Japan's gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the figure skating Men's singles event at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. Pic/AFP

Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu became the first figure skater in 66 years to win back-to-back Winter Olympic gold medals in the men's singles event as he won Japan's first gold medal at PyeongChang Games on Saturday. Hanyu won the title with 317.85 points, beating compatriot Shoma Uno and multiple world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain to the second and third on 306.90 and 305.24 respectively. Chinese Jin Boyang was fourth with 297.77 points in total, reports Xinhua news agency.