Two-time world champion Yuzuru Hanyu calls press conference sparking retirement speculation

Two-time world champion Yuzuru Hanyu has called a press conference to make a “major announcement”, according to his management company. Kyodo News has reported that Hanyu will speak to the media at 5pm in Tokyo, with rumours circulating that the 27-year-old could retire from competitive figure skating following a series of injuries on the ice.

Ad/> Hanyu is one of the biggest names in figure skating after amassing two Olympic gold medals and four Grand Prix Finals in a stellar career. World ChampionshipsWorld Championships will be ‘much more interesting’ with competition so open – Savchenko23/03/2022 AT 08:45 He is also a 2020 Four Continents champion and a six-time national champion, but the end could be nigh for one of Japan’s brightest stars.

Hanyu endured a frustrating time at the Beijing Olympics following an unsuccessful three-peat bid, as he sprained his right ankle and finished fourth. At the time, he said: “It doesn't matter what field it will be.

It could be an ice show or a competition." Due to his success in the rink, Hanyu has provided plenty of inspiration to those from Sendai in Japan’s north-eastern Tohoku region. He has inspired the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami with his victory at the 2014 Sochi Games.

‘It’s been an insane 11 years’ — Liu announces retirement from figure skating at the age of 16 Papadakis and Cizeron break own world record on final day of Figure Skating World Championships Hanyu then made a successful defence of his title in Pyeongchang four years later, and his achievements were recognised by the Japanese government after receiving the People’s Honour Award aged 23. The 27-year-old also narrowly missed out on becoming the first-ever athlete to land the elusive quadruple