Athletes Retirements Thread

[heywoodu 15,997]

2012 and 2016 RS:X Olympic champion Dorian van Rijsselberghe has announced his retirement after failing to qualify for Tokyo 2020 (i.e. winning only silver at the world championships  ). He said he's just not in the right mindset anymore to give everything for the sport and said a gold medal "is worth a lot to me, but not my marriage", so he's going to focus on family life. He's also said he is going to aid Badloe in his quest to be the new Olympic champion.

[hckošice 15,503]

Adelina Sotnikova   the 23 years old Sochi 2014 W Singles Figure Skating Olympic Champion today officially confirmed she will not return to the sport

[Monzanator 4,768]

Johanna Larsson (tennis) has retired at the age of 31.

 

She fell out ouf WTA singles Top 200 but still had a chance to play the doubles at the Olympics.

[dcro 10,210]

Sotnikova hasn't competed in like four years. Oh well, she never would have come back anywhere near the top anyway, as her career was long past the usual expiration date for the Russian girls.

 

Hell, even Zagitova is basically retired at this point. Sotnikova is like a fossile.

 

Edited March 3, 2020 by dcro

[dcro 10,210]

Dong-seon Kim

[Monzanator 4,768]

Magdalena Rybarikova (tennis) will retire after the Fed Cup finals next month.

[Khadidja Aisha 29]

tHIS KOREAN WHAT SPORT IS THAT PERSON IN.T

[Agger 1,700]

1 minute ago, Khadidja Aisha said:

tHIS KOREAN WHAT SPORT IS THAT PERSON IN.T

 

dressage

[dcro 10,210]

Blanka Vlašić

 

Though, to be fair, it happened 3.5 years ago.

[dcro 10,210]

Blyth Tait

 

Atlanta 1996 champion of eventing.