Let us remember that this was in 1981, when some of the top women skaters didn't have consistent 2As. The point of doing ten 2As following a couple of her regular exhibition numbers there was to: (1) please the audience; and (2) appeal to us that she can do ten difficult jumps in a row, even after performing two exhibition programs. Frankly, though, I don't believe most of the top female skaters today would be able to do ten 2As in a row--following two exhibition programs, no less.
I often wonder whether Midori wrapped her leg in order to rotate slowly. Her coach said that she did not teach Midori how to jump as Midori was able to jump from the Day One. She basically helped Midori to improve jumps. One of the things the coach told Midori was to start rotating after she went high in the air. The coach believed that it would stabilize the jumps. In any case, most female skaters can not complete the rotation if they rotate slowly like Midori.
With others who tried to do multiple jumps like these. their jumps get smaller and smaller in height, while they get shorter in distance and sloppier in execution. Midori Ito never seems to get tired at all in between her jumps.
It's all symantics at the end of the day, what she did was amazing and she and got even better with time and maturity. She, Kristi, Dorothy, and Peggy are the epitome of classiness and talent to me. My favorite skaters from the old school.
That's very very impressive!! Wowowow I wish i could do that... those are all doubles too! :) Just wondering why her freeleg is so high?? It makes it look more like she's doing a scratch spin position in the air rather than a cross... looked a little funny to me but it was still amazing!
They were all in a row... You can't do combinations with the Axel, it's not a loop or a toe loop... So there has to be a little transition between two jumps...
Hahaha... imagine that she started doing TRIPLE axels afterwards. Yeah, she's long since retired. Her last World Championships was in 1996. Her leg position was always pretty bad, but she always got the rotation.
@ChariceBillboard it was a different time back then, they were supposed to do a "90 degree leg" and plus you do ten double axels in a row and then tell me how easy it is
I Completely Agree! Midori Could Do Even A 3Axel With A Bad Wrap, A Clear Demonstration Of Power! Im Also A Carolina Fan =] But Yh, Her 2Axel Is Very Small..
@moietmavieana well, dont take this the wrong way but it took me a year to learn single axel. but hay! my sis learned it in 4 months! so keep ur hope! one thing to remember is to snap when u get into the air. keep ur legs in and as soon as u feel the ice, release and check out (land) good luck and best wishes!
I'm gonna try this with my single Axel and see if I can do it- doubtful. It took me 15 months to land my Axel, but part of that I was concentrating on field moves and not jumps.
that's really great, but she really does wrap her leg while in a backspin position in the air, and that is definitely not good and almost impossible to correct what with how far she is in her career.
Beyond impressive. The best female jumper of all time
Let us remember that this was in 1981, when some of the top women skaters didn't have consistent 2As.
The point of doing ten 2As following a couple of her regular exhibition numbers there was to: (1) please the audience; and (2) appeal to us that she can do ten difficult jumps in a row, even after performing two exhibition programs.
Frankly, though, I don't believe most of the top female skaters today would be able to do ten 2As in a row--following two exhibition programs, no less.
How is that even possible?!?!? I'd been do disorientated and dizzy
I often wonder whether Midori wrapped her leg in order to rotate slowly. Her coach said that she did not teach Midori how to jump as Midori was able to jump from the Day One. She basically helped Midori to improve jumps. One of the things the coach told Midori was to start rotating after she went high in the air. The coach believed that it would stabilize the jumps. In any case, most female skaters can not complete the rotation if they rotate slowly like Midori.
the 3A was so in her reach, she doesn't even keep her legs tight and she still got all the way around
To all haters: I BET YOU COULDN'T DO THIS AT HER AGE! So stop hatin
With others who tried to do multiple jumps like these. their jumps get smaller and smaller in height, while they get shorter in distance and sloppier in execution. Midori Ito never seems to get tired at all in between her jumps.
Lots of height but a wrap like a roller skater...incredible that she is able to hold on the the landing with such I high wrap.
exactly. she isn't wrapping her leg around properly
Now that's consistency!
The best female jumper in figure skating history.
It's all symantics at the end of the day, what she did was amazing and she and got even better with time and maturity. She, Kristi, Dorothy, and Peggy are the epitome of classiness and talent to me. My favorite skaters from the old school.
She's amazing!
That's very very impressive!! Wowowow I wish i could do that... those are all doubles too! :) Just wondering why her freeleg is so high?? It makes it look more like she's doing a scratch spin position in the air rather than a cross... looked a little funny to me but it was still amazing!
its called a wrap.
Hold on, shouldn't that be a world record?! I mean, of all the skating jumps out there, axels are the most difficult ones. WOW...
@ChariceBillboard Tell everyone else that, don't hate because she made something of herself.
They were all in a row... You can't do combinations with the Axel, it's not a loop or a toe loop... So there has to be a little transition between two jumps...
Hahaha... imagine that she started doing TRIPLE axels afterwards. Yeah, she's long since retired. Her last World Championships was in 1996. Her leg position was always pretty bad, but she always got the rotation.
@ChariceBillboard it was a different time back then, they were supposed to do a "90 degree leg" and plus you do ten double axels in a row and then tell me how easy it is
holy cow!!! that was incredible!
gracious heavens that was amazing!
lol shes great. i know i would fall on by the third one lol. amazing.good job!!!
Unbelievable! Great Midori!
omg............SHE IS AMAZING!!!!!
DAAAAYUM!!!!!!
What an amazing girl. :)
i thought all in a row which means all together. but that was amazing
I love her helicopter leg :D
amazing:)
Very good and very soft! :o) Anuradha from Finland.
and she was like 9 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
holy crap! that looked like even more than 10..... but i wasn't really counting so i wouldn't know :P
she probably go kinda dizzy!!
really good
wow
look her triple axel!! with tha height she could been doing a quad!
dang that woman could jump!
she doesn't even need to rotate fast to get the rotations.
I Completely Agree! Midori Could Do Even A 3Axel With A Bad Wrap, A Clear Demonstration Of Power! Im Also A Carolina Fan =] But Yh, Her 2Axel Is Very Small..
holy crap
holy.shit.
With a nice leg position, I would love to have seen her try a quad axel. haha :D
@moietmavieana
well, dont take this the wrong way but it took me a year to learn single axel. but hay! my sis learned it in 4 months! so keep ur hope!
one thing to remember is to snap when u get into the air. keep ur legs in and as soon as u feel the ice, release and check out (land)
good luck and best wishes!
@giantaxel They look like singles cuz they're so effortless, if you count... they're all doubles
huge height.
i hope i can get mine that good.
You know, I wish someone would get out there and perform a beautiful piece of figure skating to Rush's YYZ or Ozzy's Crazy Train.
Wow! Thats amazing
Lol
It made me so dizzy watching her!
OMG !!!!!!
I'm gonna try this with my single Axel and see if I can do it- doubtful. It took me 15 months to land my Axel, but part of that I was concentrating on field moves and not jumps.
wow .... people in this day and age frequently screw up their double axel double axel sequence!
woah that was wierd! thats so hard to do! like i tried to do that with singles and i got up to 12 then fell! lol good times...
wow and i think its hard to do 3 SINGlE axels in a row...this is amazing! shes only like wat 9?
Her axels are so unique (: I love how her legs bend,
How long did it take you to learn the single axel and how often were you practicing? I'm kinda desperate right now... lol
yea they r all double axels
@ChariceBillboard yeah... and you can do all she did right? you just don to it'cause its ugly...please dont be disrespectful....
@emilylte count again.
that would be gorgeous if she'd straighten her other leg :(
awesome, but however her position is a little bit crouched! But anyways still i can't do that, I am working on my double axel though :P
that makes me dissy just looking at that wow
Shes a Robot!! thats crazy! how old is she?
I don't like how she has that wrapped leg. That can be a deduction if it was under the current system
wraps leg too high
that's really great, but she really does wrap her leg while in a backspin position in the air, and that is definitely not good and almost impossible to correct what with how far she is in her career.
I don't get the idea to repeat the same jump for ten times. I can do my double for 10 times too, but what's the point?
it so ugly.. i like axel with legs together... not 90 degree leg.