Summary
Japanese speedskater Miho Takagi, who has won more Winter Olympic medals than any other Japanese athlete, announced her retirement at age 31. Her last competition will be the World Championships in the Netherlands starting March 5.
Key Facts
- Miho Takagi is Japan's most successful Winter Olympian with 10 medals.
- She announced her retirement in an Instagram post on March 4.
- Her final event will be the World Championships in Thialf, Netherlands.
- Takagi won a bronze medal in the women's 1,000 meters, 500 meters, and team pursuit in recent competitions.
- She did not qualify for the 2014 Sochi Olympics but won three medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
- Japan won a record 24 medals at the recent Milan-Cortina Games.
- Takagi debuted at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics when she was 15 years old.
