"I can say with confidence, 'Please continue to have expectations for me,'" were words that stood out as two-time Winter Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu announced his retirement from international competition at a Tuesday press conference in Tokyo.
The 27-year-old star, who has established a place in the pantheon of the sport, said he would move on to the next stage in his career as a professional whose main activities will now be ice shows.
