Miki Ando

Miki Ando
Born (1987-12-18) December 18, 1987 (age 36)
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
DisciplineWomen's singles
Began skating1995
Retired2013
Event Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place
World Championships 2 0 1
Four Continents Championships 1 0 1
Grand Prix Final 0 1 0
Japan Championships 3 2 2
World Team Trophy 0 0 1
World Junior Championships 1 1 1
Junior Grand Prix Final 2 0 1
Medal list
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Tokyo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Los Angeles Singles
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Goyang Singles
Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2009–10 Tokyo Singles
Japan Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003–04 Nagano Singles
Gold medal – first place 2004–05 Yokohama Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010–11 Nagano Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006–07 Nagoya Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007–08 Kadoma Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2000–01 Nagano Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008–09 Nagano Singles
World Team Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tokyo Team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 The Hague Singles
Silver medal – second place 2003 Ostrava Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Hamar Singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2001–02 Bled Singles
Gold medal – first place 2003–04 Malmö Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002–03 The Hague Singles
Miki Ando
Japanese name
Kanji安藤 美姫
Kanaあんどう みき

Miki Ando (安藤 美姫, Andō Miki, born December 18, 1987) is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time (2003, 2004 & 2010) Japanese national champion.

Ando is the first female skater to complete a quadruple jump successfully in competition. She accomplished this at the 2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final in The Hague, Netherlands.