Japanese ice skater Yuzuru Hanyu is famous for record-breaking performances—but none are as awesome as this video of the athlete with a lightsaber!
Japanese ice skater Yuzuru Hanyu is as famous for breaking world records as he is for wooing Japan’s cats, but his next role should be in a Star Wars film, if this edited video is any indication.
Twitter user @nobu_llllllllll decided to try giving Yuzuru a lightsaber in one of his record-breaking performances, and we think you’ll agree that it’s just the best ice skating video we’ve seen this week!
世界最高得点を更新した羽生結弦選手にライトセーバーを持たせてみた#StarWars pic.twitter.com/KMAKP19fOY
— Talema.｜代表 山本弘信 (@talema_fun) December 15, 2015
J.J. Abrams clearly should have approached the young athlete for a guest-starring role in the new Star Wars film—his lightsaber skills are amazing. We’d be perfectly happy to see Yuzuru fighting a Sith lord on ice.
Maybe someone should think about adding a new event to the Olympics: Ice sword skating would definitely draw a huge number of viewers!
Sources: Byokan Sunday, Twitter/@nobu_llllllllll
Featured image: Twitter/@nobu_llllllllll
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