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Gymnastics exhibition

Former Olympic gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (2nd from L) and Kenzo Shirai (3rd from L) perform in a gymnastics exhibition event in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Japan's Shirai at gymnastics world championships

NANNING, China - Shirai Kenzo of Japan performs in the men's floor exercise final at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 11, 2014. He earned a score of 15.733 to finish second behind Russia's Denis Abliazin who scored 15.750.

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Floor exercise medalists at gymnastics world championships

NANNING, China - (From L) Japanese silver medalist Kenzo Shirai, Russian gold medalist Denis Abliazin and Brazilian bronze medalist Diego Hypolito pose for photos after the awards ceremony for the men's floor exercise medalists at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 11, 2014. Abliazin earned 15.750, followed by Shirai with 15.733 and Hypolito with 15.700.

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Shirai misses out on 2nd consecutive floor gold

NANNING, China - Kenzo Shirai (L) of Japan and Denis Abliazin (R) of Russia shown after being awarded the silver and gold medal, respectively, in the men's floor exercise at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Kenzo Shirai of Japan performs the floor exercise in the men's team final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, southern China, on Oct. 7, 2014. The Japanese team finished in second place.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Composite photo shows Kenzo Shirai performing a Yurchenko triple twist layout during the vault final of the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. The element is named the Shirai-Kim element after the 17-year-old Japanese athlete as well as South Korean Kim Hee Hoon.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai holds the Japanese flag after winning the gold medal in the men's floor exercise at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Successive composite photo (from L to R) shows Japan's Kenzo Shirai performing a backward somersault with quadruple twists, an element that has been named the Shirai element after the 17-year-old athlete, during the floor exercise final of the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. Shirai won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs in the men's floor exercise final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 17-year-old high school student won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai (L) bites the gold medal he won in the men's floor final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. At right is bronze medal winner Kohei Uchimura of Japan.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai smiles after performing in the men's floor exercise final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 17-year-old high school student won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs a backward somersault with quadruple twists, an element that has been named the Shirai element after the 17-year-old athlete, during the floor exercise final of the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. Shirai won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai raises his fist after performing in the men's floor exercise final at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. The 17-year-old high school student won the gold medal.

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New gymnastics element

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs a Yurchenko triple twist layout during the vault of the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept. 30, 2013. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) named the element the Shirai-Kim element after the 17-year-old Japanese athlete as well as South Korean Kim Hee Hoon.

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New gymnastics element

ANTWERP, Belgium - A composite photo shows Japan's Kenzo Shirai performing a Yurchenko triple twist layout during the vault of the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept. 30, 2013. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) named the element the Shirai-Kim element after the 17-year-old Japanese athlete as well as South Korean Kim Hee Hoon.

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New gymnastics element

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs a backward somersault with quadruple twists during the floor exercise of the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept. 30, 2013. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) named the element the Shirai element after the 17-year-old athlete.

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Gymnastics: Uchimura's retirement event

Kohei Uchimura (2nd from L), who won gold medals in the men's all-around gymnastics at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, poses for photos with Kenzo Shirai (L), Daiki Hashimoto (2nd from R) and Takeru Kitazono during his retirement event at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on March 12, 2022.

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Japan men's gymnastics team leaves for Rio Olympics

Japanese men's Olympic gymnastics team members -- (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro and Yusuke Tanaka -- pose for photos at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 20, 2016, before leaving for Brazil. Japan is aiming to clinch its first team title since 2004 in Athens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan men's gymnastics team leaves for Rio Olympics

Olympic and world all-around gymnastics champion Kohei Uchimura (L) and world floor exercise champion Kenzo Shira leave Narita airport near Tokyo on July 20, 2016, for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Besides aiming to clinch Japan's first team title since 2004 in Athens, Uchimura is hoping to win his second all-around gold medal and Shirai his first Olympic floor exercise title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Voting under way in Japanese upper house election

Japanese gymnast Kenzo Shirai, 19, who will take part in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, poses in front of a polling station in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on July 10, 2016, after casting his ballot in the House of Councillors election as 18- and 19-year-olds are able to vote in national and local elections following an electoral law amendment lowering the minimum voting age from 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Shirai heading to 1st Olympics as trio grab men's berths

Kenzo Shirai pumps his fist after performing the floor exercise during the national apparatus championships at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Stadium on June 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samurai dolls made to resemble Japanese athletes

Japanese samurai dolls made by Kyugetsu Co. to resemble sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku (R) and gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (C) and Kenzo Shirai, are on display at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on March 20, 2016, ahead of the May 5 Boys Festival when Japanese households traditionally decorate samurai dolls to celebrate boys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samurai dolls made to resemble Japanese athletes

Japanese samurai dolls made by Kyugetsu Co. to resemble sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku (R) and gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (C) and Kenzo Shirai, are on display at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on March 20, 2016, ahead of the May 5 Boys Festival when Japanese households traditionally decorate samurai dolls to celebrate boys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai wins floor exercise at World Challenge Cup

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs during the men's floor exercise in the final round of the FIG World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastics in the Azerbaijan capital Baku on Feb. 21, 2016. Shirai won the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai wins floor exercise at World Challenge Cup

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs during the men's floor exercise in the final round of the FIG World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastics in the Azerbaijan capital Baku on Feb. 21, 2016. Shirai won the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: "Shirai 3" new flip application to be filed

World floor exercise champion Kenzo Shirai pulls off a new technique -- a double backward somersault triple twisting layout -- ranked as a maximum-difficulty H-level move, to win the Toyota International Gymnastics Competition in the central Japanese city of Toyota on Dec. 12, 2015. The Japan Gymnastics Association is set to apply for accreditation of the technique, which will likely be named the "Shirai 3," to the International Federation of Gymnastics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai ranks 7th in men's vault

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs during the men's vault at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 1, 2015. Shirai was awarded 14.516 points to rank 7th. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai wins floor gold title at world

Kenzo Shirai of Japan acknowledges the crowed after his performance in the men's floor exercise event at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31, 2015. The 19-year-old Shirai received 16.233 points to win the gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai wins floor gold title at world

Kenzo Shirai of Japan performs during the men's floor exercise event at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31, 2015. The 19-year-old Shirai received 16.233 points to win the gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai wins floor gold title at world

Kenzo Shirai of Japan poses with his gold medal for the men's floor exercise event at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai wins floor gold title at world

Kenzo Shirai of Japan performs during the men's floor exercise event at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31, 2015. The 19-year-old Shirai received 16.233 points to win the gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai wins floor gold title at world

(From L) Silver medalist Max Whitlock of Britain, gold medalist Kenzo Shirai of Japan and bronze medalist Rayderley Miguel Zapata Santana of Spain pose with their medals after the men's floor exercise event at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai wins floor gold title at world

Kenzo Shirai of Japan performs during the men's floor exercise event at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31, 2015. The 19-year-old Shirai received 16.233 points to win the gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Japan men's team breaks 37-year gold drought at worlds

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs his floor exercise during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 28, 2015. Japan captured its first world team title in 37 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Shirai in qualifying round of world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs on the floor exercise during the men's qualification at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 25, 2015. Japan will aim to win the men's team title for the first time in 37 years in the final on Oct. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Haneda airport unveils 2020 Tokyo Olympics decor

Japanese gymnast Kenzo Shirai holds a sign representing the men's gymnastics rings competition at an inaugural event for 2020 Tokyo Olympics decor unveiled at the Haneda airport domestic terminal in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2015. Ink drawings depicting various sports to be included in the 2020 Games were produced by Japanese artist Hidekichi Shigemoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirai leads way for Japan at Asian championships

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs during the final of the men's floor exercise at the Asian Gymnastics Championships at Hiroshima Prefectural Gymnasium in Hiroshima on Aug. 2, 2015. Shirai captured the gold in the event and the silver in the vault. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirai earns spot in worlds for 3rd consecutive year

Japan's Kenzo Shirai celebrates after finishing his solid performance in the floor exercise in the national individual apparatus championships in Tokyo on June 21, 2015. The 18-year-old scored 16.450 points to claim the title to head to the world championships to be held in October and November in Glasgow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirai earns spot in worlds for 3rd consecutive year

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs in the floor exercise in the national individual apparatus championships in Tokyo on June 21, 2015. The 18-year-old scored 16.450 points to claim the title to head to the world championships to be held in October and November in Glasgow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirai earns spot in worlds for 3rd consecutive year

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs in the floor exercise in the national individual apparatus championships in Tokyo on June 21, 2015. The 18-year-old scored 16.450 points to claim the title to head to the world championships to be held in October and November in Glasgow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirai earns spot in worlds for 3rd consecutive year

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs in the floor exercise in the national individual apparatus championships in Tokyo on June 21, 2015. The 18-year-old scored 16.450 points to claim the title to head to the world championships to be held in October and November in Glasgow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Shirai 3" technique recognized, given highest difficulty

Composite photo shows the floor exercise technique "double backward somersault triple twisting layout" executed by Japan's Kenzo Shirai during the Toyota International Gymnastics Competition in December. The International Federation of Gymnastics on Feb. 13, 2016, named the technique "Shirai 3" and gave it the maximum difficulty level of "H." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese men's team wins 1st gold in 37 years at world gymnastics

Members of the Japanese men's national team pose with gold medals at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 28, 2015, after winning the first team title in 37 years. They are (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Naoto Hayasaka, Kazuma Kaya and Yusuke Tanaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Japan's Shirai retires from competition

Japanese gymnast Kenzo Shirai attends a press conference on his retirement from the sport at age 24 in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on June 16, 2021. Shirai won gold in the team event and individual vault bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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Gymnastics: Kenzo Shirai at 2016 Rio Olympics

File photo taken in August 2016 shows Japanese gymnast Kenzo Shirai reacting after his vault performance in the men's team final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Shirai announced his retirement from the sport on June 16, 2021, at age 24.

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Gymnastics: Kenzo Shirai at 2015 world c'ships

File photo taken in October 2015 shows an action sequence of the Shirai-Nguyen maneuver performed by Japan's Kenzo Shirai in the men's floor exercise final of the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Shirai, who won gold in the team event and individual vault bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, announced his retirement from the sport on June 16, 2021.

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Gymnastics: Japan's Shirai retires from competition

Japanese gymnast Kenzo Shirai (2nd from R) holds flowers during a press conference on his retirement from the sport at age 24 in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on June 16, 2021. Shirai won gold in the team event and individual vault bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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Gymnastics: Japan's Shirai retires from competition

Japanese gymnast Kenzo Shirai attends a press conference on his retirement from the sport at age 24 in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on June 16, 2021. Shirai won gold in the team event and individual vault bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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Floor exercise medalists at gymnastics world championships

NANNING, China - (From L) Japanese silver medalist Kenzo Shirai, Russian gold medalist Denis Abliazin and Brazilian bronze medalist Diego Hypolito pose for photos after the awards ceremony for the men's floor exercise medalists at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 11, 2014. Abliazin earned 15.750, followed by Shirai with 15.733 and Hypolito with 15.700. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Shirai at gymnastics world championships

NANNING, China - Shirai Kenzo of Japan performs in the men's floor exercise final at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 11, 2014. He earned a score of 15.733 to finish second behind Russia's Denis Abliazin who scored 15.750. (Kyodo)