Midori Ito 1989 NHK Trophy LP Scheherazade

Simply a brilliant performance from Midori, even better than the free skate she would perform later at the World Championships. It's one of the rare performances in skating history to receive a 6.0/6.0 mark.

Her marks:
PRK AUT JPN CHN FRG SUI HUN CAN USA
5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9
5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.7

Jump layout: Triple Lutz, Triple Axel, Triple Flip, Triple Salchow, Triple Loop, Triple Toe Loop-Triple Toe Loop combination, Double Axel

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• skating
• midori
• ito
• nhk
• trophy
• scheherazade
• 1990
• 6.0

[mlc2005]

Why the hell didn't she get all 6.0's for technical merit????? what, did they think someone could have done better???? I mean come on?

[abfrank]

That is just remarkable. Probably the best performance I've ever seen from her in terms of combining sheer technical ability with beautiful artistic impression.

[lutz84]

the commentator said that the "foreign" skaters are all giving her a standing ovation ... she certainly deserved the applause ... this was 1989 ..... unbelievable!

[idolfan9495]

@mlc2005 I totally agree! This is the best ladies' technical performance in the history of the sport--and it took place 22 years ago!

[122tatsu]

この演技の凄さを観客はあまり分かってないみたいだな。

[jkadbaker]

she is so strong she jumps so high and fast

[npe1]

Simply the best female free skater in the history of our sport. Over 20 years on and none of the ladies are anywhere near her technical ability.

[hamabo1212]

she is flying!

She is a role model for the jump.

[MrSatterwhite]

That has to be the most beautiful 3 Axel ever.

[thedivers100]

Thanks for posting this! This is the most perfect version of the six different triples/seven triples by a female skater in one programme, only ever performed by the magnificent Midori Ito, and all of them faultless.