Midori Ito 1988 Olys SP

[Mr786312]

日本人が日本の文化だとか様式を欧米に伝える行為は、一歩間違え­ると大袈裟だったり野暮ったく感じてしまう。それは日本人独特の­自虐史観や欧米文化崇拝がそう感じさせるのだろうが、彼女はそう­いう感覚を超越した次元で演技している。ひょっとしたら炭鉱節で­も違和感ないのでは。

[quiddy]

i hate figures...i wish it never had been part of figure skating judging or wish it were a completely separate discipline from figure skating

[TheDancing03]

wow !

[will74lsn]

clearly she should have won the SP.

[mattimattiusa]

@will74lsn This was the 80's, and unfortunately, at that time reputation and paying one's dues played a part in the judging.

[mlc2005]

5.9/5.8, easily.

[jpopinnyc]

I love har! Go Midori!

[kata0515]

最後の出口間違えたところに居た青と白の衣裳の選手にゲンコツさ­れるトコを見ると、他の選手にも好かれていたのかなと思わせる☆­

[1win1win1]

楽しそうに演技しているのもいいけど

最後に出口を間違うところも面白くていい

[mlc2005]

I love how, at the end, all Peggy can say is "WOW."

[mlc2005]

Super human!

[ntop]

Mr.mic2005

Do you think Super?

No!

She's God!

[lealauriellelailee]

Anybody have any idea where to get the music piece she used for this SP? I asked a friend of mine over in Japan but he said he himself have doubts whether he'd be able to find the piece. From WIki I know the song is entitled "Yotei no Matsuri" by Yasuhiro Sakurada, but I don't seem to be able to get anything from it... Anyone? Btw, absolutely stunning performance. IMHO, she should have been awarded with a medal on the podium during that Olympics, bronze if not silver or gold, perfect skate!

[alcoholicglitterati]

i've heard this was written specifically for her?? (in which case, it'd be almost impossible to get hold of) ...i'm not sure though.

[lealauriellelailee]

Yes a friend of mine who lives in Japan said the same thing as well. Yeah so I guess all I get to hear/ or have would just be from this recording :) regardless of that, still, i cant stop watching this! She's amazing in this program! :D

[bcollins2007]

Believe me - it was just as incredible live as it is on youtube - Toller Cranston and I fell in love with her that same time LOL

[Tramoaky]

yngtxtopbear. I agree with you. But I would like to give her gold medal at these games.

[yngtxtopbear]

Ito definately should have gotten the silver medal at these games at least!

[Aldobrandini]

one of the best short programs ever. and most definitely the best double axel ever.

[fiercenfunky]

I totally see what you mean by saying hers was the best double axel! The height, rotations, and hang time are unmatched!

[puaalaaumoe]

And that double-triple loop combo - wow!

[mattimattiusa]

@puaalaaumoe She did at least 8 of them in the warmup, one after the other, flawlessly.

[hamak4]

腰に手を当ててのダブルアクセル綺麗ですね。本当にすごいと思い­ます。

[castor22pollux]

She was not only one of the best in women´s competition in history, she was THE BEST, ever! Such ease in the jumps, incredible rotation, she was incredible! Which girl was able to show such jumps with such ease? Nobody! If figures hadn´t existed in the past, the rest wouldn´t have had any chance to beat her, I think she would have won nearly all competitions! Midori was a gift for us and for the ISU. No wonder that she had the nickname: Tsunami girl! One word: Legend!

[mattimattiusa]

@castor22pollux Another nickname for her was Duracell. :)

[fgr8sktrfn]

Even after 20 years later I am amazed at how superior Midori's technical elements were.

How good is the opening "Tano 2 Lutz...watch the entry speed into the 2Loop/3 loop..tremendous elevation & the distance.

All of her spins are what I call "power Spins"

So many of us talk about how great a jumper Midori was but I loved her..layback..camel into a back-camel.. into a back sit spin..huge flying sit spin..power straight line steps and the ending counter turn into the 2 axel..the Best !

[sidthesquid74]

Loved it - the timing with the hand movement in the straight line step sequence was BRILL :o)

[AnimeisforLovers]

I LOVED it!!! That axle was amazing :D

Oh man if only I was more than a few months old to be able to watch this live xD

[puaalaaumoe]

I liked the cultural pride in this performance w/ the taiko drumming! :)