# What happened to Sochi?

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-happened-to-sochi/453974
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [September 26, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-happened-to-sochi/453974 "2026-09-26T08:48:25Z")
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### Author: ![cviavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@cviavi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cviavi)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-happened-to-sochi/453974/1 "2026-09-26T08:48:25Z")

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All the players I know who were sponsored by Sochi quit the team and now they are using other strings (Ryuichi Nakamura uses One Yoyo Equipment and Mir Kim uses OT). Did Sochi shut down their brand or something else happen?

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### Author: ![SpaceCat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spacecat/32/688368_2.png) [@SpaceCat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpaceCat)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-happened-to-sochi/453974/2 "2026-09-26T10:27:07Z")

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Good strings. Hope they stay available.