Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu has said that he is "proud" to have won the men's free skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on Friday.
The 19-year-old became the second-youngest man ever to win the competition after Dick Button of the USA at the 1948 St Moritz Games in Switzerland.
"Oh my God! I'm so surprised. I can't find words," the Japan Times quotes the teenager as saying. "It was such a difficult program for me and I felt rough, physically. I'm just shocked.
"I was trying not to think about winning a gold medal, but I couldn't deflect the pressure, which was massive.
"I'm so proud of this feat as a Japanese. The Olympics is so wild and unpredictable. I've never been this nervous for a competition in my entire life."
Patrick Chan of Canada won the silver medal, while Denis Ten of Kazakhstan clinched bronze.
