Japanese figure skating legend who once competed against Kim Yuna, 'shocking' recent update: "Ex-husband was a playboy, daughter has no father..." Outrage erupts in Japan

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Miki Ando (38), a former Japanese national figure skating team member who competed against Kim Yuna on the international stage in the past, has drawn local attention by revealing the recent status of her 13-year-old eldest daughter.

The Japanese media outlet "Ameba Times" reported on the 14th, "Professional figure skater Miki Ando released a latest photo of her 13-year-old eldest daughter, Himawari."

According to the outlet, Ando gave birth to her eldest daughter while unmarried in April 2013. She has consistently shared photos of mother-daughter couple looks and daily life moments through her personal social networking service (SNS).

On the 11th, Ando posted on her personal SNS a message celebrating her pet dog's 15th birthday, along with a recent photo of her eldest daughter holding the pet. Along with the photo, Ando left a short caption: "My favorite combo, precious existence."

Various reactions from Japanese netizens who saw the report continued on local portal sites such as "Yahoo Japan."

The comment that received the most empathy was a reaction stating that it is difficult to read the daughter's name due to its complex Chinese character notation. Local netizens expressed doubts about the obscure naming method, saying, "I can't read my daughter's name at once" and "It is an impossible name for someone seeing it for the first time."

Some netizens directed their gaze toward the daughter's future path and exposure of her privacy. They left opinions such as, "Aren't they going to debut their daughter in the entertainment industry soon?" and "Given that the background of her birth was widely reported in the media, I worry whether the child will be hurt as she grows up."

Ando, who was a flagship star representing Japanese figure skating while active in the same era as Kim Yuna during her playing days, became the first female single skater in the world to successfully land a quadruple jump (quadruple Salchow) at an official international competition. She participated in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and left a brilliant legacy by reaching the top twice at the World Championships in 2007 and 2011.

However, her private life off the ice was turbulent. In April 2013, she made a sudden announcement that she had given birth to a daughter while unmarried at the age of 25 without revealing the biological father, shocking Japan. Immediately after giving birth, she participated in the All-Japan Championships and then announced her retirement from active duty that year.

Even after her retirement, Ando's actions remained a subject of public interest. In 2014, she officially acknowledged her romance with Spanish figure skating star Javier Fernandez and even cohabited with him while dating seriously, but the relationship ended in disaster due to his infidelity. She also exposed this on a radio broadcast, stating, "When he came home, he was addicted to games; outside, he was a playboy." Additionally, she faced controversy over allegations of inappropriate relationships with a 16-year-old minor student while working as a coach, experiencing a bumpy path.

She even appeared on a program and revealed about her daughter's biological father, "I have no experience with divorce, and since the child grew up in an environment without a father from before she was one year old, my daughter will likely have no memories of a father either." She added, "However, I thought it was not something to hide, so I explained the reason to her from a young age. I show her photos and tell her that if she wants to meet him, he is probably still alive, so she can look for him anytime."

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