Figure skating: Sendai salutes hometown hero Yuzuru Hanyu

Yuzuru Hanyu, the first back-to-back men's Olympic figure skating champion in 66 years, received a hero's welcome in his hometown of Sendai on Sunday.The 23-year-old sealed the double at February's Pyeongchang Olympics, when he overcame an injury to ligaments in his right ankle he suffered after falling during practice for November's NHK Trophy.Hanyu's recovery from injury was slower than expected, leading to speculation over whether he would be fit to defend his title."It's so good to be back in Sendai after having won at consecutive Olympics," Hanyu said at the start of the parade."I'd li…READ FULL ARTICLE