Olympics-Figure skating-Takahashi eyes golden finish at worlds

TOKYO Feb 20 (Reuters) - Daisuke Takahashi plans a golden end to his career at next year's world championships after becoming Japan's first Olympic men's figure skating medallist.

"I was going to retire after these Olympics but I have decided to go on until next year's world championships in Tokyo," he told Japanese reporters after taking bronze in Vancouver.

"I haven't won a world gold championship gold medal so I've made that my target," added the 23-year-old. "I'm not thinking of the next Olympics."

Takahashi, the 2007 world silver medallist, missed the 2008-09 season after rupturing knee ligaments before returning in time for the Vancouver Olympics. This year's world championships are in Turin next month

(Reporting by Alastair Himmer. Editing by Miles Evans. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)