Figure skating: Defending Olympic champ Hanyu books ticket to Pyeongchang

Sochi Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu is among a trio of Japanese male figure skaters who qualified for the Pyeongchang Olympics along with Shoma Uno and Keiji Tanaka, Japan Skating Federation said Sunday.Four-time national champion Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto will represent Japan in the women's competition at the Feb. 9-25 Winter Games in South Korea.The JSF made the announcement after Uno defended his men's title by a wide margin over Tanaka on the final day of the four-day national championships at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza.Hanyu was granted one of the three berths in the me…READ FULL ARTICLE