Yuzuru Hanyu wins silver medal at World Figure Skating Championships
Mon, Mar 30, 2015-
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Olympic figure skater and Waseda University student Yuzuru Hanyu placed second overall at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, where he scored a season’s best in the short program and entered as first place in the free skate competition. He scored 95.20 in the short program and 175.88 in the free skate competition, for a total score of 271.08.
This is Hanyu’s third medal in the World Figure Skating Championships, having won a bronze medal in 2012 and a gold medal in 2014.
Hanyu studies Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences as part of Waseda University’s e-school.
Yuzuru Hanyu with President Kamata after winning the gold medal at the 2014 Olympics
Yuzuru Hanyu holding an issue of Waseda’s sports newspaper with his face on the front page
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