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Mirai Nagasu

First American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics

u/Mirai_NagasuSkates ↗AMA only
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Her 2017 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 4 posts and 247 comments from u/Mirai_NagasuSkates, all from 2017, most often in r/IAmA.

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A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Figure Skater, Mirai Nagasu. I won the US national title at 14 years old and am closing out the Winter Olympics Athlete AMA Series today, so Ask Me Anything as I get ready to go for the Gold for TEAM USA!”

How many pairs of boots/blades to you have ready at any point in time? (Also, I absolutely love how you’ve spray painted the heels on your Pianos.)

u/Mirai_NagasuSkates replied

Thanks! It's actually nail polish. Way easier than spray paint.

I always have two pairs just in case anything happens.

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A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Figure Skater, Mirai Nagasu. I won the US national title at 14 years old and am closing out the Winter Olympics Athlete AMA Series today, so Ask Me Anything as I get ready to go for the Gold for TEAM USA!”

At the Olympics, do you find yourself hanging out with athletes across all of the sports? Or are there sport specific cliques?

u/Mirai_NagasuSkates replied

The athlete dining hall is a huge cafeteria in which all the athletes gather for some grub. I find that I naturally gravitate towards Team USA athletes since I know there won't be a language barrier, but I remember sitting…

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The athlete dining hall is a huge cafeteria in which all the athletes gather for some grub. I find that I naturally gravitate towards Team USA athletes since I know there won't be a language barrier, but I remember sitting with other skaters from other countries as well when I was there last time.

Behind the scenesr/IAmA · 1,901 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗
A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Figure Skater, Mirai Nagasu. I won the US national title at 14 years old and am closing out the Winter Olympics Athlete AMA Series today, so Ask Me Anything as I get ready to go for the Gold for TEAM USA!”

In the movie "Blades of Glory", there is a figure skating move there called the Iron Lotus. If given the chance to team up with a robot skater with 0% chances of error, would you consider doing that move to get gold?

u/Mirai_NagasuSkates replied

Anything for the gold medal.