Athletes Retirements Thread

[Monzanator 3,593]

Anze Semenic & Severin Freund join the list of retired ski jumpers.

[gucardn 34]

 

Olympic champions in volleyball, Natalia Zilio and Douglas Silva announced that they will no longer play for the Brazilian National Team. She claimed physical issues and him to take care of mental health. Both will continue to play for clubs

[intoronto 4,202]

Eric Lamaze, 2008 Olympic Champion in individual jumping announced his retirement as the ongoing effects of brain cancer play a toll. 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/equestrian/eric-lamaze-announces-retirement-from-show-jumping-1.6403828

[Olympian1010 7,470]

 

[Monzanator 3,593]

More retirements from women's ski jumping: Kaori Iwabuchi, Misaki Shigeno, Nina Lussi

[intoronto 4,202]

Canoe sprint: 11x World Champion, 1x Pan American Games champion and 2 time Olympic medalist Laurence Vincent Lapointe retires... 

[rybak 2,684]

 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (tennis) will retire at French Open.

[thiago_simoes 1,359]

On 4/4/2022 at 2:24 PM, Olympian1010 said:

 

Without her and the Russians, I feel like I'll finally enjoy watching this sport once again... At least until the Russians return to competition. 

[Grassmarket 2,751]

British sprint canoeist Liam Heath hangs up his paddles.

 

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2022/liam-heath-mbe-retires-from-competitive-racing

[Olympian1010 7,470]

Alysa Liu  announced her retirement from figure skating today.