Further clarification on retirement plans by Yuzuru, aired on News Every on Monday 10 August 2015.
“The only intention I have is to win a gold medal at Pyeongchang. That’s the one and only purpose of the whole hard training I am going through. I would like to accomplish the best possible performance during these three years until Pyeongchang.” “When Pyeongchang is over, I will retire if I feel that I have done everything I could do within the framework of competitive figure-skating. On the contrary, if I feel I could have done something better within the framework of competitive figure skaters, I would probably continue pursuing [competitions]. In any case, I will do my best towards Pyeongchang, and then would like to think of my future from then on.”