The men's singles competition in figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February (short program) and 10 February (free skating), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Haidian District of Beijing.

Nathan Chen, the 2021 World champion, had the highest score in the 2021–22 season prior to the Olympics.

[4] In the short program, Hanyu missed his opening jump, a quadruple Salchow, and placed eighth in the segment.

[5] Hanyu was third in the free skating to move up to fourth overall, surpassing Cha Jun-hwan who finished in fifth.

The top 24 skaters at the end of the short program advanced to the free skating.