Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) - Neither man was perfect, but Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu edged three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada for gold in men's figure skating at the Sochi Olympics.

Instead, thanks to the mistakes of Patrick Chan and others, Hanyu became Japan's first gold medalist in Olympic men's figure skating. "Negative feelings were brewing inside of me," Hanyu said.

SOCHI, Russia — Ever since Evan Lysacek won a controversial Olympic gold ... Chan, only to see Chan hand it back with a shaky performance of his own. If this represented progress in men ...

Ivan Sekretarev Yuzuru Hanyu and Patrick Chan both had multiple stumbles in their final battle for the Olympic gold medal, but in the end, it was Hanyu that won out over the three-time world champion ...