Jack Gallagher invented words on his own. Yuzuru never said he would definitely go for the third Olympics. He might go but he never stated it clearly.Article by Jack Gallagher (Jan. 3, 2021):
Figure Skater Yuzuru Hanyu Sets the Path for His Third Olympic Gold | JAPAN Forward
In 2021, Hanyu will continue his buildup to the 2022 Beijing Olympics where he will again seek to make history.japan-forward.com
Call me an optimistic person, I think if Yuzuru decided to go, he would have a chance to win. But he never stated he would definitely go. People should stop putting words into his mouth. He even said he could not think of Olympic Bejing when Olympic Tokyo has yet to happen.Call me a negative nelly, but if he did go, it would probably be only a symbolic appearance! Yuz was lucky to have won twice when his 2 top competitors flamed out; Patrick Chan in his LP in Sochi, then Nathan Chen in his SP (from #ell) in PyeongChang! Yuzuru would be sporting Silver instead of GOLD if you want to be honest! By 2022, he'll need to pull out more than luck!
You could say Hanyu was lucky, or you could say that Hanyu, in addition to being incredibly talented, is a competitor with nerves of steel. He delivered twice under the highest pressure when his competitors could not - the mark of an exceptional champion.
Right, that as luck, busting his ankle 3 months before the Olympics?Call me a negative nelly, but if he did go, it would probably be only a symbolic appearance! Yuz was lucky to have won twice when his 2 top competitors flamed out; Patrick Chan in his LP in Sochi, then Nathan Chen in his SP (from #ell) in PyeongChang! Yuzuru would be sporting Silver instead of GOLD if you want to be honest! By 2022, he'll need to pull out more than luck!
From https://twitter.com/fsnanchara/status/1360630192406810629?s=20
I can only hope everyone will stay safe and that Yuzuru, as well as other skaters who are affected by this earthquake, will find the location to practice. Worlds is so near, practice rink is very important.He handled the pressure twice, while his opponents could not. That is not luck. In any case there is some luck involved in most cases. Are you implying that Hanyu “pulled out his luck”- Twice? Won’t it be nice to have such control over one’s luck?!Call me a negative nelly, but if he did go, it would probably be only a symbolic appearance! Yuz was lucky to have won twice when his 2 top competitors flamed out; Patrick Chan in his LP in Sochi, then Nathan Chen in his SP (from #ell) in PyeongChang! Yuzuru would be sporting Silver instead of GOLD if you want to be honest! By 2022, he'll need to pull out more than luck!
Agreed, it's more than luck. Katarina Witt comes to mind too, would you call that luck or talent? She was able to withstand the intense pressure.
From https://twitter.com/ShuPa93156524/status/1362259295434248194?s=20
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I secretly hope it's the silver medalist that wins gold at the Olympics. His skate was mindblowing.
Let us see if he is consistent next year. His SP was impressive. More important, who has enough quads to beat Chen? Nobody, right now.
and also quite unsurprising...
I would love to see a quad Axel, but I want to see a healthy Yuzuru much more than that!! I would have been very satisfied with another beautiful clean LP at Worlds, like JPN Natls. Would have been interesting to see how that matched up against Nathan's magnificent LP.That's just it. Skaters don't really owe anyone anything to begin with (first and foremost a select group of his fan club), but with Yuzuru, he has made his goal very clear and that's all about the 4A. Those quotes show how badly he wants it, how he wasn't really concerned with the result at Worlds, how he's not really focusing on other jumps, etc; he has one quest. I'm sure he would 'like' to win another Olympics, but obviously the motivation is elsewhere first.
Unfortunately the YT video is blocked in USA but can be watched (for now) starting at the 2 hour 2 minute mark of this German replay: https://www.sportschau.de/winterspo...aulaufen-der-sieger-in-voller-laenge-100.html
This article ("I can't say I'm going back to Canada") seems to indicate he would like to return to Toronto but isn't sure yet:
I mean that in a good way mostly (although I do worry about him spending hours on quad Axels). 
He really wants the 4A. That's what motivates him. I would love to see him win a third OGM but that seems like an impossibility now. If he lands the 4A in a competition will he be satisfied?In this translated interview bit, Hanyu says: "I'd like to perfect these programs more." He explains that he specifically wants to do 4A in the Heaven & Earth program.
So, based on this, I don't know what the likelihood is of him getting new programs for next season.
At times he sounds like a bit of a mad scientist when talking about his skating.
The only thing he could really do under the current plan is switch out a 3Lo for either a F or Lz. But he has a 4Lo, 4S, two 4T (can only repeat one quad, he chooses T), two 3A so his repeated jumps are maxed out there, and then he's free to do whichever remaining triple as the last spot. Since he does a Euler combination with a 3S and could do an additional combination with a 3T (didn't do it in Japan), his remaining options are: 3Lo, 3F, 3Lz. He always used to throw a Lutz at the very end and it sometimes went very wrong, so maybe he's just most comfortable with Lo. Not that big of a point difference and probably a better assurance rate.
Televised clip of one of his 4A attempts in the gala practice on Saturday: https://twitter.com/fujitubo5963/status/1383361676779474951
THANK YOU to Taiwan's ELTA Sports for uploading Yuzuru's EX performances from WTT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxEfoTvkCIk
He said that toepick jumps don’t fit this program well. He’s been jumping lutz and flip in practice.
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https://twitter.com/tegomass/status/1413736034907602947?s=20
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