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Post by Admin on Jul 19, 2022 20:40:40 GMT
Yuzuru Hanyu: "I can tell you that I will never miss the tension of competition." 2,868 views Premiered 8 hours ago Yuzuru Hanyu (27, ANA), who won two consecutive Winter Olympics titles in men's figure skating (Sochi '14 and Pyeongchang '18), held a press conference at a Tokyo hotel at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, and announced that he will continue skating as a professional athlete.
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Post by Admin on Jul 19, 2022 21:24:08 GMT
Yuzuru Hanyu photo session, ending with the starting pose of "SEIMEI", consecutive Olympic champion! 1,367 views Premiered 8 hours ago Yuzuru Hanyu (27, ANA), who won the Men's Figure Skating Winter Olympics (Sochi '14 and Pyeongchang '18) for two consecutive years, held a press conference at a Tokyo hotel at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, and announced that he will continue skating as a professional athlete.
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Post by Admin on Jul 19, 2022 22:40:17 GMT
Two-time Olympic men's figure skating champion Hanyu Yuzuru announced his retirement on Tuesday (19 July). Hanyu made the announcement at a hastily arranged press conference in Tokyo, his first since the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. And there were no tears, just smiles, as one of Japan's most popular athletes called time on an unrivalled competitive career in the sport. "I have decided to go into professional figure skating", Hanyu said, decked out in a sharp navy suit and appearing at times nervous. "I'm not sad at all. There's no sadness. And I want to keep working. "But I'm no longer confined to the realm of competitions anymore. I think I can take figure skating to different places in different ways now". Hanyu Yuzuru announces end to competitive figure skating career - Watch retirement press conference highlights Hanyu said he made his final decision as he was treating the right-ankle sprain he suffered ahead of the free program in Beijing. "I can say for sure that I won't miss the tension of a competition", he said. "But I hope to work as hard as ever so people will want to keep supporting Hanyu as they know him. "After the Beijing Olympics when I got home, I couldn't skate because of the pain in the ankle. I thought about all kinds of things then but I felt that I don't need to be on this stage forever."
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Post by Admin on Jul 20, 2022 7:51:32 GMT
Still after the quad Axel As for his future plans, Hanyu did not offer details other than that he is heading to the ice show circuit. “There’s a lot of things I’m thinking, discussing and planning at the moment but I can’t go into details yet", he said. “I want to put on a show that’s fitting of the times and also one that will be attractive to someone who’s never watched figure skating before". But he did say his chase for the quadruple Axel is still on - it just won't be done at competitions. "I want to keep challenging. I want to land the quadruple Axel in front of everybody", . "I can still pursue it. It just won’t be on a competitive stage".
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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2022 13:30:09 GMT
Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) | Men Free Skating | 2017 ISU World Figure Skating Championships Helsinki (FIN)
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