Athletes Retirements Thread

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Roberta Vinci is retiring next week in Rome

[hckošice 14,835]

Slovak 2 times Olympian 2012 and 2016 Katarína Listopadová (Swimming) at only 25 decided yesterday to retire. Her biggest success remains the bronze medal at the Summer Universiade in Korea.

 

 

[hckošice 14,835]

and unfortunately the rumors proved to be true...one of the best Ice hockey players in the history of Slovakia Marián Hossa has been forced to announce his definitive retirement, even if he still have 3 years contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, serious health issues forced him to officially close his career..https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/337721/je-to-definitivne-marian-hossa-sa-uz-na-lad-nevrati-stahuje-sa-na-slovensko/?AT=wgt.article_clanok-najcitanejsie.c.x...B.

 

Thank you Legend ! for everything you did for our hockey and for our country.

 

Marián Hossa tribute

 

[rybak 3,218]

 Karol Bielecki (handball) retired today  Thanks for everything Kola!

[phelps 7,678]

23 ore fa, hckosice ha scritto:

and unfortunately the rumors proved to be true...one of the best Ice hockey players in the history of Slovakia Marián Hossa has been forced to announce his definitive retirement, even if he still have 3 years contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, serious health issues forced him to officially close his career..https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/337721/je-to-definitivne-marian-hossa-sa-uz-na-lad-nevrati-stahuje-sa-na-slovensko/?AT=wgt.article_clanok-najcitanejsie.c.x...B.

 

Thank you Legend ! for everything you did for our hockey and for our country.

 

Marián Hossa tribute

 

 

one of my favourite players, even if he never played for teams I like...

 

I wish him all the best for his next challenges...

[phelps 7,678]

by the way, after the shameful ending of the Hockey Worlds' Prediction Contest, I'm also going to announce my retirement from this kind of competitions...

I'm tired of being joked every time by people who don't know Hockey as I do...

I never gonna expose myself once again...

[hckošice 14,835]

Also another Olympic legends finished their careers

 

The Pavol and Peter Hochschorner Brothers retired officially after they did not made it throughout the National team for the upcoming European championships (the very last ever C2 canoe slalom competition before the event will be definitively dismissed)  

 

3 Times Olympic champions 2000, 2004 and 2008 + bronze medalists in 2012 in the canoe slalom C2

7 times world champions, 3 times WCH silver medalists and 3 times WCh bronze medalists

8 times European champions, 4 times silver medalists and 2 times bronze medalists

12 times overall World cup winners

 

 

Sydney 2000

 

Athens 2004

Beijing 2008

 

 

[heywoodu 15,145]

19 minutes ago, phelps said:

by the way, after the shameful ending of the Hockey Worlds' Prediction Contest, I'm also going to announce my retirement from this kind of competitions...

I'm tired of being joked every time by people who don't know Hockey as I do...

I never gonna expose myself once again...

Apparently they know ice hockey better than you do 

[phelps 7,678]

9 minuti fa, heywoodu ha scritto:

Apparently they know ice hockey better than you do 

 

probably that's the sad truth...

[Gianlu33 4,574]

Finnish ski jumper Ville Larinto has retired from the sport aged 28 after a career plagued by injuries. Larinto have 95 caps and 2 victory in the world cup.