Olympics: Hanyu to miss figure skating team event

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu will not participate in the figure skating team event starting Feb. 9 at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, sources close to the matter revealed Saturday.The Sochi Olympic gold medalist, who recently resumed practicing on ice after suffering an ankle injury last November, is still aiming to skate in the individual event scheduled to begin on Feb. 16.(Japanese Olympic Committee)He is looking for his second consecutive title to become the first skater in 66 years to win back-to-back since American Dick Button in 1948 and 1952.Hanyu suffered ligament damage in his right ankl…READ FULL ARTICLE