Miki Ando facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Miki Ando |
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Ando at the 2009 World Championships
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| Country represented |  Japan |
| Born | December 18, 1987 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Began skating | 1995 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Miki Ando (安藤 美姫, Andō Miki, born December 18, 1987) is a famous Japanese figure skater who is now retired. She won the World Championship twice, in 2007 and 2011. She also won the Four Continents Championship in 2011. Miki was the World Junior champion in 2004. She also won the Japanese national title three times.
Miki Ando made history as the first female skater to land a quadruple jump in a competition. She did this at the 2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final. This amazing jump was a quadruple Salchow.
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About Miki Ando
Miki Ando was born on December 18, 1987, in Nagoya, Japan. She started skating when she was eight years old. In 2006, Miki joined Toyota and also went to Chukyo University. She learned English while training in the U.S. She graduated from university in 2011. Miki became a mother to a daughter named Himawari in April 2013. Himawari means "sunflower" in Japanese.
Skating Journey
Miki Ando started her skating journey in 1996. Her first coach was Rina Horie. Later, Yuko Monna coached her. From 2000, Nobuo Satō became her coach.
Junior Success
Miki quickly became a star in junior skating. She won her first two Junior Grand Prix events in 2001. She then won the gold medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final. She also became the Japanese junior champion. Miki won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships.
In the 2002–03 season, Miki won two more Junior Grand Prix events. At the JGP Final, she landed the first-ever quadruple Salchow jump by a female skater. This was a huge moment in figure skating history. She won a bronze medal at this event. That season, she also won her second national junior title. She earned a silver medal at the World Junior Championships.
Miki had a fantastic 2003–04 season. She won all her junior competitions. This included the Junior Grand Prix Final and the Junior Worlds. She also won her first senior Japan Championships. She placed 4th at her first senior World Championships.
Senior Career Highlights
The 2004–05 season was Miki's first full year as a senior skater. She won two medals in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. She also reached the Grand Prix Final, finishing fourth. Miki won her second national senior title and placed sixth at 2005 Worlds.
For the 2005–06 season, Miki moved to the United States to train. She worked with coach Carol Heiss Jenkins. She won a silver medal at the 2005 Cup of Russia. Miki competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. She finished 15th there.
Miki changed coaches again for the 2006–07 season. Her new coach was Nikolai Morozov. She won gold at the 2006 Skate America and silver at the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard. At the Japanese Nationals, she got a shoulder injury but still finished second.
At the 2007 World Championships, Miki performed wonderfully. She won the gold medal, becoming the World Champion! She set new personal best scores.
In the 2007–08 season, Miki won a silver medal at the 2007 Skate America. She earned a bronze medal at the Four Continents Championships. At Worlds, she had to stop during her free skate due to a leg injury.
During the 2008–09 season, Miki won a bronze medal at Skate America. She also won a silver medal at the Cup of China. At the Japan Championships, she finished third. She then won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships. Miki also helped Japan win a bronze medal at the 2009 ISU World Team Trophy.
For the 2009–10 season, Miki won gold at the Rostelecom Cup and the NHK Trophy. These wins qualified her for the Grand Prix Final. She won a silver medal at the Grand Prix Final. This result helped her earn a spot on Japan's team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She finished fifth overall at the Olympics.
Second World Title
In the 2010–11 season, Miki won gold medals at the Cup of China and the Rostelecom Cup. She won her third Japanese National title. At the Four Continents Championships, she won gold.
Miki then won her second gold medal at the World Championships in Moscow. This was another huge achievement for her.
Later Career and Retirement
Miki took a break from competitive skating for the 2011–12 season. She performed in many ice shows around the world. She even helped create a benefit show for earthquake and tsunami victims.
In the 2012–13 season, Miki decided not to compete. She was unable to find a permanent coach. She later became pregnant and gave birth to her daughter in April 2013. She started training again a month later.
After two years away, Miki returned for the 2013–14 season. She won a silver medal at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy. After finishing seventh at the 2014 Nationals, Miki announced her retirement from competitive skating. She shared her plans to become a coach.
After Skating
After retiring, Miki Ando started working for Japanese television. She also began her coaching career. She was a main performer in the popular ice show Fantasy on Ice for many years. In 2013, she performed with singer Ai to the song "To mama" after her daughter was born.
Images for kids
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Ando at the 2009 NHK Trophy
See also
In Spanish: Miki Andō para niños
