Figure skating featured farewells, new stars, North Koreans - and Hanyu

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men Single free skating competition final - Gangneung, South Korea - February 17, 2018 - Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan competes. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Ice dance legends announced their retirement, a five-time Olympian pairs skater finally gained gold, and two North Koreans won hearts if not medals in an Olympics packed with more drama than usual even for figure skating.

And then, there was Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu.