![Midori Ito, silver medalist figure skater in the 1992 Albertville Olympics, bows during a news conference to announce her retirement from the amateur figure skating events in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 29, 1996. Midori Ito, silver medalist figure skater in the 1992 Albertville Olympics, bows during a news conference to announce her retirement from the amateur figure skating events in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 29, 1996.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NWCRT2/japans-figure-skater-midori-ito-1989-world-champion-and-the-1992-olympic-silver-medalist-performs-during-a-special-exhibition-legend-on-ice-in-the-isu-grand-prix-of-figure-skating-nhk-trophy-at-hiroshima-prefectural-sports-center-in-hiroshima-city-hiroshima-prefecture-on-november-11-2018-the-yomiuri-shimbun-via-ap-images-2NWCRT2.jpg)
Midori Ito, silver medalist figure skater in the 1992 Albertville Olympics, bows during a news conference to announce her retirement from the amateur figure skating events in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 29, 1996.
![1992 Olympic champion figure skater Marina Klimova with stage and film actor Anatoly Zhuravlev in the Dancing on Ice gala Stock Photo - Alamy 1992 Olympic champion figure skater Marina Klimova with stage and film actor Anatoly Zhuravlev in the Dancing on Ice gala Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B94D6Y/1992-olympic-champion-figure-skater-marina-klimova-with-stage-and-B94D6Y.jpg)
1992 Olympic champion figure skater Marina Klimova with stage and film actor Anatoly Zhuravlev in the Dancing on Ice gala Stock Photo - Alamy
Albertville 1992 vs. Now ⛸️ Ito Midori 🇯🇵 was the first figure skater to land a triple Axel at an Olympic Games. Now 53 years old, she's still jumping Axels for fun!
![What if Ladies' Figure Skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics Was Judged Like 2022? Part 2: Midori Ito SP | by Aya Scott | Medium What if Ladies' Figure Skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics Was Judged Like 2022? Part 2: Midori Ito SP | by Aya Scott | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*c6tZVq0jL3cn2qKGXGfs_A.png)
What if Ladies' Figure Skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics Was Judged Like 2022? Part 2: Midori Ito SP | by Aya Scott | Medium
![Albertville 1992: Midori improvises a Triple Axel at the (literal) last minute after falling on it at the start of the program : r/FigureSkating Albertville 1992: Midori improvises a Triple Axel at the (literal) last minute after falling on it at the start of the program : r/FigureSkating](https://external-preview.redd.it/k8kpJ7YrFi9CEkBMpHeBOkfd1TybtLpOGIm72CJRxsE.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=281c0f27772f7fe50ad8ebb9b89f18dc3fa5eddf)
Albertville 1992: Midori improvises a Triple Axel at the (literal) last minute after falling on it at the start of the program : r/FigureSkating
![Midori Ito of Japan performs in the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition... | Figure skating, Midori ito, Midori Midori Ito of Japan performs in the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition... | Figure skating, Midori ito, Midori](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/2c/1c/71/2c1c714ea1aaefff787619ae5b6aab8a.jpg)