Nana Takagi, a speed skating player who was the first Japanese female athlete to win two gold medals in one Olympic Games, announced her retirement on the 5th. I'm glad I did my best. "
Takagi is 29 years old from Hokkaido.
Specializing in medium- and long-distance, he participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2014 Sochi Games. For the first time as a player, he won two gold medals in one Olympic Games.
She aimed for consecutive victories, and in February, the Beijing Games were hit by an accident that caused her to fall in the middle of the race, with the women's team pursuit having a silver medal and the women's mass start losing the semifinals.
She announced that Takagi would retire from active duty at a press conference in Tokyo on the 5th, and she said, "She had a lot of hardships, but I'm glad I didn't give up on skating." I looked back.
As for the reason why he decided to retire, he said, "I wasn't completely unskilled, and I was worried about whether I would retire honestly." I was able to decide to retire because I was able to stand on the ice as Nana Takagi on my own initiative, not Miho Takagi's sister. "
Regarding the existence of her sister Miho, she said, "I was able to continue skating so far and fight in the world because I had her sister. She is really happy that her sister was her sister. "She expressed her gratitude.
Also, as a skater, he said that he had fought on the front lines of the world despite his small physique. I also want to tell you. "
She said she was "not clearly determined" about the future, and she said, "She wants to learn more about sports and convey her joy."