How did Spain’s Javier Fernandez repeat as World champion?
He only put down the best program of his career to erase the largest lead ever and overtake the greatest skater of all time on Friday night.
Fernandez landed three quadruple jumps over a clean free skate, 13 minutes after training partner, Olympic champion and world-record holder Yuzuru Hanyu finished a shockingly error-filled performance.
Fernandez scored 216.41 points in the free skate, the second-highest since this system was implemented in 2005 behind Hanyu’s record 219.48 at the Grand Prix Final in December. Fernandez’s overall total: 314.