Since the morning of April 10, 2017, one particular topic regarding a certain athlete’s retirement has been making its rounds on Japanese news programs. Many people were surprised with the sudden announcement that was made as Japan’s figure skating star, Mao Asada (浅田真央), decides to leave the ice rink at 26. Who is Mao Asada? Mao Asada, also known as “Mao-chan (真央ちゃん)” to many Japanese households, is one of Japan’s top competitive figure skaters. Originally from Nagoya (名古屋), Aichi (愛知), Japan, she started figure skating back in 1995 at the age of 5, switching over from ballet with her sister, Mai Asada (浅田舞). Mao’s first figure skating achievement was in […]
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