Athletes Retirements Thread

[heywoodu 16,137]

1 minute ago, rybak said:

 Konrad Niedźwiedzki (speed skating) retired as well

Yep, he said he wanted to experience the world champs in a full Olympic stadium first and then retire. Sort of a cult hero  

[heywoodu 16,137]

25 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Julia Ransom for Team Canada is also retiring from Biathlon.

Also, Eurosport commentator mentioned that Tim Burke and Lowell Bailey are retiring as well.

That was entirely expected, as he already was planning to retire after 2015/16, but came back for one more Olympics (and then won that incredible world title in Hochfilzen). 

[rybak 3,329]

2 minuty temu, heywoodu napisał:

Yep, he said he wanted to experience the world champs in a full Olympic stadium first and then retire. Sort of a cult hero  

He said lately that don't have more motivations for hard trainings as he don't see anymore chances for good results considering his age and can't be to his highest level after accident in summer :/

 

Also after last biathlon world cup stage in Tyumen Weronika Nowakowska will retire, but I mentioned about this already many times  

[Werloc 3,191]

26 minutes ago, rybak said:

 

Also after last biathlon world cup stage in Tyumen Weronika Nowakowska will retire, but I mentioned about this already many times  

I've heard that Gwizdon and Palka (Guzik, habits die hard) might retire as well or are these just rumours?

[rybak 3,329]

12 minut temu, Werloc napisał:

I've heard that Gwizdon and Palka (Guzik, habits die hard) might retire as well or are these just rumours?

Highly probably both of them will retire after this season as well, but atm there is no official confirmations, seems both will decide when season will be over, however for Guzik season is already over as she is sick..

[rybak 3,329]

Today officialy Tommy Haas (tennis) announces his retirement

[rosario 4]

4 godziny temu, Werloc napisał:

I've heard that Gwizdon and Palka (Guzik, habits die hard) might retire as well or are these just rumours?

Gwizdoń will be competing next season, for sure.

[Dennis 765]

2 hours ago, rybak said:

Today officialy Tommy Haas (tennis) announces his retirement

[De_Gambassi 1,276]

Il y a 2 heures , rybak a déclaré:

Today officialy Tommy Haas (tennis) announces his retirement

 

The last OG Virtual Tennis player 

 

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Edited March 18, 2018 by De_Gambassi

[phelps 8,381]

Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA, Fencing, Sabre) announced he's going to retire at the end of this season...

his most remarkable success was surely the Olympic Individual Silver medal he won in London 2012 (he also won the Bronze medal in the Team event in both Beijing 2008 and London 2012)...

among others, he also won 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals between World and European Championships, always with the Italian team...