It's such wonderful news! I'm so happy for Midori, a legend is back on ice!
My happiness is such that I can't express it with words. Just wonderful!
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05-19-2011, 12:51 PM #101Registered User
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06-02-2011, 01:19 PM #102
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Midori Ito had a press conference about her participation for this adult competition on June 2.
According to this article, Midori plans to include triple jumps in her performance.
She can still do 2 types of triples (the article does not say which ones).
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/n...02-784807.html
"My skills and techniques are not as high (as they use to be), but I'd like to show the joy of skating by enjoying staking myself. I will do my best."
"Of course I cannot jump 3A, but I'd like to compete with quality - with good jumps and quality skate."
She will skate to Whisper of the River, a piano piece played by a blind pianist, Nobuyuki Tsujii.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBcGAt3pSNYLast edited by YukiNieve; 06-02-2011 at 02:20 PM.
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06-02-2011, 02:14 PM #103Awaiting registration approval
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I am looking forward to seeing her skating!
Any streaming??
And I found her new video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOc7EUfvdpc&NR=1
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06-02-2011, 02:54 PM #104
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Nobuyuki Tsuji was the co-Gold Medalist at the 2009 Cliburn International Piano Competition:
Originally Posted by YukiNieve
http://www.cliburn.org/index.php?pag...ail&compID=149
He composed "Whisper on the River"
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06-02-2011, 03:40 PM #105Prepping for club comps!
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Nice to see Ito's comeback mentioned in this brief Associated Press newswire article: http://www.universalsports.com/news-...id=535635.html
The 41-year-old Japanese said at a news conference Thursday that "figure skating isn't just a sport for young people."
"People of all ages should try, and in that spirit I decided to compete in this tournament," the 1992 Olympic silver medalist said.Last edited by Sylvia; 06-02-2011 at 04:05 PM.
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06-02-2011, 05:08 PM #106Swisher Admin
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Love the music and LOVE the video. Her double axel looks waaaay better than in 2009 or whenever she did those PIW shows. I was a bit worried at first because the waltz jumps weren't so great and her knees looked stiff but obviously at 41 it takes time to warm up!! I really hope she enjoys her time in Oberstdorf, skates her best and puts adult skating on the map. Hopefully the Japanese TV will be there to record it.
And I hope perhaps she will have happy memories of the last time she competed in Oberstdorf where as a child skating genius of 12, she unleashed this on the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7a1tCxqch0Inspiring Mirai Nagasu!
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06-02-2011, 06:22 PM #107
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That was one of the weirder videos I have ever watched. The double axel looks really good. Loved the fall on the scratch spin, you don't see that much, but occasionally a kid will go down on a blur spin at our rink... Originally Posted by sarah009
I am looking forward to seeing her skating! Any streaming??
And I found her new video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOc7EUfvdpc&NR=1
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06-02-2011, 06:23 PM #108Registered User
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Oh, it's just Japanese tv. That's how it is. Originally Posted by Skittl1321
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06-02-2011, 07:28 PM #109Registered User
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Well, that's because it's like a quiz show. The guests on the show were supposed to guess how many revolutions she could still do on a jump (the answer was 2-1/2) and in a spin (26). Originally Posted by Skittl1321
Last edited by Doubletoe; 06-02-2011 at 07:42 PM.
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06-02-2011, 07:50 PM #110
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Ah! That makes sense. Thanks.
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06-02-2011, 08:01 PM #111Watch me move
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MajorThe 41-year-old Japanese said at a news conference Thursday that "figure skating isn't just a sport for young people."
"People of all ages should try, and in that spirit I decided to compete in this tournament," the 1992 Olympic silver medalist said.
to Midori for being so eloquently supportive of adult skating.
I would have been here sooner, but the bus kept stopping for other people to get on it. - Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
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06-02-2011, 10:07 PM #112
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Nice 2A. It looked easy.
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06-03-2011, 12:45 AM #113Registered User
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Go Midori.
Last edited by jjane45; 06-03-2011 at 01:07 AM.
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06-03-2011, 02:34 AM #114Kostner Softie
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I freakin love Midori! I hope her skate is recorded for her fans to enjoy
AND WHAT AN AXEL AT 41!!! +3!!!
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I can't wait to watch this on youtube!!
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She's one of those skaters that is really loved by pretty much everyone. I haven't heard a bad comment from anyone about her, even on FSU. She is so humble it's just endearing. Can't wait for the competition. The double axel is just incredible. The height and landing flow is amazing, add to that her age. She totally deserves the respect she gets.
If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted, I wish I had some ice cream.
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06-09-2011, 05:34 AM #117
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Entries/Results:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/adult2011/index.html
Midori is listed here:
http://www.deu-event.de/results/adult2011/CAT016EN.HTM
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06-09-2011, 06:33 AM #118Registered User
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Good luck Midori!
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WOW, beautiful music and fitting Midori very well!!! I could also imagine some eligible skaters skating to it, maybe Mirai Nagasu?
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Are there any internet streaming where can we see the competition?
I'll die to watch Midori's skating.
