Few athletes inspire devotion quite like figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, whose fans follow his every move, spend fortunes watching him compete and even carve sculptures of the Japanese star. One is art teacher Yumi Matsuo who crafts Hanyu likenesses and says the skater is "a very strong person, which makes him attractive."

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