Women
JPN
Ayuko Ito
JPN- Date of birth29 Sep 1986
- Height160 CM
- ProfessionOffice Worker
- HometownToyota
- Place of birthHamamatsu
- Start skating Club She began skating as a student in her second year of primary school in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Toyota Motors: Japan
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesJapanese
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Canadian short track skater Charles Hamelin. (Athlete, 02 Feb 2017)
Japanese short track skater Yuka Kamino. (Athlete, 02 Feb 2017)
She had back problems in 2016. (Athlete, 02 Feb 2017)
In 2013 she dislocated a bone in her right elbow in a fall during training. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2016; nikkansports.com, 30 Oct 2013)
She dislocated her left shoulder one year after graduating high school. The injury meant she was unable to compete at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. (shizushin.com, 10 Feb 2010)
In 2013 she dislocated a bone in her right elbow in a fall during training. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2016; nikkansports.com, 30 Oct 2013)
She dislocated her left shoulder one year after graduating high school. The injury meant she was unable to compete at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. (shizushin.com, 10 Feb 2010)
To win a medal in the 3000m at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (nhk.or.jp, 18 Jan 2018)
RETURN
She retired from competition after the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, but returned to the scene in the 2015/16 season. (jiji.com, 26 Dec 2017; fujitv.co.jp, 22 Jan 2016)
She retired from competition after the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, but returned to the scene in the 2015/16 season. (jiji.com, 26 Dec 2017; fujitv.co.jp, 22 Jan 2016)
Her father recommended the sport to her.
