Challenge

Yuzuru Hanyu has made it his mission to become the first skater to land the quadruple Axel - regarded as the most difficult of the six figure-skating jumps.

He challenged himself to complete the quad axel in a bid to claim a third straight singles crown at the Beijing Winter Olympics. But it wasn't to be.

The 27-year-old under-rotated and stumbled upon landing. He fell again attempting a quadruple salchow before performing the remainder of his routine cleanly.

Hanyu took a bow to loud applause and touching the ice before stepping off the rink at the Capital Indoor Stadium.

Despite missing out on the podium, Yuzuru Hanyu deserves the utmost respect for his Beijing 2022 campaign.