Former Olympic champion Shimizu at retirement ceremony

OBIHIRO, Japan - Nagano Olympic 500-meter gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu poses for photographs with a Japanese national flag during his retirement ceremony on March 6, 2010 in Obihiro, Hokkaido. He said the previous day he has truly enjoyed his life in competitive speed skating after drawing the curtain on a record-breaking career.

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