Feb 16, 2018; Pyeongchang, South Korea; Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) celebrates winning gold in the men's figure skating free skate program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Gangneung Ice Arena. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe congratulated figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu and speed skater Nao Kodaira on Monday for winning the country's first two golds at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
"This weekend was indeed an exciting and emotional one," Abe told reporters in Tokyo, the host city for the next Summer Games in 2020. "I hope to continue this excitement through to the Tokyo."
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