MOSCOW, February 10 Two-time Olympic champion in figure skating Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu said , that he could not fulfill his dream at the Beijing Olympics, because he made a mistake in the execution of the Axel in four and a half turns. On Thursday, Hanyu took fourth place in the single skating at the Games in Beijing. In the free skate, the 27-year-old Japanese fell on the landing from a quad axel. «I think I'm pushing the boundaries today. No matter how difficult it was for me, I want to give a little more to those who had their hopes in me. Now I'm doing much better with a quadruple axel. But I could not fulfill my dream — to fulfill it at this Olympics, but I worked very hard for this, «the Games website quotes Hanyu. «It was hard for me on the ice. If I had not done a quadruple axel, I could to perform the best combination. But even such an attempt was my pride. It will make me more perfect. That's why I did it. The pressure gives me more energy to skate,» added the Japanese skater. figure skating never performed successfully. Among those who have previously entered this jump in competitions are Khanyu and former Russian figure skater Artur Dmitriev, who currently competes for the United States.
