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Miki ando!
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Miki Ando musings
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Miki ando!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foSJWxxBSjo&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Her black swan program is a masterpiece! One of the best I have ever seen!
Her black swan program is a masterpiece! One of the best I have ever seen!
"I had a fulfilling year in competition last season and I have begun to think about my career as a skater. I want to find the answer in my own way," she said.
Question: What exactly is she considering? Other than competing as an amateur, what other options does she have?
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Answer: Maybe marriage and children.
Well she did say she was thinking about her career as a skater, she didn't mention anything about marrying and starting a family. Besides, I am not sure we should be discussing Miki's romantic life.
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"Thinking about my career as a skater" might mean "thinking about bringing my career as a skster to a graceful close." It might mean, "Hey, I've got two wotrld championships. How many others can make that claim? Maybe I have given the sport all I have to give. Time to pass the toil and tears on to someone else and just party, party, party!
"I agree. I saw her two times live this year. One in DOI in June and the other in JO and COI this October. I was unexpectedly amazed by her overwhelming presence on the ice. The moment she stood on the center of the ice, you knew who and what she was. Because she had the charisma of THE WORLD CHAMPION and THE QUEEN. Really she looked much taller and bigger on the ice than her actual size off the ice. Her jumps and spins and other techniques were not at her best, but the way she performed Black Swan was mesmerizing. She put her soul into every move she did. Her presence and charisma on the ice really suited this dramatic program. Everyone was mesmerized in the Miki Ando world. A lot of people stood up for her in awe.
I also remember when she skated to a love song (the title is "Why do people fall in love again?" ) at DOI last year. She wore a lovely white costume and interpreted this music not the way she learned, but the way she felt from the bottom of her heart. She spread tender, sweet, warm and happy aura all over the arena and put people into peaceful and tender mood. It was a really beautiful skating.
And here is her exhibition encore program of Moscow Worlds: " Requiem " dedicated to victims of TSUNAMI.
What can we say? No words needed? There is her soul and spirit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BLv7xv7m6M
IMO, now she is one of the most expressive skaters and I think she can well succeed as a pro in shows, but I think it will be a big loss for us if we lose her from the competitive circuit.
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^^^That exhibition skate is beautiful and heart felt.
Wow, she has improved so much over the years. I remember when she was a jumping bean and everyone just talked about her quad and triple-triples. Now it's so much more. She's expressive, graceful and elegant. Her spirals also improved tremendously in terms of extension. I remember when she used a charlotte as the entrance to a triple toe in her Firebird program and it was just ridiculous. Now she has a full split in her charlotte and her arabesque spiral also improved. She used to bent her torso too much in an ugly way when she was doing her arabesque. And her spins last year were just on a different level.
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Gave me chills!
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Her 2009 SP "Memories of A Geisha" was also a fave of mine!
I love Miki because everyone was criticizing her, her posture, spirals, etc. But she worked so hard to really be the best artist, technician and overall skater that she is right now! She is amazing! One of my faves. She performs with her soul!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skcmyv6Sveo&feature=related
I love Miki because everyone was criticizing her, her posture, spirals, etc. But she worked so hard to really be the best artist, technician and overall skater that she is right now! She is amazing! One of my faves. She performs with her soul!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skcmyv6Sveo&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4AVPUpVBbU
2008 Carmen program at the Japanese Nationals was one of the greatest performances I have ever seen! She became CARMEN! Best Carmen ever!
2008 Carmen program at the Japanese Nationals was one of the greatest performances I have ever seen! She became CARMEN! Best Carmen ever!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KHv4z9y2DA&feature=related
Artistically, her 2011 Worlds SP "The Mission" is her best artistic skater ever!
Artistically, her 2011 Worlds SP "The Mission" is her best artistic skater ever!
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Her career has so many ups and downs. She stole the spotlight from Shizuka before the Olympics of 2006 but that spotlight would go to another phenom named Mao Asada. Asada is truly one of the best in this generation of skaters and so is Miki! Narrowly beating Mao for the 2007 World title, Miki would live not only in the shadow of Mao, but also Yu-Na Kim. From her quads to her triple triples, to her injury while trying to defend her World title, to trying and doing everything to improve and prove that she is among the best to winning her 2nd world title for her earthquake devastated country of Japan. She is incredible and what an incredible career!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IXQMQ9uOpI
Her 2010-2011 Season has been phenomenal, with so many amazing skates!
I loved her GPF free skate, coming from behind to score the best free skate of the night! There was a fire in her skating!
Her 2010-2011 Season has been phenomenal, with so many amazing skates!
I loved her GPF free skate, coming from behind to score the best free skate of the night! There was a fire in her skating!
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Miki Ando is amazing and I love her Black Swan Ex. Just so gorgeous, intense, mystical. I also love her Bolero Ex from the 08-09 season http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnM9lGwAxX0. She is something else.
Miki won't retire...most probably.
Miki seems to have learned a lot from the JO.
It was very astonishing to see her skate so energetically a few hours later in "Carnival on Ice".
She not only skated a clean and dramatic Black Swan, but also skated a full length of "Thousand Winds" as encore, and this with very clean edges that were practically soundless!!
And a week later, today, contrary to her own words lately alluding to the possibility of "choosing between amateur and other ways of career" when this season is through, ... well what do you know, she said to a writer she met at Suzuka (F1 Grand Prix) :
"Please don't worry because I really won't retire".
I think this is her true mind ... the same positiveness that she showed in May and June saying she'll come back soon after some rest.
If she is trying to reconstruct her training circumstances this season, that would be the most wonderful for me, and probably to her many fans over here in Japan.
Miki seems to have learned a lot from the JO.
It was very astonishing to see her skate so energetically a few hours later in "Carnival on Ice".
She not only skated a clean and dramatic Black Swan, but also skated a full length of "Thousand Winds" as encore, and this with very clean edges that were practically soundless!!
And a week later, today, contrary to her own words lately alluding to the possibility of "choosing between amateur and other ways of career" when this season is through, ... well what do you know, she said to a writer she met at Suzuka (F1 Grand Prix) :
"Please don't worry because I really won't retire".
I think this is her true mind ... the same positiveness that she showed in May and June saying she'll come back soon after some rest.
If she is trying to reconstruct her training circumstances this season, that would be the most wonderful for me, and probably to her many fans over here in Japan.
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