Dear tumblr, I'd like you to meet Yuzuru Hanyu (again)
You first met him in 2014 when he was a 19-year-old cutie pie
Now he's a 27-year-old man and he's still gorgeous
And his skating has also improved since he won his second straight Olympic gold in 2018!
For example, here's his Short Program for this season, where he does only SIX crossovers (a basic skating move for traveling) and spends the rest of the time doing complex turns to make his way across the ice:
And his Free Program is an absolute god-tier masterpiece:
(He just hasn't stopped growing!! Just when you think he can't get better, he gets even more amazing)
Since you last saw him in 2018, he's been in hot chocolate commercials,
a commercial for a pharmaceutical company,
commercials for the skincare line Sekkisei (including this special promotional video for their more sustainable "Save the Blue" line),
and commercials for his main sponsor, All Nippon Airways
He's also planning to attempt the NEVER-BEFORE LANDED QUADRUPLE AXEL at these Games!!
You can see his first attempt at doing it in competition in his Free Program at the 2021 Japanese National Championships (attached above).
He's also done some other fun programs since the 2018 Olympics, like:
Besides skating, he's also continued to be an advocate for disaster relief and awareness. He has participated in the annual 24HR TV charity program for multiple years, and he has also helped organize a traveling exhibition centered around his and others' experiences during the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
(visit the website here!)
He's also still best friends with Winnie the Pooh, and even has a special "Yuzu Pooh" tissue box from the Japanese Disney Store (this Pooh has curly fur and is holding a plush yuzu/citron fruit!!!)
For the latest interview translations and information, you can follow @AxelWithWings on Twitter - a trusted and dedicated group of fans who work hard to help all fans understand Yuzu even better~
There's also this interview he did with CBC a couple years ago. It's one of my favorite interviews and honestly one of the best introductions to who Yuzu is as a skater and a person:
He's still the kind and amazing guy you all met for the first time in Sochi, so we hope you enjoy watching him again!!
(PS - he also likes BTS, so Army, he's your guy ;) )