Tatsuki Machida will Retire from Show Skating

[seabm7]

The guest appearance at Japan Open 2018 and participation in Carnival on Ice 2018 will be his last performances as a show skater. He's planning to focus on his study.

http://tatsuki-machida.com/news/index.html#20180615_coi

 

[rosewood]

According to Skating Life (a Japanese FS magazine) on twitter, Machida plans to skate his new programs in JO and CoI. His final programs are to be '人間の条件(The Human Conditions)' and 'ダブル・ビル(Double Bill): そこに音楽がある限り(as long as a music exists there).'
https://twitter.com/fskating_Life/status/1007574797155364864

 

[allezfred]

Didn't realise he was still skating.....

 

[kwanfan1818]

I think he said his last words with this program:
https://youtu.be/7O59dqJtoV0

Go big and go home.