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PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 17-- Defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu made history by becoming the first figure skater in 66 years to win back-to-back Olympic men's singles gold, while snowboarder Ester Ledecka shockingly claimed women's super-G title at PyeongChang Olympics on Saturday. Hanyu, 23, won the title with 317.85 points, beating compatriot Shoma Uno and multiple world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain to the second and third on 306.90 and 305.24 respectively. Hanyu's gold was Japan's first in PyeongChang and also the 1,000th gold medal since the Winter Games began in 1924. "I have no words right now. I am overwhelmed. I am just happy with my performance and my hard training and everything," said a teary Hanyu. "This is the best day of my skating life. My tears were from my heart. I can find one word and that is happy," he added. Jin Boyang set China's best result in the event as the fourth finisher. "I was very nervous at first, because in the six minutes warm-up I could not do any element clean and I fell. My legs were shaky. But when I went out to compete, I was not so nervous anymore and I tried my best," Jin said. "It's great to break the Olympic record of my country. I trained so hard over the past four years, to an extent I almost couldn't bear. I cherished every competition, and I need to focus on the details," said Jin. "I'm young and I have a lot of potentials. I will work hard through the next four years to stand on the podium at the next Olympics in Beijing," the 20-year-old added. | 
