BuzzFeed - After a record-setting short program yesterday, Hanyu held on to the top spot as both he and Chan turned in shaky performances in the free skate. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Yesterday, Yuzuru Hanzu turned in the highest-scoring short program of all time (above is his reaction to hearing his score). His performance in today's free skate wasn't as flawless â he fell twice â leaving an opening for Canada's Patrick Chan, who skated after Hanzu. But Chan stumbled several times in his own routine and finished with the silver. vine.co In the end, Hanzu's four-point lead from Thursday was enough to hold on for the win after a disappointing performance from Chan. It's Japan's first-ever gold medal in men's figure skating; Shizuka Arakawa won the country's first women's gold in the sport in 2006. Kazakhstan's Denis Ten took bronze. David Gray / Reuters View Entire List âº
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