Yuzuru Hanyu’s “super speedy divorce” is a burden.
I’m really sorry for the trouble I’ve caused you. We are outsiders who know nothing about it, so we are very surprised and troubled in that respect. …… We are also sad for Yuzu and his family. I also have two daughters, so my heart hurts when I think about their feelings.
When a reporter who has interviewed Yuzuru Hanyu (28), who lives in Sendai, asked to interview his grandmother, she politely expressed her feelings.
I have married a civilian. （When I thought about the future, I wanted my partner to be happy, and I wanted her to be happy without limitations, so I decided to divorce her.
Late at night on November 17, professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu (28) announced on his official social networking service that he had divorced, and public opinion was split down the middle over the speedy divorce that took place only 105 days after the marriage announcement on August 4.
Some people say that it was a wise decision to protect his partner, while others criticize him for leaving the woman he loves so easily.
Hanyu cites ‘slander and stalking’ as one of the reasons for his divorce. He also exposed the harsh situation, saying that the other woman was not allowed to leave her house even once. Looking back, Mr. Hanyu, who became a national star in his teens, has always been subjected to ‘excessive expectations’ and ‘curious eyes. He must have come to this conclusion after worrying that he could not involve his marriage partner in his special circumstances.
When she won the gold medal at the Sochi Olympics in 2002, she attracted attention as a medalist who had experienced life in a shelter after suffering from the Great East Japan Earthquake. Since then, she has been expected not only for her results but also for her inspiring story. It was also around this time that her “personal life” outside of competition began to attract attention. It was in March of 2004 that she first opened up about her dissatisfaction with the situation surrounding her.
In January of that year, a women’s weekly magazine reported that Mr. Hanyu was dating a classmate from high school. Upon arriving in Boston, where the World Championships were to be held, Hanyu told a reporter familiar with the story at the airport, “I just want to skate. Skating has nothing to do with my private life, and I am not an idol.
