My Take
Okay, I have to gush about Midori Ito for a second, because to me she's the woman who basically kicked the door open for Japanese figure skating before anyone else even found the handle. This tiny powerhouse out of Nagoya skated like she had actual springs in her legs, and when she became the first woman to land a triple Axel in competition, I imagine half of Japan nearly fell off the couch. She wasn't the dainty, drift-across-the-ice type; she attacked, she launched, she detonated rotations in midair, and it was honestly thrilling to watch. That gutsy silver at Albertville in 1992, fighting to the very end, still gets me. World champion, trailblazer, the one who carved the path the whole glittering modern wave now skates on. Pure respect from me, no notes.
Overview
Midori Ito is a Japanese figure skater born on August 13, 1969, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. She attended Tokai Gakuen High School and went on to study at Tokai Gakuen University Junior College. She is widely recognized as a trailblazer in women's figure skating, becoming the first woman to land a triple axel in competition, and she won a silver medal at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Midori Ito
- Name (Japanese)
- 伊藤みどり
- Reading
- いとう みどり
- Born
- August 13, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Figure skater
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Tokai Gakuen High School
- University
- Tokai Gakuen University Junior College
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/midori_ito0813/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A%E8%97%A4%E3%81%BF%E3%81%A9%E3%82%8A
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.