- Joined
- Jun 21, 2003
Miki Ando (Japanese: 安藤 美姫 Andō Miki) is a Japanese Ladies skater. She was born on 18 December 1987, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
She is the 2007 and 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time (2004, 2005 & 2010) Japanese national champion.
She is the first lady skater to perform a quadruple jump (Salchow) in competition (ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, The Hague, Dec. 2002). Before she focused on skating, Ando tried many other activities such as swimming, ballet, playing the piano, calligraphy. Ando took a break from competitive skating and had a baby (daughter Himawari, born in April 2013) before returning to competition in fall 2013.
She retired from competitive skating in 2014. During next two season she competed in pro-am competitions.
ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00005594.htm
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miki_Ando
Social Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/miki_m_ando0403/
Personal Best Scores
SP: 67.98 (ISU World Championships 2007)
FS: 134.76 (Four Continents Championships 2011)
TS: 201.34 (Four Continents Championships 2011)
Programs and Videos
2015/2016
FS: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
2014/2015
FS: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
2013/2014
SP: "My Way" by Frank Sinatra
FS: "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky
Ex1: "Amazing Grace"
Ex2: "Boléro" by Maurice Ravel
2013–14 Japan Championships2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
2012/2013
She did not compete this season
2011/2012
She did not compete this season
Ex1: "I am a Thousand Winds" by Hayley Westenra; choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
Ex2: "Black Swan" by Clint Mansell; choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
Ex3: "You Must Love Me" (from "Evita"); choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
Ex4: "I (Who Have Nothing)" by Gladys Knight; choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
Ex5: "Foolin'" by Dionne Bromfield; choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
Ex6: "Fragile" by Sting; choreo. by Miho Tsurutani, Miki Ando
Ex7: "Over the Rainbow" (from "The Wizard of Oz"); choreo. by Miho Tsurutani, Miki Ando
Ex8: "O Mio Babbino Caro" by Giacomo Puccini; choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
Ex9: "Méditation" ("Thaïs") by Jules Massenet; choreo. by Noriko Sato
2010/2011
SP1: "Gabriel's Oboe" / "The Falls" (from "The Mission") by Ennio Morricone performed by Yo-Yo Ma
SP2: "Broken Sorrow" / "Egyptian in the Night" by Nuttin' But Stringz
FS: "Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16" by Edvard Grieg
Ex1: "Comin' Home Baby" by Michael Bublé
Ex2: "Why do People fall in Love" by Linda Eder
Ex3: "Concierto de Aranjuez" by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Operatica, featuring Inva Mula
Ex4: "Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2011 World Championships
2009/2010
SP: "Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
FS: "Cleopatra" / "Marco Polo" by Loreena Mckennitt / "Marco Polo" by Ennio Morricone / "Rome" by Jeff Beal / "Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra" by Philippe Chany
Ex1: "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk"
Ex2: "Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ex3: "Queen of the Night" (from "The Draughtsman's Contract")
Ex4: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" by Aretha Franklin
2010 World Championships2010 Winter Olympic Games2009–10 Japan Championships
2008/2009
SP: "Chairman's Waltz" (from "Memoirs of a Geisha") by John Williams
FS1: "Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78" by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS2: "Giselle" by Adolphe Charles Adam
Ex1: "Boléro by Maurice Ravel
Ex2: "I Believe" by Ayaka
2009 ISU World Team Trophy
2007/2008
SP1: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
SP2: "Samson et Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS: "Carmen" by Georges Bizet
Ex1: "La Bohème" by Giacomo Puccini
Ex2: "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera
Ex3: "Handcuffs" by Claudette Ortiz
2008 World Championships2008 Four Continents Championships2007–08 Japan Championships2007 NHK Trophy2007 Skate America
2006/2007
SP: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
FS: "Violin Concerto" by Felix Mendelssohn
Ex1: "I Believe" by Ayaka
Ex2: "Mikazuki" by Ayaka
2007 World Championships
2005/2006
SP: "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto
FS1: "Madama Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini
Fs2: "My Funny Valentine" by Richard Rodgers
Ex: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" by Aretha Franklin
2006 Winter Olympics2005-06 Japan Championships
2004/2005
SP: "Gypsy Soul" by Strunz & Farah
FS1: "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky
Fs2: "Guitar Concerto – For Two Christophers" by Elmer Bernstein
Ex: "Mickey" (from "Bring It On") by B*Witched
2005 World Championships2004–05 Japan Championships
2003/2004
SP: "Grande Polonaise Brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
FS: "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky
Ex: "Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum" (from "Carmen Jones") by Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II
2004 World Championships2004 World Junior Championships2003–04 Japan Championships
2002/2003
SP: "Asturias" by Isaac Albéniz
FS: "La Bayadère" by Ludwig Minkus
Ex: "Claire de Lune" by Claude Debussy
2003 World Junior Championships
2001/2002
SP: "Csárdás" by Vittorio Monti
FS: "Swan Lake" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2002 World Junior Championships2001–02 Japan Championships
SP: "España cañí" by Pascual Marquina Narro
FS: "Riverdance" by Bill Whelan
Results
She is the 2007 and 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time (2004, 2005 & 2010) Japanese national champion.
She is the first lady skater to perform a quadruple jump (Salchow) in competition (ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, The Hague, Dec. 2002). Before she focused on skating, Ando tried many other activities such as swimming, ballet, playing the piano, calligraphy. Ando took a break from competitive skating and had a baby (daughter Himawari, born in April 2013) before returning to competition in fall 2013.
She retired from competitive skating in 2014. During next two season she competed in pro-am competitions.
Last updated on 11 February 2019 by Mohacz
ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00005594.htm
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miki_Ando
Social Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/miki_m_ando0403/
Personal Best Scores
SP: 67.98 (ISU World Championships 2007)
FS: 134.76 (Four Continents Championships 2011)
TS: 201.34 (Four Continents Championships 2011)
Programs and Videos
2015/2016
FS: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
2014/2015
FS: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
2013/2014
SP: "My Way" by Frank Sinatra
FS: "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky
Ex1: "Amazing Grace"
Ex2: "Boléro" by Maurice Ravel
2013–14 Japan Championships2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpiMaI6VKQk
FS:
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1pW3dkfrzM
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Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1pW3dkfrzM
2012/2013
She did not compete this season
2011/2012
She did not compete this season
Ex1: "I am a Thousand Winds" by Hayley Westenra; choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
Ex2: "Black Swan" by Clint Mansell; choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
Ex3: "You Must Love Me" (from "Evita"); choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
Ex4: "I (Who Have Nothing)" by Gladys Knight; choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
Ex5: "Foolin'" by Dionne Bromfield; choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
Ex6: "Fragile" by Sting; choreo. by Miho Tsurutani, Miki Ando
Ex7: "Over the Rainbow" (from "The Wizard of Oz"); choreo. by Miho Tsurutani, Miki Ando
Ex8: "O Mio Babbino Caro" by Giacomo Puccini; choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
Ex9: "Méditation" ("Thaïs") by Jules Massenet; choreo. by Noriko Sato
2010/2011
SP1: "Gabriel's Oboe" / "The Falls" (from "The Mission") by Ennio Morricone performed by Yo-Yo Ma
SP2: "Broken Sorrow" / "Egyptian in the Night" by Nuttin' But Stringz
FS: "Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16" by Edvard Grieg
Ex1: "Comin' Home Baby" by Michael Bublé
Ex2: "Why do People fall in Love" by Linda Eder
Ex3: "Concierto de Aranjuez" by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Operatica, featuring Inva Mula
Ex4: "Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2011 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGTWXm4FqQ8
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-1XzRbonI
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db5FTWE91B0
2011 Four Continents Championships2010–11 Japan Championships2010–11 Grand Frix Final2010 Rostelecom CupFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-1XzRbonI
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db5FTWE91B0
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxAXl-Q6V6A
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpfztzXUPrc
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqX8agj5Ry0
2010 Cup of ChinaFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpfztzXUPrc
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqX8agj5Ry0
2009/2010
SP: "Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
FS: "Cleopatra" / "Marco Polo" by Loreena Mckennitt / "Marco Polo" by Ennio Morricone / "Rome" by Jeff Beal / "Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra" by Philippe Chany
Ex1: "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk"
Ex2: "Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ex3: "Queen of the Night" (from "The Draughtsman's Contract")
Ex4: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" by Aretha Franklin
2010 World Championships2010 Winter Olympic Games2009–10 Japan Championships
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2009–10 Grand Frix Final2009 NHK TrophyFS:
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2009 Rostelecom CupFS:
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FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGDPyz4f2R8
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delvJQ6DJHM
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGDPyz4f2R8
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delvJQ6DJHM
2008/2009
SP: "Chairman's Waltz" (from "Memoirs of a Geisha") by John Williams
FS1: "Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78" by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS2: "Giselle" by Adolphe Charles Adam
Ex1: "Boléro by Maurice Ravel
Ex2: "I Believe" by Ayaka
2009 ISU World Team Trophy
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2009 World Championships2008–09 Japan ChampionshipsFS:
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2008–09 Grand Prix Final2008 Cup of ChinaFS:
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2008 Skate AmericaFS:
2007/2008
SP1: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
SP2: "Samson et Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS: "Carmen" by Georges Bizet
Ex1: "La Bohème" by Giacomo Puccini
Ex2: "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera
Ex3: "Handcuffs" by Claudette Ortiz
2008 World Championships2008 Four Continents Championships2007–08 Japan Championships2007 NHK Trophy2007 Skate America
2006/2007
SP: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
FS: "Violin Concerto" by Felix Mendelssohn
Ex1: "I Believe" by Ayaka
Ex2: "Mikazuki" by Ayaka
2007 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANkkEMZUqG8
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9U76uPa8Ss
Post-FS Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN43uMZKuGI
2006–07 Japan Championships2006–07 Grand Prix Final2006 Trophée Eric Bompard2006 Skate AmericaFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9U76uPa8Ss
Post-FS Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN43uMZKuGI
2005/2006
SP: "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto
FS1: "Madama Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini
Fs2: "My Funny Valentine" by Richard Rodgers
Ex: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" by Aretha Franklin
2006 Winter Olympics2005-06 Japan Championships
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2005–06 Grand Prix Final2005 NHK TrophyFS:
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2005 Cup of RussiaFS:
2004/2005
SP: "Gypsy Soul" by Strunz & Farah
FS1: "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky
Fs2: "Guitar Concerto – For Two Christophers" by Elmer Bernstein
Ex: "Mickey" (from "Bring It On") by B*Witched
2005 World Championships2004–05 Japan Championships
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2004–05 Grand Prix FinalFS:
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2004 Cup of ChinaFS:
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2004 NHK TrophyFS:
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2004 Skate AmericaFS:
2003/2004
SP: "Grande Polonaise Brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
FS: "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky
Ex: "Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum" (from "Carmen Jones") by Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II
2004 World Championships2004 World Junior Championships2003–04 Japan Championships
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2003–04 JGP FinalFS:
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2003–04 Japan Junior ChampionshipsFS:
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2003 JGP MexicoFS:
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2003 JGP JapanFS:
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2002/2003
SP: "Asturias" by Isaac Albéniz
FS: "La Bayadère" by Ludwig Minkus
Ex: "Claire de Lune" by Claude Debussy
2003 World Junior Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKBx4bsBDIg
FS:
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNbqvRwty5o
2002–03 Japan Championships2002–03 JGP Final2002–03 Japan Junior ChampionshipsFS:
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNbqvRwty5o
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2002 JGP ChinaFS:
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2002 JGP CanadaFS:
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2001/2002
SP: "Csárdás" by Vittorio Monti
FS: "Swan Lake" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2002 World Junior Championships2001–02 Japan Championships
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2001–02 JGP FinalFS:
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2001–02 Japan Junior ChampionshipsFS:
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2001 JGP SwedenFS:
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2001 JGP Czech RepublicFS:
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2000/2001FS:
SP: "España cañí" by Pascual Marquina Narro
FS: "Riverdance" by Bill Whelan
Results
Date | Event | SP | FS | TS |
2013–14 season |