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Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, right, and Patrick Chan of Canada smile following the flower ceremony after the men's free skate figure skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Hanyu placed first and Chan second. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

SOCHI SCENE: Canada’s lament

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Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, centre, Patrick Chan of Canada, left, and Denis Ten of Kazakhstan pose for photographs on the podium during the flower ceremony for the men's free skate figure skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Hanyu placed first, Chan second and Ten third. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Yuzuru Hanyu takes figure skating gold; Patrick Chan 2nd

By Barry Wilner - Associated Press

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan competes in the men's free skate figure skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Hanyu wins men’s Olympic gold, Chan 2nd, Ten 3rd

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, left, reacts alongside his coach Brian Orser as he sits in the results area after the men's free skate figure skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Japanese teen Hanyu wins Olympic gold, wants more

By RACHEL COHEN - Associated Press

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan competes in the men's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Skaters try to take positives from team to singles

By RACHEL COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 file photo, winner Yuzuru Hanyu, center, of Japan, second-placed Patrick Chan, right, of Canada and third-placed Nobunari Oda of Japan pose for photographers after the awarding ceremony of men's event of the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating in Fukuoka, western Japan. Hanyu's decision to shift his training base to Canada was just what the Japanese teenager needed to become a contender for the gold medal in men's figure skating at the Sochi Olympics. Moving to Toronto to train under renowned coach Brian Orser has already paid off for the 19-year-old Hanyu, who beat three-time world champion Chan at the International Skating Union's Grand Prix final in December. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Hanyu set to challenge Chan for gold at Sochi

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press