- Joined
- Mar 9, 2013
Thanks to Rosewood from FSU, translation: She felt she did all out at Japan Nats. Even in the K'C she felt so. Placing 12th which was the worst placement in her whole career played a role regarding letting her decide to retire. The final decision was made in February by herself. She talked about it with her family & close friends but basically she decided it by herself.
Just want to add onto this: I think it's also reported in Jpn news that Mao's coach (not Mr. Sato, but Mrs. Kumiko Sato) states that Mao's decision to retire has nothing to do with results from WC this year when 2 spots are left for Japanese ladies'. There were too many speculations on the correlation.
And alas, for those always commenting on Mao's relationship with Coach Sato, all I have to say is that, it's not just Coach Sato for Team Sato, there are also Coach Kumiko and Coach Reiko who have always been there to take care of Mao...