Midori Ito
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Ito in 1989
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| Country represented |
 Japan
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| Born |
August 13, 1969 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
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| Height | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Machiko Yamada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Japanese name | |||||
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| Kanji | 伊藤みどり | ||||
| Kana | いとう みどり | ||||
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| Romanization | Itō Midori |
Midori Ito or Midori Itō (伊藤みどり Itō Midori?, born August 13, 1969 in Nagoya) is a Japanese former 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. At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she became the first woman to land seven triple jumps in a free skating competition.
Ito started skating at age four at a rink in Nagoya and approached Machiko Yamada, who would become her coach throughout her career, on the same day. She landed her first triple jump at age 8. She went to live with her coach after her parents' divorce when she was 10.
Ito made her first appearance at a major international competition at the 1981 World Junior Championships. She placed 20th in the compulsory figures but won the free skating with a triple loop, a triple salchow, and two triple toe loop combinations. She finished 8th in the overall standings. At this event, the 11-year-old Ito was only 3'11" tall and weighed 53 pounds. She was nicknamed the "Jumping Flea" due to her diminutive size and powerful jumps.
At the 1982 World Junior Championships, Ito won both the short program and free skating, but again weak compulsory figures kept her off the podium, in 6th place overall. Her free skating at this event included a triple flip and a triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination, and she landed a triple lutz in the exhibition.
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