It actually looked like he had secured the world title after an unimaginably good short program

He ultimately ended up second beaten by his training mate and friend, Javier Fernandez

Here he is, the Sochi Olympic Champion, Yuzuru Hanyu

It doesn't matter where he places though. To watch him skate, dear viewers, is an event of worldwide importance

Well, we are not in Japan, dear viewers

We are in Boston, USA.

And yet everybody literally is going wild here

He is capable of this. He is like the Pied Piper, the ratcatcher, this Yuzuru Hanyu

He catches people, he can cast a spell over the audience

Wonderful also at the Gala

Sometimes it looked like suffering, which was very effective

He first appeared at the World Championships winning a bronze medal in 2012

Then the 4th place and the Oympic Gold and the world title

at the Worlds that took place in Saitama in his home country. that was unforgettable

as he was already exhausted after Sochi but still had to skate

He literally dragged himself to the title there

And now the second second place