Hanyu is feted by more than 90,000 people at a celebratory parade in April, 2014. Struggles and setbacks No sooner had Hanyu achieved Olympic glory than he was beset by a series of injuries.

Yuzuru Hanyu took to the ice for part one of his Olympic title defense: the short program. His first jump was supposed to be a quadruple salchow, but instead it just... wasn't. Hanyu popped the jump ...