Two-time Olympic champion figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu has announced that he has divorced.
Yuzuru Hanyu, who won two consecutive men’s figure skating titles at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, and turned professional skater last year, updated his official SNS on the night of the 17th, posting 8 He announced his divorce from a non-celebrity woman who announced his marriage in February.
In his comment, Mr. Hanyu described the current situation in which he is worried about slander and stalking, including by his relatives and related parties. I made the decision to divorce because I want my husband to be as happy as ever.”
Professional figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu’s decision to “quickly divorce” has been met with negative opinions from Chinese fans, with comments such as “It’s an excuse for not being able to protect women” and “Isn’t it irresponsible?”
Hanyu married a non-celebrity woman on August 4th, but it seems that the slander and stalking continued, so they decided to end their life together after just over three months. Late at night on November 17th, he wrote, “Due to my inexperience, it was extremely difficult and unbearable for me to continue to protect my partner and myself in the current situation,” and added, “When I thought about the future… , I have decided to divorce because I want my partner to be happy, and I want him to be happy without any restrictions.”
This shocking news received a great response from fans not only in Japan but all over the world. It has become a hot topic, especially in China, and has attracted so much attention that it was trending on the social networking site Weibo with the caption, “Yuzuru Hanyu had no way of protecting women.”
Some fans voiced their surprise, saying, “The situation seems to be much more serious than we thought,” “I’m at a loss for words,” “You just got married, right? It’s sad,” while others added, “Not being able to protect women is an excuse. There have been many criticisms such as, “Isn’t it irresponsible?” and “Shouldn’t you think about it before you get married?”
・フィギュアスケート選手の羽生結弦選手が離婚したことを発表
・フィギュアスケート男子で2014年ソチ冬季五輪、2018年平昌大会で２連覇し、
2022年プロスケーターに転向した羽生結弦選手
・11月17日、自身の公式ＳＮＳを更新し、11月８日の離婚を発表した。
・羽生さんはコメントの中で、親族や関係者からの誹謗中傷やストーカー行為に悩んでいる
現状を述べた。相手には今まで以上に幸せになってもらいたいので離婚を決意
・プロフィギュアスケーターの羽生結弦選手の「即離婚」の決断に対し、中国のファンからは「女性を守れない言い訳だ」「無責任ではないか」など否定的な意見が寄せられている
・羽生選手は2023年8月に一般女性と結婚したが、誹謗中傷やストーカー行為が続いたため、わずか3カ月余りで生涯に終止符を打ったとみられる。
・11月17日深夜、「私自身の未熟さから、現状の中でパートナーと自分自身を守り続けることは非常に難しく耐え難いものでした」と記し、「考えた時、 将来…, 私はパートナーに幸せになってもらいたい、そして何の制限もなく幸せになってもらいたいので離婚を決意しました。」
この衝撃的なニュースは日本のみならず世界中のファンから大きな反響を呼んだ。 中国を中心に話題となり、SNSでは「羽生結弦には女性を守る術がなかった」という見出しとともにトレンド入りするほど注目を集めた。
一部のファンからは「事態は我々が思うよりもはるかに深刻そうだ」「言葉を失う」「結婚したばかりだよね？悲しい」と驚きの声が上がる一方、「女性を守れないというのは言い訳だ」「無責任ではないか」「結婚する前に考えるべきではないか？」などと批判する声も多く見受けられている。