Amodio announces his retirement from racing postponed

Amodio annuncia il ritiro differito dalle competizioni
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Amodio announces his retirement from racing postponed

French media have reported earlier today the statements made to un''emittente French television by Florent Amodio, who announced his imminent retirement from competition.

"It is a difficult decision, but it must be honest with myself and with my level. I have lived so many experiences in my career, some fantastic and other difficult, such as the Olympic Games of 2014. I now want to think about my future . The level & egrave; become very high and I found myself in this context qualified without being able to perform to the best quadruple jumps and that's why all my efforts have become useless " The twenty-five born in Brazil added to want to participate in future & nbsp; European Championships to be held in Bratislava in late January: "I intend to make a final effort to end his career with dignity and greet all the people who supported me." From what we & egrave; learned, Amodio, who recently gave up to take part in Troph & egrave; and Eric Bompard because of an ankle injury, he'd be training with Nikolai Morozov, technical & ograve the port; the conquest of the European title in 2011. Ci & ograve; Accordingly, participation in the continental event not & egrave; when certain since France will have & agrave; available two seats, but the suitors with credentials should be three. As a result, it will have Amodio & agrave; gain the qualification in national championships scheduled to Epinal in half & agrave; December. Born in Sobral in Brazil on May 12, 1990, & egrave; imposed in the final of the Junior Grand Prix of 2008 and in the senior class has filed three podiums in the European Championships between 2011 and 2013, also taking part in two Olympic Games. At the level of the World Championships, the best result remains, however, the fifth-place finish nell''edizione home in 2012. Between qualification and final, he took part in fourteen stages of the Grand Prix on the podium on three occasions.
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