Sh1ro dispels rumors of retirement

Team Spirit CS2 sniper Dmitry sh1ro Sokolov spoke about what motivates him to stay on the professional stage. The moment was included in a podcast for the Okko CS2 YouTube channel.

[Question: “At the beginning of the year, there were strange rumors that you were going to retire in 2026. Is this true?”] Deko and I were just talking about this topic. He said this as a joke, it was still winter. In terms of leaving, this was said to them as a joke, so no. I look at my career, I want to play, continue, I like the work, I want to develop. I will continue to do so, and then the team will decide. [Question: “What will make you start CS again tomorrow?”] I don’t know. Probably this whole process that I am going through. I would like to continue to play well, win cups, live these moments that I live to this day. Because your career will end and there will be other worries. Maybe there will be something related to CS, but there will be different emotions and a different approach. And now, as long as I’m good at this, I’ll play and play and play.

Rumors that sh1ro could retire at the end of 2026 appeared in January. Then streamer Denis deko Zhukov said that Sokolov was “playing out his last year.” In July, sh1ro emphasized that he has no plans to leave the professional scene.