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Pyeonchang Gold Medalist Hanyu Greeted by Big Hometown Crowd

Sendai, Japan,　-April 22: A large crowd turned out to cheer Yuzuru　Hanyu, who won a　second consecutive men's figure skating gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, as he paraded through the streets of his hometown of Sendai on Sunday.Hanyu received an honorary award from Miyagi Prefecture for the　second time in a ceremony which preceded the parade on a 1.1-kilometer stretch of the street in downtown Sendai.The 23-year-old was given the prefecture's award in 2014 when some　92,000 people gathered in the northeastern Japan city to celebrate his gold medal in the Sochi Olympics."I'm so happy to be able to come back here with this gold medal and　say 'I'm home' to people in Sendai," Hanyu said.
Sendai, Japan,　-April 22: A large crowd turned out to cheer Yuzuru　Hanyu, who won a　second consecutive men's figure skating gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, as he paraded through the streets of his hometown of Sendai on Sunday.Hanyu received an honorary award from Miyagi Prefecture for the　second time in a ceremony which preceded the parade on a 1.1-kilometer stretch of the street in downtown Sendai.The 23-year-old was given the prefecture's award in 2014 when some　92,000 people gathered in the northeastern Japan city to celebrate his gold medal in the Sochi Olympics."I'm so happy to be able to come back here with this gold medal and　say 'I'm home' to people in Sendai," Hanyu said.
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Kyodo News Video
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April 22, 2018
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