Tatsuki MACHIDA (JPN)

Ioana Echl: The translation in that post is wrong, the original source says he nodded his head when they asked him if he would come back to PIW next year. Nodding is a gesture of agreement so it means "yes".

Yes the post on FB is right, he will no longer compete. Maybe things would have been different if he had management and sponsors like most of his team mates, but he decided it was time to start working so that his family wouldn't have to pay for his skating anymore. Just my guess.

The Inheritor’s last performance
On the forthcoming October 3rd I will give one last performance of The Inheritor.
I would like to thank the venue staff of Prince Ice World Yokohama and Tokyo, Dreams on Ice, as well as Carnival on Ice from the bottom of my heart.
The Inheritor is a 6 minute program that requires a lot of planning and coordination with the staff and TV crew involved and it’s been very harsh on everybody.
However, the fact that I was able to perform this program and create a stage out of the venues and share it with everybody gives me pride.
Thank you for understanding my new experiment, and thank you to everyone who has nurtured and supported me.
Tatsuki Machida
August 26, 2015