WATCH: Yuzuru Hanyu Falls Short in Historic Quadruple Axel

Watch Yuzuru Hanyu nearly complete the first-ever quadruple axel in Olympic competition during his free skate on Thursday

Feb 10, 2022; Beijing, China; Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) competes in the mens singles free program during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at Capital Indoor Stadium. Mandatory
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Yuzuru Hanyu nearly made history with an attempt at the quadruple axel on Thursday.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist from Japan was slightly under-rotated in his jump, landing him a fourth-place finish with 283.21 points in the free skate.

After the competition, Hanyu was icing his back and said he injured himself during practice on Wednesday.

"I had a few mistakes but I showed the people my story, I think the mistakes make up a part of my program, but Iโ€™m happy with it!" he said.

This was the closest Hanyu had come to successfully completing the quadruple axel, which he first displayed at the Japanese nationals in December.

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