Yuzuru Hanyu, in the words of his Canadian coach Brian Orser, sweated "blood and tears" at his Toronto training base in order to be fit enough to challenge for a second consecutive men's figure skating title at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.The steely mental resilience Hanyu has demonstrated in his battle with injury has played an equally important role in putting the Japanese star within touching distance of repeat gold, according to Orser."A couple of weeks ago when things started to come together for him I knew he would have a good skate," Orser said.Indeed, Hanyu looked like he had never…READ FULL ARTICLE
