The world's greatest figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu has announced his sudden retirement.
Hanyu put an end to his playing career by holding a press conference in Tokyo.
[Hanyu Yuzuru: It's not particularly sad.
(turning pro) I will do my best from now on.
I think I will be able to show you more variety of skates in the future.]
With her perfect four-round jump and unrivaled acting skills, Hanyu left a legendary footprint by setting world records 19 times and winning two consecutive Olympic gold medals.
At the last Beijing Olympics, he challenged the unpredictable quadruple axel with four and a half laps and received great applause, and announced his retirement at the age of 28.
Hanyu now only goes to ice shows, but he said that he will continue his quadruple axel challenge.