The quadruple accelerator challenged by Yuzuru Hanyu is a fight against "fear"! What is the difficulty of deciding the "unprecedented" technique that even European champions fear?

Hanyu overcomes his fear in the official practice before the All Japan Championships. Photo: Rinpei Tsukamoto (THE DIGEST Photo Club)

A tall wall stands in the way of figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu. The words of Marc Kondrachuk, the champion of the European Championship, show how difficult it is to challenge the quadruple axel, which is the first feat in history. The All Japan Championship held at the end of December last year. Japan's ace tried to engrave his name in the history of the figure skating world at this tournament, which was about to win two consecutive victories. The 27-year-old carefully jumped up at the beginning of "Heaven and Earth", but unfortunately he landed on both feet and failed. Even so, he showed his determination as the consecutive Olympic champion and won the sixth consecutive victory for the second year in a row.　Among all 6 types of jumps, Axel is the only one that takes off forward and makes half a turn. Quadruple Axel In other words, it means a quadruple and a half jump. "I've tried the quintuple salchow, but the quadruple axel ... it's really scary," said Kondrachuk, who recently won the European Championships, according to Russian media "Sports.ru". "Honestly, it's strange that people don't understand why it's scary. Of course, it's scary to learn new tricks. Actually stepping into an unknown world comes with the risk of falling and injury. It spins.” 　The European champion, who exposed his fear, continued like this. “When you challenge something unknown that has a high probability of failure, you need to overcome it first in your own head and then do it.It is really scary to do something that no one else has done because I don’t know if it is really possible. "Things" 　The Beijing Olympics, where the third consecutive victory is at stake. Will Hanyu try this big move again? Officials and fans around the world are watching with hot eyes. Composition THE DIGEST Editorial Department