Figure skating: Yuzuru Hanyu no-show at opening practice at worlds

Double Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu skipped his opening practice Monday at the World Figure Skating Championships, with compatriots Shoma Uno and Keiji Tanaka also no-shows at the morning session.The Pyeongchang and Sochi Olympic Games men's gold medalist was scheduled for an 8:05 a.m. skate at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo but did not appear at the venue.Doubts remain about the fitness of the 24-year-old, who missed the Grand Prix Final and Japanese National Championships last year after re-injuring his ankle while practicing for the Rostelecom Cup in November.Problems with the same righ…READ FULL ARTICLE