Skater Mirai Nagasu Makes History at 2018 Olympics

First U.S. Female to Do Triple Axel in the Olympics

In the same year that infamous figure skater Tonya Harding got the big screen treatment with a biopic about her career, Mirai Nagasu has become the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday. Nagasu, 24, performed the rarely-attempted maneuver during the women’s free skate portion of…

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