24-year-old figure skater Mirai Nagasu landed a triple axel on Sunday night in the PyeongChang to become the first American woman to pull off the unbelievable maneuver in the Winter Olympics.
"HOLY COW!" You just witnessed a historic triple axel from Mirai Nagasu. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/NsNuy9F46h pic.twitter.com/jCMTb4LtXv
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 12, 2018
A 137.53 is a career-best for Mirai Nagasu, who previously had a best of 132.04 in this very building at 4CCs last season #PyeongChang2018
— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) February 12, 2018
The triple axel hadn’t even been landed at all by an American woman in international competition since Tonya Harding did so in the 1991 World Championships, and has only been landed by eight women worldwide in the history of international competition.
Understandably, Nagasu and her USA teammates were *quite* pumped about the historic accomplishment.
.@mirai_nagasu is HYPE. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/OOGZjlDjzU
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/notgneissatall/status/962874958022979584
Lookit Mirai Nagasu getting stoked on that TRIPLE AXEL. Cuuuuuute. pic.twitter.com/nVGJySb7Z0
— Cameron Esposito (@cameronesposito) February 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/RachelRoseGold1/status/962886481592438784
Now that’s a reaction. Mirai Nagasu really was terrific. Rose to the occasion. 137.53 points. Just what she needed to do for the Americans. pic.twitter.com/B4kFdpyeXA
— Christine Brennan (@cbrennansports) February 12, 2018
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