Shoma Uno (JPN) won silver at the Gangneung Ice Arena, while Javier Fernandez (ESP) took bronze. Hanyu, an Olympic Solidarity scholar from Sochi 2014, landed two quads during his short programme on 16 February, which was the second-highest short programme score ever recorded at 111.68. (Hanyu also holds the record.) Hanyu, a huge celebrity in Japan, then landed a stylish quad-triple combination du