Fernandez improving, but still not in Hanyu’s class

World champion Javier Fernandez made history last week when he won his fourth consecutive European title in Bratislava. In accomplishing the feat the Spaniard became the first skater since Czechoslovakia’s Ondrej Nepela in 1972 to capture the Euro crown four straight times. The late Nepela, who was the gold medalist at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics […]

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