Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu stepping away from competitive skating
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, poses with flowers after a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, poses with flowers after a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:59 AM EDT
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, bows after a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, bows after a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:57 AM EDT
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:58 AM EDT
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:23 AM EDT
FILE - Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, performs during the exhibition show at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Barcelona, Spain, on Dec. 13, 2015. Japan’s two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater is expected to step away from competitive figure skating. Hanyu is expected to confirm his plans late on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a press conference in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Manu Fernadez, File)

FILE - Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, performs during the exhibition show at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Barcelona, Spain, on Dec. 13, 2015. Japan’s two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater is expected to step away from competitive figure skating. Hanyu is expected to confirm his plans late on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a press conference in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Manu Fernadez, File)

Jul. 18, 2022 09:08 PM EDT
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:58 AM EDT
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:22 AM EDT
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, gestures during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, gestures during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:23 AM EDT
FILE - Men's free skate figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, poses with his medal during the medals ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Japan’s two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater is expected to step away from competitive figure skating. Hanyu is expected to confirm his plans late on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a press conference in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

FILE - Men's free skate figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, poses with his medal during the medals ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Japan’s two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater is expected to step away from competitive figure skating. Hanyu is expected to confirm his plans late on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a press conference in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Jul. 18, 2022 09:08 PM EDT
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, poses during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, poses during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:23 AM EDT
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jul. 19, 2022 05:22 AM EDT
FILE - Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's free figure skating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. Japan’s two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater is expected to step away from competitive figure skating. Hanyu is expected to confirm his plans late on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a press conference in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

FILE - Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's free figure skating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. Japan’s two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater is expected to step away from competitive figure skating. Hanyu is expected to confirm his plans late on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a press conference in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Jul. 18, 2022 09:07 PM EDT