I wonder why most people, both FS fans and casual viewers are more interested in ice dance than pairs. I've always thought that pairs with lifting, jumps, "death spiral" and other "acrobatic" elements look more spectacular and have a greater potential to attract an audience. Moreover, it is easier to see the differences between competitors. So why does ice dance get more attention, more emotions, generate more discussions and also probably has better viewership ?
I would like to clarify which skaters are currently list of skaters who have retired. I haven't followed all of them, but from what I know:
Kaori Sakamoto
Jin Boyang (i haven't seen him announce it anywhere, but I'm sure the commentators mentioned it at the World Championships)
Wakaba Higuchi
Mai Mihara
Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara
Roman Sadowsky
Hana Yoshida
Tomoki Hiwatashi
Maurizio Zandron
Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier (same as Boyang)
Josefin Taljegard
Kristen Spours
Linnea Ceder
And that's all I know. If I missed anyone, please add it in the comments.
PLUS: Skaters who may be retiring, but it's not confirmed (Ioulia Chtchetinina, Anastasiia Gubanova, Jason Brown, Madison Chock/Evan Bates)
BONUS: Who NOT retirement yet (Kazuki Tomono - confirmed that he will be in next season, Julia Sauter - same, Amber Glenn - same, Yuma Kagiyama- one year break, Tatsuya Tsuboi same as Yuma)