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The federation Lithuanian Figure Skating announced today the retirement from competition Deividas Stagniunas, dance skater who, in the spring of 2010 a few weeks ago, has partnered with the American Isabella Tobias.
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The twenty-nine Kaunas explained the reasons for his choice with a long letter sent to their Lithuanian federation.
 "Like all things in life, the sport has a beginning and an end. With great respect and gratitude for my partner on the ice Isabella Tobias, his parents, the Lithuanian Skating Federation, the Olympic Committee of Lithuania, the Centre Lithuanian Olympic Sports, the Department of Physical Education,'' the coach Igor Shpilband, the court Laimute Krauzienė, who accompanied us in all the major competitions, and all the people who have supported us by allowing us to take part in the Olympic Games in Sochi, announce my retirement from competitive activity'' because of the succession of injuries.
I would like to sincerely thank His Excellency Dalia Grybauskaite, President of the Republic of Lithuania, for giving me the opportunity'' to realize the dream I've worked all my life and I've been waiting eight years. Isabella and I will never forget the Olympic Games in Sochi. '' The Olympics represent the pinnacle of any athlete's career and therefore I'm really happy to have achieved a similar goal.
Since different time are not able to train as I am subjecting care treatments. However, I did not want to make a decision about my future in a hasty fashion. I preferred to wait, but because of the strong interest of the media today is got my ad. I weighed carefully to the advice of doctors and my desire to continue to skate and I came to the conclusion that health is always the pià important. After all, I and Isabella have crowned our dream of participating in the Olympic Games, and we came very close to'' aim of the fifteenth place that had been set by the federation of Lithuania.
I definitely wanted to continue to skate up to the Olympic Games of 2018, but I would probably be forced to stop before'' of that appointment. Physical problems have become too frequent and I was forced to desert in recent times several races. Of course, I must not think only to me but also to my partner Isabella, who might not know how long we would have to wait before you can start training. Isabella is still young and his career is just begun. Would not it be okay to keep it on the rope.
I skated all my life and now I can not imagine engaged in something different. '' It's hard to think of a future without the'' activities racing, races and workouts at a fast pace. However, I believe in the saying that'' every end is the beginning of something new. "
The news of the withdrawal of Stagniunas circulating in the environment'' for several weeks, fed mainly by the Russian media.
For its part, the twenty-two Isabella Tobias would have started to skate with the twenty-seven Russian Ilya Tkachenko, having been separated recently from former partner Ekaterina Riazanova. The new couple would be training in Novi Michigan under the orders of coach Igor Shpilband. However, in recent interviews, Tkachenko was not said yet certain about the future and remains alive'' s hypothesis to devote himself full-time to the role of coach alongside Shpilband.
At the moment, everything is coming to an always better, is not clear to which country the couple may decide to compete. L'' option it seems likely that the Lithuanian as in theory it would not be precluded from participation in the European (same situation Riazanova / Vaturi). However, in light of the schedule for the season 2014/2015 issued yesterday, appears to meet the minimum technical complex before the main continental event scheduled between January 26 and February 1 l''. In fact, at best, and unless exceptions ISU, the couple will become eligible to take part in international competitions starting from January 17, before the European Championships in Stockholm,'' the only game available is useful held in Minsk from 15 to 18 January. In case, however, the choice fell within the United States or Russia on the pair would become eligible to take part in international events starting from 18 February 2015.
The most will recall that at the end of 2008, Tobias, daughter of a wealthy American entrepreneur, and Tkachenko had made several auditions and appeared headed towards a career in pairs. However, after a few months the Russian skater made the decision to compete alongside the more listed compatriot Riazanova.
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