2016-17 Retirements | Golden Skate

2016-17 Retirements

CaroLiza_fan

EZETTIE LATUASV IVAKMHA
Record Breaker
Joined
Oct 25, 2012
Country
Northern-Ireland
Well, since the Splits & Partner Changes thread was just started, it seemed appropriate to start this one too.

So far, there are only a few Men's Singles skaters that I know about that I can kick this thread off with:

Florent AMODIO, FRA (retired after 2016 Europeans)

Takahiko KOZUKA, JPN (announced retirement in March 2016 - GS thread)

SONG Nan, CHN (announced retirement in April 2016 - GS thread)

So, is there anybody else that you know about who has confirmed that they are retiring?

CaroLiza_fan
 

mariap

Rinkside
Joined
Jun 16, 2014
I guess Juulia Turkkila's and Matthias Versluis' switch to ice dance is kind of a retirement...
 

KWIPROKWO

Rinkside
Joined
Mar 29, 2016
I guess Juulia Turkkila's and Matthias Versluis' switch to ice dance is kind of a retirement...

I thought Juulia would have been perfect for Pairs !

Why Ice Dance? They will have major competition to get that spot to represent Finland in Helsinki. On the other hand, the road in Pairs would have been easier.
 

4everchan

Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 7, 2015
Country
Martinique
at 164cm, that would make a very tall pair skater
I thought Juulia would have been perfect for Pairs !

Why Ice Dance? They will have major competition to get that spot to represent Finland in Helsinki. On the other hand, the road in Pairs would have been easier.
 

silverfoxes

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 16, 2014
Unfortunately I had a feeling this was coming, but it's official now...one of my silver foxes is retiring and will start coaching children.

Konstantin Menshov: Tired of fighting in closed gate


http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/907443

In the interview he says that he had an arm injury that wasn't going away and that was part of the reason which I totally understand, but this made me sad:

But the pressure that is necessary to give way to young, too, played a role in the choice of whether or not to continue to ride.

I'm glad I got to see him skate at least once...
 

cheerknithanson

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 13, 2014
Country
United-States
Unfortunately I had a feeling this was coming, but it's official now...one of my silver foxes is retiring and will start coaching children.

Konstantin Menshov: Tired of fighting in closed gate


http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/907443

In the interview he says that he had an arm injury that wasn't going away and that was part of the reason which I totally understand, but this made me sad:

But the pressure that is necessary to give way to young, too, played a role in the choice of whether or not to continue to ride.

I'm glad I got to see him skate at least once...

Oh shoot.......same here. Saw him at Skate America 2015.
 

blue_idealist

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 25, 2006
Unfortunately I had a feeling this was coming, but it's official now...one of my silver foxes is retiring and will start coaching children.

Konstantin Menshov: Tired of fighting in closed gate


http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/907443

In the interview he says that he had an arm injury that wasn't going away and that was part of the reason which I totally understand, but this made me sad:

But the pressure that is necessary to give way to young, too, played a role in the choice of whether or not to continue to ride.

I'm glad I got to see him skate at least once...

:(
 

tulosai

Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 21, 2011
What's going on with Jeremy Abbott?

My instinct is that he's retired, even though he hasn't officially said so. He's not coming back to competition this year anyway, of if he does that will be a true shock.
 

CaroLiza_fan

EZETTIE LATUASV IVAKMHA
Record Breaker
Joined
Oct 25, 2012
Country
Northern-Ireland
So, that's both of the Russian guys with long blonde hair retiring.

I liked both of them.

On the one hand, at 22, Artur is not exactly over the hill. But he hasn't had a great run of it the past few years. So, it isn't really surprising that he has called it a day.

Konstantin, on the other hand, is well past the age that skaters normally retire at. But, he has been in great form in recent years. He was just unfortunate to have that niggling injury.

He says he wants to start coaching children. But, is there any indication that he wants to start having children. Because, I'm just wondering now if we might be hearing a similar announcement from Maria soon. Like, it was very noticable that the photo used to accompany that story showed both of them. Was it a hint of things to come?

I hope not. Because I would like to see Maria continue on for a few more years. Let's face it, although she is no longer a contender for selection in the bigger competitions, she has been doing very well in the Senior B's!

Anyway, all the best to Artur, Konstantin and, indeed, Maria in whatever the future holds for each of them.

(Hoping that we don't hear any announcements about Voronov any time soon...)

CaroLiza_fan
 
Last edited:

karne

in Emergency Backup Mode
Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 1, 2013
Country
Australia
On the one hand, at 22, Artur is not exactly over the hill. But he hasn't had a great run of it the past few years. So, it isn't really surprising that he has called it a day.

Artur was also carrying persistent back injuries and had just recovered from a nerve injury in his hand. It wasn't just that he no longer desired to compete.

My Lost Prince and one of the Silver Foxes...:cry: I always admired Kostya for standing defiant in the face of his federation's blatant ploys. I assume the shoulder injury was related to his dislocation at 2013 WTT.
 

demarinis5

Gold for the Winter Prince!
Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 23, 2004
Best wishes to Konstantin! Besides his skating skills and great jumps he had a great fighting spirit and toughness
and he never gave up. He was a fine athlete and competitor.

Thank you for giving so many years to the sport so many of us love! :clap:
 

sarama

Medalist
Joined
Apr 23, 2014
I hope we'll see Menshov soon in the K&C, then! I always felt the judges and his own fed never fully appreciated him... He should be proud of his skating career even though he probably would have deserved way more recognition!
 

apgold

Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 10, 2014
Country
United-States
Sorry to see "Old Man" Menshov go. I'll never forget when he wore his girlfriend's face on one of his costumes. Speaking of, is Maria Artemieva still competing?
 

mrrice

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 9, 2014
What's going on with Jeremy Abbott?

Speaking of Jeremy Abbott. Do you guys remember when he used to talk about switching from singles to Ice Dance? I remember reading an article about Jeremy skating with Alissa Czisny as an Ice Dance Team. Would something like that even be possible at their ages??
 

noskates

Record Breaker
Joined
Jun 11, 2012
Yikes - I sincerely hope not. I can only imagine how long it would take both Jeremy and Alissa to get up to any kind of competitive level in ice dance. The only reason I asked about Jeremy was that I read an interview some place (can't remember where) with Jeremy and he was kind of hedging on retiring. Having just seen him in Stars on Ice, he's a beautiful skater and so polished but I just never thought he had the "head" to compete effectively on the international level. It's like he got the "yips" and just couldn't hold it together. I do think the youngsters have passed him by.
 

Hyena

Tous les whiskys
Medalist
Joined
Jan 9, 2014
I'll miss Menshov - good luck to him. I liked his programs these last few seasons more than some (definitely more than the judges, I think :laugh:). The baby crying in the middle of his LP last year was a bit much but as an overall program, I liked it. And Mad World/Radioactive always worked for me.

Maybe he'll do some choreography for his students.
 

Ice Dance

Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 26, 2014
Speaking of Jeremy Abbott. Do you guys remember when he used to talk about switching from singles to Ice Dance? I remember reading an article about Jeremy skating with Alissa Czisny as an Ice Dance Team. Would something like that even be possible at their ages??

Yes, but not if you were hoping to be competitive in the current U.S. ice dance field.
 
Top