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Olympic champion Claire Thompson retires from hockey for medical career
Original: Olympic, Walter Cup champion Claire Thompson retires from hockey in pursuit of medical career
Claire Thompson, an Olympic gold medallist and Walter Cup champion with the PWHL's Toronto, has announced her retirement from professional hockey. The star defenceman says she is stepping away from the sport to pursue a career in medicine. The announcement is drawing widespread attention across the hockey world, with fans and fellow players reflecting on her impactful but relatively short professional career.
Why now: A top Olympic and professional champion is retiring at what many would consider the peak of her career to change fields entirely.
Claire ThompsonPWHLTorontoTeam Canada
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- Olympic, Walter Cup champion Claire Thompson retires from hockey in pursuit of medical career · The New York Times
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