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Midori Ito (伊藤みどり, Itō Midori, born 13 August 1969) is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple-triple jump combination and a triple Axel in competition.
Nov 22, 2012 · Midori Ito had arrived at the Albertville 1992 Olympics as the favourite for the gold medal, but a poor performance in the short program made it challenging to fulfil that objective. Even...
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Feb 24, 2018 · Olympics. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe After faltering in her first attempt, Japan’s Midori Ito became the first woman to land a triple axel at the Olympic Winter Games.
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Nov 29, 2009 · Albertville, FRANCE - 1992 Winter Games, Figure Skating, Ladies' Free Skate - Midori Ito of Japan landed one of two triple Axel jump passes that helped her move up from 4th to win the Silver...
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Feb 26, 1992 · Midori Ito returned home from the Olympics today and was accorded a heroine's welcome that made it seem as if she had won the gold medal instead of the silver.
Midori ITO is a Japanese figure skater who won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville. She was also the first woman to land a triple Axel in competition and the World Champion in 1989.
Midori Ito was the first Asian woman to win the World Figure Skating Championships in 1989 and the first to land a triple Axel in competition. She won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, despite a disappointing short programme.
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