Nobunari Oda announced his retirement.
So Mura will get the 4CC spot.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There I was happily going through this thread thinking "YES! Japan are sending a strong team to everything that's coming up!!!
And then I see this.
First Liza finishes only 9th in the Russian Ladies SP, and then reading this.
Talk about spoiling a guy's Christmas! :disapp:
I really like Nobu, and I was absolutely delighted with how he did in Nationals. He was just very unfortunate to get pushed off the podium in the closing stages by 2 brilliant performances by Machida and Kozuka.
I would have loved to see Oda go out on a high at an international championship. Let's face it, with the way he has been skating lately, he would probably have got on the podium at 4 Continents.
But, at least now he will get to spend more time with his family rather than training as much.
You have entertained us well over the years, and deserve a happy retirement.
Good luck for the future Nobunari-san!
CaroLiza_fan
EDIT: And good luck in 4 Continents, Takahito-san! I was with everybody else and couldn't understand why you hadn't been picked for anything!