Miki Ando
| Miki Ando | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 安藤美姫 | ||||
| Kana | あんどう みき | ||||
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| Miki Ando | |
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 Miki Ando performs a spiral as part of her spiral sequence in her short program at the 2008 Skate America. | |
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Coach | Nikolai Morozov, Yuko Monna |
| Skating club | Nagoya |
| Most Recent Results: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Points | Finish | Year |
| 2008 Cup of China | 170.88 | 2nd | 2008 |
| 2008 Skate America | 168.42 | 3rd | 2008 |
Miki Ando (born December 18, 1987) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 World Figure Skating Champion, the 2004-2005 Japanese National Champion and the 2004 World Junior Champion. Ando was the first, and, as of 2008, the only female skater to successfully complete a quadruple jump in competition. Ando landed the first ladies' quadruple Salchow at the 2002 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Biography
Personal life
Ando was born in Nagoya, Japan in 1987. In 2006, she entered Chukyo University in her hometown.
Career
She began skating in 1996 at the age of nine.
Ando made history at the 2002 Junior Grand Prix Final, where she became the first female skater to land a quadruple jump. She remains the only lady to ever perform this feat. Ando showed promise on the junior scene, twice winning the Junior Grand Prix Final and becoming the 2004 World Junior Champion.
Ando had a poor 2005-2006 season, ending with her lowest scoring performance at the 2006 Olympics. She placed 15th after twice falling in her free skate and falling on her quad attempt. Ando did not compete at the World Championships the following month. Soon afterwards, she decided to move from the United States back to Japan for training. She also decided to change coaches, from Carol Heiss Jenkins to Nikolai Morozov. Ando used "Madame Butterfly" for the rest of the season for her free skate. Ando fell twice in the NHK Trophy and three times at the Grand Prix Final. As the two-time defending champion at the 2005 Japan Nationals, Ando placed sixth.
Ando made a strong return in the 2006-2007 season winning Skate America and picking up the silver medal at Trophée Eric Bompard. It was therefore surprising that she placed 5th at the Grand Prix Final in Saint Petersburg; however, it was later revealed that Ando, along with the rest of the Japanese team, competed there while suffering from stomach flu. At the 2006 Japanese Nationals, she placed second behind Mao Asada, earning one of three spots to represent Japan at the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships. Placing second in both the short program and the free skate, Ando scored a total of 195.09 points to win the World Championship by less than one point over her countrywoman, Mao Asada. She set new personal bests in both the short program and free skate and a new personal best total. For these efforts, she was named as one of Vogue Japan's Women of the Year in 2007.
At the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, Ando withdrew from the competition due to pre-existing shoulder and leg injuries. She was 8th after the short program and withdrew during her free skate. In the 2008-2009 Grand Prix season, Ando placed third after Kim Yu-Na and Yukari Nakano at 2008 Skate America and placed 2nd behind Kim again at the 2008 Cup of China.
At the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final, Ando attempted to land a quadruple Salchow in her free skate program for the first time since the 2006 Olympics. The quadruple jump was downgraded, as was her triple flip, the second jump in her double axel-triple toe loop jump combination, and the last two double loops in her three-jump triple lutz-double loop-double loop combination. Ando landed a double axel, a triple lutz, and a triple loop cleanly and placed sixth overall in the competition. Despite her last place finish, Ando expressed that she was very happy with her performance at the Grand Prix Final, and that she would continue to pursue landing her quad Salchow this season.[1]
Programs
Competitive highlights
Post-2004
| Event/Season | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 15th | ||||
| World Championships | 6th | 1st | WD | TBD | |
| Four Continents Championships | 3rd | ||||
| Japanese Championships | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
| Cup of China | 4th | 2nd | |||
| Skate America | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Trophee Eric Bompard | 2nd | ||||
| Cup of Russia | 2nd | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 4th | 4th |
Pre-2004
| Event/Season | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 4th | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | ||
| Japanese Championships | 3rd | 5th | 1st | ||
| Japanese Junior Championships | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Japanese Novice Championships | 1st | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 1st | 3rd | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Mexico | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, China | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Canada | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Sweden | 1st | ||||
| Mladost Trophy | 1st |
- WD = Withdrew
References
- ^ Mittan, J. Barry (12/13/2008). "Asada edges Kim in Grand Prix Final". icenetwork.com. Retrieved 12/25/2008.
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