Without a rink to practice on due to the coronavirus pandemic, two-time defending Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu showed off partial renditions of his past programs in videos released on Twitter Wednesday by the Japan Skating Federation.
"This is the journey I've taken with my program since March 11, 2011 until now," Hanyu said in his introduction to the videos.
フィギュアスケート羽生結弦選手のメッセージをお届けいたします。3つのパートを続けてご覧ください。#SkateForward明るい未来へ #フィギュアスケート #羽生結弦 #YuzuruHANYU pic.twitter.com/dLTCHA07Z5
— 公益財団法人日本スケート連盟 (@skatingjapan) May 6, 2020
During three videos which last about five minutes in total, Hanyu performs parts of the program he skated since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan, including his hometown of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture.
The two-time world champion also demonstrated some of his "Seimei" program he used at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games to clinch gold for the second straight Olympics.
Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the Japan Skating Federation has been sharing videos with the message "Skate Forward" featuring the country's leading figure and speed skaters.
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