Announced retirement?Hanyu Jiexian held a press conference this afternoon

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported on the 18th, Japanese skating players Hanyu will hold a press conference at 18:00 local time, or announce whether they will choose to retire.According to Japanese media reports, in the future, Hanyu will no longer participate in competitive events, but will turn to the performance of the performance and will create a skating performance brand alone.

Earlier, Hanyu knotted in the relevant activities of the Japanese Olympic Committee in March this year, "I also want to participate in (Sapporo Winter Olympics)." At present, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, is applying for the 2030 Winter Olympics.As a part of the Olympic work, the players who participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics will participate in the shooting work to express their outlook on the Sapporo Winter Olympics.

Hanyu's string won the men's single skating championship twice in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, but he ranked only fourth at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Source: CCTV News, Global Network

Edit: Liu Dan

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