Midori Ito 1984 Skate Canada LP

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[castor22pollux]

She was not only one of the best in women´s competition, she was THE BEST, ever! Such ease in the jumps, incredible rotation, she was incredible!

This video is from 1984. Which girl was able to show such jumps with such ease 1984? Nobody!

If the figures hadn´t existed in the past, every skater wouldn´t have had any chance to beat her! She would have won nearly all competitions with her incredible smile on her face! One word: Legend!

[amexred]

Wow! I don't think people realize (even me) how insanely gifted Midori was. She just did 3t/3t, 3f, 3z, 3l, 3s and three 2x. This level of program would have been technically good from 1984 all the way to 1996. Maybe even 1997 but Tara had a 3l/3l at the time, but damN daMN dAMN. Ito was a true gift.

[nondescriptnyc]

@jayawr That's an interesting perspective! It is so true, though... Hamilton never had a 3L, his 3F was inconsistent, and he didn't spin quite as well (besides the scratch spin, for which he was known). Although he was a great skater, Midori would have been right up there with or above him...

[nondescriptnyc]

@muscleboi4use Well said! The skating world, I suppose, was not ready for someone like Midori back then, and they needed an excuse to keep her below Witt, Chin, Kondrashova, etc. Now I look at her skating almost 30 years later, her edging, speed, spins, and the excitement she brings, etc. etc. are all quite impressive--even by today's standards.

[officeaddict33]

@amexred - Yeah, but Tara's jumps were cheated....and tiny compared to Midori's. NO ONE compares to Midori.

[jayawr]

I honestly think this program would have been good enough to beat Scott Hamilton's program in 1984, even had he skated it cleanly.

[muscleboi4use]

I SO agree with you StewNWT. Not only a technician with the jumps. Her poise, charm, grace, music choice & presentation skills were always unjustly criticised, imho.

She always performed to the best of her ability and, when she didn't skate clean (rare times in 1992, Olympic short, for example) she apologised to her country and her fans!! SO gracious as a competitor.

A truly wonderful lady and sportswoman to make Japan and figure skating proud.

[castor22pollux]

I said: If figures hadn´t existed in the past as nowadays, then she would have won nearly all competitions very easily, because she is the most talented ice-skaters in history of ice-skating. No one (men and women) had or has her talent. She was inbelievable, the best skater ever! All competitors were afraid of her but they were lucky that figures existed, without figures they would not have any chance! There will be no other skater in future with this extraordinary talent, Midori Ito LEGEND

[ggd210]

"If the figures hadn´t existed in the past" shame! :( she is VERY VERY VERY GOOD, for me, the BEST EVER!! she may beat any men in competition!! :D

[StewNWT]

I love how they're complimenting her here on her grace, poise and music choice and yet later they'd tear her down for that. Honestly, she should have annihilated Witt at the 1984 games as a 14 y/o never mind at Calgary

[companybosta]

この頃、一番ジャンプの空中姿勢がきれい。

[castor22pollux]

Hello again:)

Midori Ito was THE BEST jumper in the history of ice-skating!

She was incredibly talented and simply incomparable but was suffering from "Compulsory Figures" as many good skaters before her. Without figures, she would have been on the podium for at least 10 years and great winners would have been struggled!

I don´t understand why she didn´t participate in the 1994 Olympics again due to the allowed "come back" of the skaters.

Still nowadays no one has her talent! Ito the best!