Nobunari Oda and Shuzo Matsuoka at the medal ceremony, February 17th
M: Wow, that was incredible. And now, we’ll get to hear their stories in the studio. What’s up with you?
N: I’m okay.
M: What’s wrong?
N: Hanyu was saying that this moment is the happiest moment of his life, but this is the happiest moment of my life too.
M: Regarding that, well, this applies to the commentator, Honda, as well as Takahashi, and you, Oda, but the reason why Hanyu and Uno are where they are with the medals they have today is because they were lead by you all. They didn’t get here on their own. I think this 1-2 finish is the creation by Japanese figure skating. And Oda, you are part of that.
N: I don’t know anything. I don’t know anything… all I know is how hard they worked to get here…
PyeongChang 2018 Men’s Singles Figure Skating Medal Ceremony
Featuring a happy and charming Javi, a confused Shoma drowning in his big coat, and a smiley ecstatic Yuzu. The last picture was Yuzu’s expression while the Japanese anthem was played.
Shoma Uno (JPN) performs his free skate to Turandot at the 2018 Winter Olympics, earning 202.73 points in the free skate and 306.90 points total to win the silver medal at his first Olympic Games.
the man has made history yet again by winning the thousandth winter olympic gold medal – it’s the first time a skater has won the gold consecutively (2014, 2018) in 66 years, following dick button in 1948 and 1952.
this is also yuzuru’s first competition in 4 months following an injury that left him unable to skate until only a month ago.
yuzuru has also confirmed at the press conference that he is still recovering from his injury, yet he still went out and did what he did.
yuzuru hanyu has just, without a doubt, solidified his status as the greatest figure skater of all-time.