Miki Ando
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"Miki Ando"/?? ??/And? Miki/born December 18, 1987}} is a Japanese former Figure skating/figure skater. She is the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships/2007 and 2011 World Figure Skating Championships/2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships/2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships/2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time Japanese Figure Skating Championships/Japanese national champion.

Ando is the first and only female skater to complete a quad (figure skating)/quadruple jump successfully in competition. She accomplished this at the 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix/2002–2003 Junior Grand Prix Final in The Hague.

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I've been having a dream of giving it a shot in an Olympics ever since I first landed a quad. I don't feel any pressure at all. I'll be happy if I enjoy skating here and happier if I land a quad.

I'd be lying if I said I don't have any regrets with my skating today, but I believe I'll feel a different feeling if I go to an Olympics for the second time.

After today's showing I was not confident (of making the Olympic team). The other skaters all did so well, but I didn't do my best. After my performance I thought I would just have to train harder for the Olympics in four years.

I'm very tired. When I was spinning I thought it would be a good quad but I'm glad I could make the challenge anyway.

The Olympic Games are the biggest occasion of my sporting career. If there is a chance, I'll try and, if it is successful, I'll thank God.

I want to experience that feeling a bit.

The Olympic Games is the biggest occasion of my sports career.

I'm glad that I'm going to the Olympics but I'm disappointed with the result this time at the national championships. I know I have to try much harder before skating in Turin.

Some will say I don't deserve to go to Turin based on this result and that hurts.