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The official announcement has been made in Japan and a news conference was being held.
As Jackie Wong tweeted:
Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi have retired. It was a short-lived partnership, but one that saw the great 高橋大輔 take on a brand new discipline with 村元哉中 being his brilliant partner along the way.
Daisuke Takahashi 高橋大輔 singles
OLY
WC
4CC
JPN
GPF
GP
JWC
with Kana Muramoto 村元哉中 dance
4CC
GP
JPN
Daisuke competed in the World Team Trophy twice, in two difference disciplines, and won medals both times - as a single skater (on the gold medal team in 2012) and as an ice dancer (on the bronze medal team in 2023)!
A quote from Daisuke, who is now 36 years old, at their press conference:
“The biggest factor was that I felt the limit in my right knee. I felt that my body couldn’t keep up with the technical aspects of achieving level of competitive performance.”
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