Daisuke Takahashi is the fourth Asian man to win an Olympic medal in figure skating . He is also the first Japanese male to win a world championship title in the discipline . `` The best part about figure skating is how I can have the entire audience 's attention to myself , '' the former world champion told CNN 's Human to Hero series . Takahashi overcame a serious knee injury that sidelined him for a whole season . The 27-year-old is hoping to win gold at the 18 Winter Olympics in Utako Nagamitsu .
Daisuke Takahashi is the fourth Asian man to win an Olympic medal in figure skating . He is also the first Japanese male to win a world championship title in the discipline . Takahashi overcame a serious knee injury that sidelined him for a whole season . The 27-year-old is hoping to win gold at the 18 Winter Olympics in Utako Nagamitsu .