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Men's figure skates now boast an unprecedented popularity. Japanese fans fill the seats at domestic as well as overseas arenas, and television stations broadcast at golden times. At the Pyeongchang Olympics, where Hanyu's consecutive wins take place, its rise will be at its highest. However, I can not imagine from the current situation, but a long time ago was treated as a minor sport. In the hall, the rehearsal birds scream, and the TV broadcast is mainly "girls". There was almost no media coverage. This present prosperity is not built overnight. The players and leaders who continued to challenge the “wall of the world” boldly after repeated trials and errors, there are spirits and hardships of their predecessors. "The history of the challenge" was there. He won a bronze medal at the World Championships held in Tokyo in 1977, and opened the door to the world, Kei Sano, who specializes in four-revolution jumps, and has reached a step closer to the podium in 4th in the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002 Takeshi Honda. He attracted spectators with outstanding expression and won a bronze medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics? Then, at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, he became an Olympic gold medalist for Japanese men's figure skating cravings, and Yuu Hanyu made me aware of the charm of the tea ceremony. Following the Hanyu, he went up to the second place in the world, Pyeongchang, Uno Masama who can expect to the next Beijing Olympics. Nonfiction writer Naoko Utsunomiya conducts interviews with players and leaders who have created the era. There were a lot of unseen facts, feelings of the time, and hidden dramas. The Pyeongchang Olympic Figure Skating Men's Single will be held on February 16th and 17th. By following this "History of Challenges", you should be able to notice the depth of figure skating and the new attraction of players. Watching TV will be more feverish. Chapter 1: The Era of Sano Chapter 2: The Era of Takeshi Honda Chapter 3: The Era of Bridge Daigo Chapter 4: The Period of Hanyu Strings Chapter 5: Masao Uno begins