Official retirement announcements by figure skaters in 2025-2026

[Sylvia]

Wakaba Higuchi announced her retirement with this Instagram post earlier today (March 9, 2026):

樋口新葉 / WAKABA HIGUCHI on Instagram: "【ご報告】 この度22年間続けたフィギュアスケート競技を引退いたしました。 今日は3月9日、サンキューの日です。 これまで関わってくださった全ての方々へ感謝を込めて。 本当にたくさんのサポート、応援をありがとうございました。 これからはプロスケーターとして、社会人として新しい人生を進んでいきます。 引き続きアイスショーではこれまで以上におもしろいスケートをお見せできるように頑張っていきたいと思います。 そして、新しいことに

19K likes, 519 comments - wakababy_sk8r on March 8, 2026: "【ご報告】 この度22年間続けたフィギュアスケート競技を引退いたしました。 今日は3月9日、サンキューの日です。 これまで関わってくださった全ての方々へ感謝を込めて。 本当にたくさんのサポート、応援をありがとうございました。 これからはプロスケーターとして、社会人として新しい人生を進んでいきます。 引き続きアイスショーではこれまで以上におもしろいスケートをお見せできるように頑張っていきたいと思います。...

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Google translation:

I have retired from competitive figure skating after 22 years.
Today, March 9th, is Thank You Day.
I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has been involved with me up until now.
Thank you so much for all your support and encouragement.
From now on, I will embark on a new life as a professional skater and a member of society.
I will continue to work hard to present even more exciting skating in ice shows.
I also want to continue to take on new challenges, so I hope you will continue to support me!

 

[BittyBug]

Her Lion King program will remain one of my favorite women’s free skates.

 

[Sylvia]

Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus (IRL/CAN) announced their retirement yesterday, March 14:

Shane Firus on Instagram: "After many incredible years on the ice, Caro and I are officially stepping away from competitive ice dance. Sharing this journey together has been the honor of a lifetime. The early morning practices and competitions have

1,022 likes, 82 comments - shanefirus on March 14, 2026: "After many incredible years on the ice, Caro and I are officially stepping away from competitive ice dance. Sharing this journey together has been the honor of a lifetime. The early morning practices and competitions have completely...

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After many incredible years on the ice, Caro and I are officially stepping away from competitive ice dance.
Sharing this journey together has been the honor of a lifetime.

The early morning practices and competitions have completely shaped who we are today. We could never have reached our goals without our amazing coaches, teammates, friends, family, and the ISAI.

To the fans and the entire skating community: your constant support means the absolute world to us. We are leaving competitive skating behind, but Caro and I are taking all the memories and lifelong friendships with us. Thank you for everything.