Hanyu will defend Olympic title in Pyeongchang: Plushenko

Four-time Olympic medalist Evgeni Plushenko said that Japan's Sochi Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will defend his men's figure skating title at February's Pyeongchang Games, NBC Sports has reported. "He (Hanyu) needs three quadruples. Maybe two (salchows) and one toe loop. And that's it," Russia's three-time world champ, who has announced his retirement in March, said in an interview released on Tuesday.The 34-year-old Russian also said that if Hanyu skates a clean program, he will not need to execute the five or six quadruple jumps his rivals, American Nathan Chen and world silver medalis…READ FULL ARTICLE