I kept a video of one of Midori Ito's early 90's world championship short programmes for years! She never had the gracefulness and fluidity that judges demand of women skaters, so her strength and precision - and the fierce joy with which she skated - never got the appreciation it deserved.
I kept a video of one of Midori Ito's early 90's world championship short programmes for years! She never had the gracefulness and fluidity that judges demand of women skaters, so her strength and precision - and the fierce joy with which she skated - never got the appreciation it deserved.
Great insight!