As the "god" of figure skating, his every move is watched by countless people. Now is also the most critical moment for Yuzuru Hanyu. You can see the title of Nikkan Sports and directly use "Hanyu" The statement "Yuzuru retires" means breaking the news in advance: he will officially announce his retirement at the press conference. Yuzuru Hanyu announced his farewell to the competitive arena and will devote himself to becoming a professional figure skater in the future.
"I don't feel lonely away from the competitive schedule, but I feel full of hope. Please look forward to my activity in the future." Yuzuru Hanyu said at the press conference, although from the perspective of a competitor Angle no longer has the chance to compete with others, but he will continue to engage in figure skating as a professional athlete in the future. ""
The professional and amateur aspects of figure skating are different from other sports events. Amateurs participate in international competitive competitions, while professional players participate in figure skating performances. For example, Yuzuru Hanyu is an employee of ANA All Nippon Airways. Yuzuru Hanyu also used baseball as an analogy during the press conference, saying that figure skating is different from baseball in that retirement does not mean he will quit the game. So he doesn't want to use words like "retirement" because he will still see everyone on the ice in the future.
In the competitive arena, Yuzuru Hanyu has reached unprecedented heights. If he no longer participates in competitive competitions in the future, he may be able to open up the shackles and let us see Yuzuru Hanyu's better pursuit of figure skating on the ice. Yuzuru Hanyu won the men's singles twice in a row at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. The human skating champion, he only ranked fourth at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Yuzuru Hanyu has achieved high achievements in his career, but in exchange for the indifference of the Ice Hockey Association and even the exclusion of the International Ice Hockey Federation, coupled with Yuzuru Hanyu’s year-round training, The damage to the body is also great. Every impact of falling on the ice is an impact on injuries. Therefore, some people hope that Yuzuru Hanyu will retire like this and live the rest of his life well.
However, some people do not want him to retire, because now he is the only one with the most hope of completing 4A in the official competition. They still hope that he can persist in completing his dream, but the reason why a dream is a dream is that it may end. An ideal that is difficult to realize in a lifetime. For Yuzuru Hanyu, who has broken world records 19 times, announcing his retirement is now an option. Some Japanese media said that after Yuzuru Hanyu retires, he will move to ice performance and create his own brand. .
This is the scene outside the stadium when Yuzuru Hanyu participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics. If you don’t know him, it may be difficult to imagine why he is so popular in China and has even become the most popular player in China. Chinese fans love Japanese athletes. In fact, I think these 12 words can explain everything: starting with appearance, falling into talent, and being loyal to character.
Humility and courtesy are definitely synonymous with Yuzuru Hanyu. At the press conference announcing his retirement, he would answer questions from reporters. When taking photos with Paralympians, he would kneel down silently to express his greatest Out of respect, when his teammates were being interviewed, he would crawl away silently. When he was participating in the interview, he would never leave anyone behind. For him, a 90-degree bow was a thank you to everyone.
The gentleman's hand shows respect for every girl. After the game, he will use the loudest volume to thank the fans for their support. When he comes to China to participate in the game, he will say thank you to the fans in Chinese. Win When he won a game, he would pay low-key tribute to every opponent. When he lost a game, he would also give applause and cheers to his opponents. After his opponent jumped out of the quadruple jump, he would even excitedly rush up to give him a hug.
It is undeniable that injuries are one of the important reasons for Hanyu Yuzuru's withdrawal from the competitive stage. In addition, American player Chen Wei won the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics men's figure skating championship with an absolute advantage, which made Hanyu even more Yuzuru feels that his era of dominating the world of men's singles figure skating is over. Yuzuru Hanyu said that he will pursue his dream in the field of professional figure skating performance.