Japanese media: Hanyu knot string will announce retirement

The Japanese media reported on the 19th that the Japanese figure skating star Hanyu will announce the retirement later that day, and will have been transferred to the field of professional pattern skating in the field.

Kyodo News reported that internal families confirmed the news that Hanyu would retire.The front page of the paper media "Japanese Sports" used the title of "Yusheng's retreat", using a whole version to review his brilliant career, and revealed that he would move to the professional circle.

At 5 pm local time on the 19th, Hanyu will hold a press conference in a hotel in Tokyo.According to Japanese media reports, he is likely to announce his retirement at the press conference.

Earlier this month, Hanyu's string also hinted that he would not retire.At that time, he made a brief message on the website of the Japanese Skating Association: "I will still do my best to achieve higher goals this season."

Hanyu's string won the men's single skating championship twice in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. He ranked fourth at the Beijing Winter Olympics.On May 27, Hanyu's string participated in a show competition at the Muzhang Stadium in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. This was the first time he appeared on the ice rink on the ice rink after the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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