(Reuters) - Olympic men's figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu could be out of action for three weeks after suffering cuts and bruises in a frightening on-ice collision at the Cup of China, the Japan Skating Federation said on Monday.
Hanyu, who became the first Asian man to win figure skating gold at the Sochi Games in February, was left with blood streaming from his chin after slamming into China's Yan Han during free skate warm-ups in Shanghai on Saturday.
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