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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.
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.
In 1989, Midori Ito became the first figure skater outside of Europe and North America to become World Champion. Her skating was characterized by powerful jumps, and in 1988 she became the first woman to land a triple Axel in competition.
Former Olympic figure skater Midori Ito, 54, won an international title at the ISU International Adult Championship in Oberstdorf, Germany on Tuesday. She retired 32 years ago.
In 1989, Midori Ito became the first figure skater outside of Europe and North America to become World Champion. Her skating was characterized by powerful jumps, and in 1988 she became the first woman to land a triple Axel in competition.
Nov 22, 2012 · This time, Ito landed it brilliantly and with that, became the Albertville 1992 women's individual figure skating Olympic silver medallist. Later, at the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympic Games,...
Midori Ito was the first female figure skater in history to land the demanding skating maneuver known as the triple axel. Even among the relatively diminutive athletes that comprise the elite of women's figure skating, Ito was small, standing 4 ft 9 in tall (1.44 m).
Midori Ito 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.
Midori Ito is a former Japanese Figure skater. She is the 1989 World Champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. In 1988, she became the first woman to land a triple axel in competition.
Feb 7, 1998 · Not only had the Winter Olympics commenced - seven years and $1.5 billion after Nagano won the bid to be host - but national heroine Ito was smiling again. Midori Ito lighted the Olympic Cauldron with her torch, and Japan rejoiced.
