12-02-2018 03:33 via ocregister.com

Mirai Nagasu becomes the first American to land a triple axel at the Winter Olympics

Mirai Nagasu, of Arcadia, is the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Winter Olympics. Nagasu is competing in the ladies’ free skate in the figure skating team event.
“I told myself I am going for (the triple axel) … there was no going back for me,” Nagasu told NBC after the performance.
Her score of 137.53 is Nagasu’s career-best, which topped her previous mark of 132.04.“HOLY COW!” You just witnessed a historic triple axel from Mirai Naga
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