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The two-time Olympic champion is ending his marriage only three months after it was publicised, blaming unauthorised coverage attempts by various outlets.

Fans and people in the hometown of Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu celebrated his marriage on Aug. 5, a day after he broke the news on social media.

Nathan Chen had just shattered the world record for a figure skating short program, even throwing a defiant fist in a rare display of emotion, when he was asked how he'd spend the next 48 hours before his long-awaited Olympic coronation.

Japans hopes of a record medal tally at the Beijing Winter Games rest on the shoulders of its snowboarding high-flyers, while Yuzuru Hanyus stellar recent nationals performance on return from injury also puts Olympic history within his grasp.

Japan's back-to-back men's singles figure skating Winter Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu has been forced to pull out of the NHK Trophy with ligament damage to his right ankle just three months before Beijing 2022.