@MacBaby7 - Jill Trenary won overall gold. Trenary placed well in figures and did a good long. Her placements were consistently high enough through figures, short & long to compensate for Midori's bomb in the figures. Midori probably would've won if she placed well in figures.
The next Midori Ito will be a woman who suddenly steps out on ice and lands either a quad Axel, or a 4+4 cobmination. Do you think that will happen soon? I doubt that.
Ito's dazzling triple axel here makes Mao Asada's triple axels look like frail, lifeless little things in comparison. With Ito, there's so much flow going into and out of the jump; with Mao it's just all lethargic, with no flow whatsoever. But then again no woman but Ito or Harding has ever done a textbook triple axel; odd really that so few can do this jump when ito and harding made it look quite manageable, as difficult as it is.
Normally I find Scott Hamilton a little irritating as a commentator but here his enthusiasm and hyberbole is totally justified. 20 years later I still love watching Midori Ito's joyous performances, her sportsmanship & great manners (in '91 when she jumped into a camerman, she checked after to see if he was ok). And, of course, unlike many of the women today, there was never ANY question as to whether she underrotated her jumps!!
Mao Asada's triple axel's don't even come close to the height and ice coverage of Ito's. Midori almost looks like she's launched out of a cannon when she jumps. LOL
That is the fact and will be maybe forever. The triple axel in ladies figure skating is belonging only to Ito and Harding. They did true triple axel, not just for women but men and women skating - all of skating. The few girls trying triple axel today are simply far from being close. They don't have correct take-off, not the true height, speed, no power, not nice landing and control and only completing 3 to 3.05 revolution. Very ugly.
I remember the comments, from probably jealous male skaters, simply because she was landing 'male' techniques. She got labelled unfairly. She is so feminine, beautiful and unique. She is an inspiration.
The fact that they were not all 6.0's is absurd. like they was anyone else that would be able to even get close to that. It's almost like the scoring wasn't prepared for her.
Scott Hamilton's statement towards the end of the performance is still holding true 19 years later: "I think it will be 50 years before we see anyone like Midori Ito again." We probably will never see her likes again in our lifetime, she was and always is a joy to watch, and the greatest ladies competitor EVER.
Stupid compulsory figures..... She should have won this title
sk8ingcoach1 6 months ago 8
Who got a Gold with this 1990 World Figure ?? I think she should've won this one!
MacBaby7 9 months ago
@MacBaby7 - Jill Trenary won overall gold. Trenary placed well in figures and did a good long. Her placements were consistently high enough through figures, short & long to compensate for Midori's bomb in the figures. Midori probably would've won if she placed well in figures.
officeaddict33 9 months ago
This is a performance for the ages.
officeaddict33 9 months ago
The next Midori Ito will be a woman who suddenly steps out on ice and lands either a quad Axel, or a 4+4 cobmination. Do you think that will happen soon? I doubt that.
slegolassss 11 months ago
Ito's dazzling triple axel here makes Mao Asada's triple axels look like frail, lifeless little things in comparison. With Ito, there's so much flow going into and out of the jump; with Mao it's just all lethargic, with no flow whatsoever. But then again no woman but Ito or Harding has ever done a textbook triple axel; odd really that so few can do this jump when ito and harding made it look quite manageable, as difficult as it is.
Aldobrandini 1 year ago
omg her jumps are amazing!!!! her axel was soooo high off the ice!
just4lizzy 1 year ago
Working the CoP system YEARS before it was even thought of!
muscleboi4use 1 year ago
すごい・・・超感動
zakkan 1 year ago
Every single thing she does is simply glorious!
mlc2005 1 year ago
Normally I find Scott Hamilton a little irritating as a commentator but here his enthusiasm and hyberbole is totally justified. 20 years later I still love watching Midori Ito's joyous performances, her sportsmanship & great manners (in '91 when she jumped into a camerman, she checked after to see if he was ok). And, of course, unlike many of the women today, there was never ANY question as to whether she underrotated her jumps!!
muscleboi4use 1 year ago 5
Mao Asada's triple axel's don't even come close to the height and ice coverage of Ito's. Midori almost looks like she's launched out of a cannon when she jumps. LOL
dsfddsgh 1 year ago 7
The few girls in today's present skating who try the triple axel appear in their jump like saying "HELP MEEEE!!!!!!!"
pieldeoliva81 2 years ago
That is the fact and will be maybe forever. The triple axel in ladies figure skating is belonging only to Ito and Harding. They did true triple axel, not just for women but men and women skating - all of skating. The few girls trying triple axel today are simply far from being close. They don't have correct take-off, not the true height, speed, no power, not nice landing and control and only completing 3 to 3.05 revolution. Very ugly.
pieldeoliva81 2 years ago 3
@pieldeoliva81 Even Lysacek's triple axel sucks.
kev7978 1 year ago 4
I remember the comments, from probably jealous male skaters, simply because she was landing 'male' techniques. She got labelled unfairly. She is so feminine, beautiful and unique. She is an inspiration.
summerstwilight 2 years ago 8
That triple axel was huge. The ladies today can't come close to the height or space it covered.
dsfddsgh 2 years ago 6
When we hear all the talk today of triple axel's, NONE compare to Ito or Harding!
RothdeMan 2 years ago 5
awesome triple toe-triple toe right at the end!
Parker528 2 years ago 4
The fact that they were not all 6.0's is absurd. like they was anyone else that would be able to even get close to that. It's almost like the scoring wasn't prepared for her.
mlc2005 2 years ago 21
I probably wouldnt give her a 6.0 for artistic. But she should have all 6.0s for technical, and all 5.9s for artistic.
beckerbombs 2 years ago 4
@mlc2005 I agree on technical but artistically Ito is not worth a 6.0.
russianskatingfan 1 year ago
@mlc2005 she doubled a triple sal....
jdfooten 8 months ago
She's the best hands down....
spiceyhotbj 2 years ago 3
1st Rate!
ifusuckilltellu 2 years ago 3
This, in my opinion, is the best interpretation of Scheherazade ever skated.
mlc2005 2 years ago 10
@mlc2005 me too! this made yuna's one looked like a junk.
kev7978 2 years ago 4
The best ever!!!! Truly amazing.
mlc2005 2 years ago 4
very nice 3 axel
in spite of the under estimated judgement
she was excellent skating
neoage99 3 years ago 5
Scott Hamilton's statement towards the end of the performance is still holding true 19 years later: "I think it will be 50 years before we see anyone like Midori Ito again." We probably will never see her likes again in our lifetime, she was and always is a joy to watch, and the greatest ladies competitor EVER.
asolaw 3 years ago 37