"thank you so, so much – truly, thank you for all the support. […] i practiced and competed for myself, always with the mindset that if i did everything i could and it still wasn’t enough, i would accept that reality. i feel very at peace. for now – if i may, i’d like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me. thank you so much for all your support!"
happy retirement to japan's WAKABA HIGUCHI! wakaba is a olympic silver medalist, a worlds silver medalist, and a six-time japanese nationals medalist. wakaba is the 17th woman to land a clean triple axel internationally and the fourth woman to land a clean triple axel at the olympics. outside of her jumping ability, wakaba is also known for her superb skating skills and infectious energy on ice.
