Japanese figure skating icon Hanyu announces retirement
STORY: Japanese figure skating icon Hanyu announces retirement
DATELINE: July 19, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:00
LOCATION: Tokyo
CATEGORY: SPORTS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the press conference
STORYLINE:
Japan's two-time Winter Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu announced his decision to retire from competitive figure skating at a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
"Thank you all for supporting me. Because of your support, figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu can make his achievements. I will no longer compete with other skaters in competitive figure skating, but will continue to work hard as a professional figure skater," Hanyu said.
He said he will continue the pursuit of the quadruple Axel, or "4A" as a professional figure skater in the future.
Hanyu, also a four-time Grand Prix Final winner and six-time national champion, has dealt with a series of injuries since winning back-to-back gold medals at the Sochi and Pyeongchang Olympics.
He withdrew from the world championships in March as he had not recovered from the
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