Injured Hanyu needs 10 days of rest to skate in national c'ships

Japan's Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu revealed Sunday that he needs 10 days of complete rest in order to regain fitness in time for December's national championships.The 22-year-old Hanyu withdrew from this weekend's Grand Prix series event, the NHK Trophy, after falling in practice on Wednesday and injuring the lateral collateral ligament of his right knee."I have been told by the doctor that I need 10 days of complete rest," Hanyu said through the Japan Skating Federation. "Following that, it will take three to four weeks to return to get back to where I was (physically)."With t…READ FULL ARTICLE