[Sports Road News]Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time Winter Olympic gold medalist and Japan’s “Prince of Figure Skating”, issued a “retirement” declaration at a press conference in Tokyo today (19th), announcing that he would withdraw from the figure skating arena and will become a Professional players will focus on commercial activities such as ice performances in the future, continue their skating career in another capacity, and will continue to challenge difficult 4A moves.
The 27-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu ranked 4th at the Beijing Winter Olympics this year, missing the three-game winning streak in reality, and his whereregardings have remained unknown until today, when he finally announced his retirement from the competitive stage. The Japanese national treasure player said at a press conference: “There will be no future. I plan to continue to be a player in the arena. I have obtained everything that I should have in the arena, and I have won everything that I should strive for, so I have nothing more to ask for. Usually, I think regarding retiring, although I don’t like “retirement.” ‘, but following I won two Olympic gold medals, I felt that figure skating might be promoted from other Tumi. In the future, as a professional athlete, as Yuzuru Hanyu, I will continue to work hard.”
The “professional” of figure skating does not refer to the technical level, but the competitive status. Skaters participating in international skating events are called “amateur” athletes, and the “professional” status refers to the status of transferring to special performances or receiving a fixed salary. . In the Japanese figure skating world, “turning into a professional player” is essentially equivalent to retiring. Hanyu’s next step may be to form an ice performance team with himself as the leader.
Although he fell accidentally following challenging for 4.5 weeks at the Beijing Winter Olympics, he was still certified by the International Federation. Yuzuru Hanyu also said: “In the future, in the professional arena, I will still try my best to challenge 4A moves.” He emphasized that as a competitive athlete It is not much different from a professional figure skater. The future is to continue to challenge myself as the goal.
Yuzuru Hanyu has written a number of records in his career, including becoming the first and only person in history to win the Winter Olympics, World Championships, Grand Prix Finals, Four Continents Championships, World Youth Championships and Junior Grand Prix Finals. The all-in-one men’s figure skating king.
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