A tribute to Mao Asada
- Published: April 14, 2017
Highly-decorated Mao Asada of Japan announced her retirement from competitive figure skating on April 10, 2017. We thank her for the wonderful programs she has given us over the years and wish her luck in all of her future endeavors!
Did You Know?
Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu is the first skater in history to successfully land a quadruple loop in competition (2016 Autumn Classic). He is also the first skater to successfully land:
– a quadruple toe-triple Axel sequence in competition (2018 GP Helsinki)
– three quadruple jumps in the second half of a free skating program (2017 World Team Trophy)
More on Yuzuru Hanyu / Discuss the quad loop and quad toe in the GS Forum.
