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Guys, I can barely believe this is true, but all the Sports News outlets are publishing it so I think it is!
Daisuke Takahashi is going to compete this year. (EDIT: Yes, it's true!)
https://twitter.com/sponichisports/status/1013259653730332675
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On July 1st, the first day of the new season, (Daisuke Takahashi) Announced through his agency that he was returning to competition.
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He watched the 2017 Nationals, as a part of the TV broadcasting and was moved by the situations and goals of each of the skaters at Nationals, and wanted to feel that tension and compete and skate within it.
Once more, (I) want to bully my body, retrain, and perform in a way that I can feel "I have completion in my competitive career" that I wasn't able to feel before my retirement.
--That was my very simple translation of this article. Please correct or add if you see an error or a better use of words. :luv17:
http://d1sk.com/en/ A statement in English has been posted on Daisuke's official site.
Update: There will be a press conference this evening, July 1st, where we will hopefully have more information.
Daisuke Takahashi is going to compete this year. (EDIT: Yes, it's true!)
https://twitter.com/sponichisports/status/1013259653730332675
:eeking:
On July 1st, the first day of the new season, (Daisuke Takahashi) Announced through his agency that he was returning to competition.
......
He watched the 2017 Nationals, as a part of the TV broadcasting and was moved by the situations and goals of each of the skaters at Nationals, and wanted to feel that tension and compete and skate within it.
Once more, (I) want to bully my body, retrain, and perform in a way that I can feel "I have completion in my competitive career" that I wasn't able to feel before my retirement.
--That was my very simple translation of this article. Please correct or add if you see an error or a better use of words. :luv17:
http://d1sk.com/en/ A statement in English has been posted on Daisuke's official site.
More can be read in the link.First and foremost, I would like to announce my return to the competition from beginning of the new season, July 1st. In 2017 Japan Figure Skating Championships, I had the privilege to be present at the site from Media's standpoint and I was really moved by each skater's respective positions thus motivations, which made me realize that I want to fight and skate again in such tensed environment.
In 2014, due to my injury, I was unable to compete in the World Figure Skating Championships which was held in Japan, and Sochi Olympics Game became my last competition. In the same year in October 14th, I had retired as an eligible skater. It took me nearly 4 years from then, but now I would like to face fully with Figure Skating, and for me to catch up on my skating from the old days, I realized that returning to the competition is the answer....
Update: There will be a press conference this evening, July 1st, where we will hopefully have more information.
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