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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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Japanese figure skating icon Hanyu announces retirement