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Midori Ito: Triple axel appreciation post
Midori Ito (JPN) was the first woman to land a triple axel in competition. She is the 1989 World Champion, 1992 Olympic silver medalist,
1990 World silver medalist and a 9-time Japanese National Champion.
She is also the first Asian skater to win the world championships, the first woman to land a triple-triple combination in competition,
the first woman to land five different triple jumps and seven triples total in a free skate, and the first woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics.
She has also completed triple axel-double toeloop combinations in competition.
I didn't know that she has so many that "the first".
Midori Ito (JPN) was the first woman to land a triple axel in competition. She is the 1989 World Champion, 1992 Olympic silver medalist,
1990 World silver medalist and a 9-time Japanese National Champion.
She is also the first Asian skater to win the world championships, the first woman to land a triple-triple combination in competition,
the first woman to land five different triple jumps and seven triples total in a free skate, and the first woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics.
She has also completed triple axel-double toeloop combinations in competition.
I didn't know that she has so many that "the first".