2022 Beijing Olympics - Figure Skating - Training - Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China - February 7, 2022. Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan during training REUTERS/Toby Melville
BEIJING (Reuters) -The Russians may have won figure skating's first gold medal at the Beijing Games but the most anticipated event on Monday was at the nearby training rink where Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, at long last, made his first appearance for a practice session.
Touching down a day earlier in the Chinese capital after leaving fans guessing over his whereabouts, the twice Olympic champion drew a mob of press and photographers, many not allowed in due to capacity restrictions in the COVID-19 distanced Games.
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