Mirai Nagasu made history at the Olympics in PyeongChang by becoming the first American woman to land a triple axel in the Olympics. Nagasu landed the difficult move about 20 seconds into the women’s team free skate and racked up a personal best score of 137.53, setting the tone for the American team.
Few things can top Nagasu’s triple axel, but we loved how hyped she was in her celebration.
"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
Lookit Mirai Nagasu getting stoked on that TRIPLE AXEL. Cuuuuuute. pic.twitter.com/nVGJySb7Z0
— Cameron Esposito (@cameronesposito) February 12, 2018
The 24-year-old was so fired up, just as she should have been. She is only the third woman to land a triple axel in the Olympics.
The reaction from her Team USA teammates was awesome as well:
#teamUSA reacting to @mirai_nagasu landing #tripleaxel is squad goals. #squadGoals #mirainagasu #olympics pic.twitter.com/tkVB2aDD9y
— Casey Chapman (@JCaseyChapman) February 12, 2018
