At the world championship representative of figure skating held in March, Daisuke Takahashi of ice dance said in an interview with NHK that "I will continue for another year" and revealed the idea of continuing to be active. ..
Takahashi is 36 years old from Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture.
He won a bronze medal in the men's singles at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and retired after the Sochi Olympics, but returned to active duty in 2018.
After that, he turned to ice dancing and aimed to participate in the Beijing Olympics with a couple with Kana Muramoto, but missed the national team.
After participating in the World Championships in March, Takahashi revealed his intention to continue his active career by saying, "I will continue for another year," according to NHK's interview about his future competition activities. did.
Regarding the reason, Takahashi raised the regret and response he felt in the fight for the Beijing Olympics, saying, "I have the regret that I couldn't perform ourselves because I wanted to go to the Olympics. I stood at the starting point as an ice dancer. There is still a feeling that we have just started and haven't done it. We still have the potential. "
He renewed his enthusiasm by saying, "I don't know how I will feel in a year, but I'm looking forward to seeing how much I can improve."