Retirement and Final Competition
In a press conference on November 10, 2008, Tomita announced his retirement from the sport. Tomita cited the decline of his strength and the inability to continue performing gymnastics at a high level as the reason for his retirement. Tomita's final competition as an elite gymnast was in the World Cup Final in Madrid, Spain, where the only event championships were contested with no all-around competition. Tomita competed in both the parallel bars and high bar competition. Tomita was 6th at the Parallel Bars because of some visible mistakes. In his final competition in the high bar, Tomita performed with his signature skills and elegance, the only obvious error he committed was when he touched his hand to the mat after his dismount. Nevertheless, he capped this final competition with a bronze medal.
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