not know what will happen to the next game, but if I have time, I will practice quadruple and a half early and land on ice first, and the degree of completion I want to give it to you. "



During the unusual season, I faced myself and looked back at myself, and the feelings I got for the quadruple accelerator.



Hanyu's challenge continues.