<P> The men's single figure skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 16 and 17 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea . The short program was held on 16 February and the free skating was held on 17 February . </P> <P> This medal event was the 1000th medal event in the history of the Winter Olympic Games . </P> <P> With his victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu became the first male figure skater to win two consecutive gold medals after Dick Button, who did so in 1952 . Fellow countryman Shoma Uno won the silver medal, and Spain's Javier Fernández won the bronze medal . Fernández won Spain's first figure skating medal and fourth medal at the Winter Olympics . </P> <P> After the short program, Hanyu, Fernández, Uno, and Jin Boyang were first, second, third, and fourth respectively . Nathan Chen, originally one of the favorites for the podium, skated an uncharacteristically poor short program that placed him at 17th, but fought back to win the free skating with a score of 215.08--8.91 points above the second place free skating by Hanyu . He ended up fifth overall . In the free program, Jin Boyang overtook Chen by less than a point overall, and placed fourth . </P>

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