The term I have seen used to describe Midori best is "phenom". At the end of her 1989 world's exhibition skate, Scott Hamilton said" witnessing the birth of a new age in figure skating". Single handed she changed ladies figure skating and forced all the other women competing against her to up their game and add technical difficulty to their programs. Watch the above skate by Midori on Canadian TV and listen to Toller Cranston, the 1976 bronze medalist rave about her performance.
She was so damn amazing and ahead of her time... she was truly the first skating prodigy... I mean, she was doing stuff that are being done only wiht a few ladies now, twenty years later...and she's still much better... The fact that she came in second IS the reason they got rid of figures.
I really regret NOT knowing about Midori's history before the 92 Olympics. I had been "backward watching" her programs and just cannot believe the unbelievable... "Phenom" as someone else said earlier that she was. Midori Ito truly was, she did a LOT of things that were new to skating - like her costumes (pretty much everyone of the Ladies in the 90s copied her!) montages of classical music, and her moves. It was so sad that the pressure before Albertville affected her confidence. She deserved so much more credit for what she brought to the sport, aside from the 3A.
ジャンプも凄かったが、この時代の観客は彼女の男子並みフライングシットスピンにも驚愕してた。
トリプルサルコウがダブルに抜けずに入っていたら
おそらく全員6.0を出していたんだろうなぁ～
と思うぐらいすさまじい演技でした。
さすが人間国宝。
みどりちゃん、フィギュアの試合の解説は、みどりちゃんがやって下さいね❗❤️
伊藤みどりは別格！真央ちゃんが回転不足とられるのも仕方ないと思える、完璧なトリプルアクセルでしょ？伊藤みどりを超えるトリプルアクセル飛ばなくては、加点もらえないでしょ？結局そういうことなのだと思います。
彼女はフィギュアー界の完璧なアスリート！スピード、パワー、ジャンプの完成度の高さ・・
Sempre linda e top, é simplesmente à melhor de todas até agora
The term I have seen used to describe Midori best is "phenom". At the end of her 1989 world's exhibition skate, Scott Hamilton said" witnessing the birth of a new age in figure skating". Single handed she changed ladies figure skating and forced all the other women competing against her to up their game and add technical difficulty to their programs. Watch the above skate by Midori on Canadian TV and listen to Toller Cranston, the 1976 bronze medalist rave about her performance.
今、出場しても、オリンピックや世界選手権で金メダル級の演技！！GOE沢山つくLutzとAxelです
そして、後半に軽々と3×3を入れているのが凄い！！世界で女子選手で、はじめて3×3を成功したのも、みどりさんでした
I just checked out Patrick Chan's 3A in 2011 Worlds FS and Midori's was FAR better!
She was so damn amazing and ahead of her time... she was truly the first skating prodigy... I mean, she was doing stuff that are being done only wiht a few ladies now, twenty years later...and she's still much better... The fact that she came in second IS the reason they got rid of figures.
All the thumbs down are from Asada stans no doubt. Sorry, Midori did it FIRST and did it BETTER! lol
I really regret NOT knowing about Midori's history before the 92 Olympics. I had been "backward watching" her programs and just cannot believe the unbelievable... "Phenom" as someone else said earlier that she was. Midori Ito truly was, she did a LOT of things that were new to skating - like her costumes (pretty much everyone of the Ladies in the 90s copied her!) montages of classical music, and her moves. It was so sad that the pressure before Albertville affected her confidence. She deserved so much more credit for what she brought to the sport, aside from the 3A.