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Miki Ando

Born:

December 18, 1987

Birthplace:

Aichi, Japan

Height:

5' 3"

Level:

Senior

Hometown:

Nagoya, Japan

Club:

Toyota Skating Club

Coach:

Yuko Monna

Miki Ando is the 2007 and 2011 world champion.

Ando began skating at age nine ... At age 11, she landed her first triple jump (a Salchow) ... She is the first lady skater to land a quadruple Salchow in competition (at the JGP Final in 2002) ... Before skating, she also participated in swimming, ballet, piano and calligraphy ... Her skating idol is Yuka Sato, the 1994 world champion ... She was criticized heavily in 2006 for her disappointing performance at the 2006 Olympics ... She redeemed herself winning the world title the next year ... She had a very emotional season in 2007-08, breaking down twice during events (at the Grand Prix Final and at the world championships) ... As the defending champion, she skated off the ice with an injury during the free skate at the '08 worlds after falling twice to start her program ... She returned to the season-ending event in fine form in 2009, winning the bronze medal ... Had a strong first half of 2009-10, winning the silver at the Grand Prix Final, but finished off the podium at her last the events of the season ... Rebounded in 2010-11 to win five of her six events, including her second world title ... Sat out the 2011-12 season ... Said she plans to come back to competition in 2012-13 but announced in October 2012 that she would skip the Grand Prix Series.

2011 Season Notes
SP Music: "Gabriel's Oboe" and "The Falls" from the soundtrack of The Mission by Ennio Morricone, performed by Yo-Yo Ma
FS Music: "Piano Concerto in A minor" by Edvard Grieg
2010 Season Notes
SP Music: "Requiem" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
FS Music: Music from the Marco Polo soundtrack by Ennio Morricone, music from the Rome soundtrack by Jeff Beal and music from the Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra soundtrack by Philippe Chany
2009 Season Notes
SP Music: "Chairman's Waltz" from the Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack by John Williams
FS Music: Music from Giselle by Adolphe Charles Adam/"Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78" by Camille Saint-Saëns
2008 Season Notes
SP Music: Music from Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns/"Scheherazade" by Nikoli Rimsky-Korsakov
FS Music: Music from Carmen by Georges Bizet
2007 Season Notes
SP Music: "Scheherazade" by Nikoli Rimsky-Korsakov
FS Music: "Violin Concerto" by Felix Mendelssohn
2006 Season Notes
SP Music: "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto
FS Music: "My Funny Valentine" by Richard Rodgers/Music from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
2005 Season Notes
SP Music: "Gypsy Soul" by Strunz & Farah
FS Music: "Guitar Concerto" ("For Two Christophers") by Elmer Bernstein/Music from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky
2004 Season Notes
SP Music: "Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22" by Frédéric Chopin
FS Music: Music from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky
2003 Season Notes
SP Music: "Asturias" by Isaac Albéniz
FS Music: Music from La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus
2002 Season Notes
SP Music: "Csárdás" by Vittorio Monti
FS Music: Music from Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2001 Season Notes
SP Music: "España Cañí" by Pascual Marquina Narro
FS Music: Music from Riverdance by Bill Whelan

Worlds ladies FS Watch
GP Final - Senior Ladies - Free Skate Watch
GP Final - Senior Ladies - Short Program Watch
Rostelecom Cup - Ladies - Free Skate Watch
Grand Prix Final - Senior Ladies - Free Skate 400K | 800K
Grand Prix Final - Senior Ladies - Short Program 400K | 800K
Miki Ando's short program from Skate America 400K | 700K
USA vs. Japan - Miki Ando (JPN) 400K | 700K