Japanese figure skating icon Yuzuru Hanyu announced he is retiring from competition Tuesday but will continue his bid to land the elusive quadruple axel as a professional exhibition skater.After missing out on his third straight Olympic gold at the Beijing Games in February, the 27-year-old world champion from 2014 and 2017 left it unclear whether he would ever again compete on the ice."I'll no longer be able to be compared with other competitors," he said during a press conference in Tokyo, where some 150 media personnel flocked to report on the global star's words. "But I'll keep fighting…READ FULL ARTICLE
