So many people doubted her, but tonight she reminded all of us exactly who she is!
So many people doubted her, but tonight she reminded all of us exactly who she is!
https://twitter.com/AshWagner2010/status/962879172329615360Just left filming to find out that @mirai_nagasu got her axel called clean in the team comp! So proud of this girl, such an inspiration with what she has done to her career
Looking @TeamUSA right now looking great for a medal! So excited for my teammates having this moment
I folded 1000 cranes for nationals and completed another thousand for the Olympics. Including 100 today! My fingers are kinda sore but it was worth it.
OMG, YOU ARE A UNICORN, MISS MIRAI NAGASU!!!!
Yes, you did! Hard work pays!!!Mirai means the future and the future is here!
I knew she could. I just knew it!
Yes, you did! Hard work pays!!!
And admiration from Reese Witherspoon: https://twitter.com/RWitherspoon/status/962893943166783488"I feel really great," Nagasu said. "Going into it, I was like a train and I was like, 'Get on the tracks and get some speed.' And, I tripped a couple times. I don't know if you could tell. It was more something I could feel, but to nail it the way I did, even out of the corner of my eye, I could see my teammates standing out of excitement.
"And at that moment, I wanted to stop the music and get off, but I still had my whole program ahead of me."
And, she took care of business. Nagasu skated a flawless routine and pumped both fists as she completed it, smiling as the crowd gave her a standing ovation.
Nagasu had landed triple axels in previous competitions, but never in such a pressure-packed situation as the Olympic stage.
"To complete the performance to the best of my ability is really exciting," she said.
Wow!! @mirai_nagasu is making history !! #OlympicWinterGames
I'm thrilled for Mirai like so many others tonight. I was thinking of how her parents were finally able to close their sushi restaurant to watch Mirai compete at the Olympics, and they were there to witness that glorious moment. What a great, exciting night of skating! Mirai's expression at the end of her free skate was tear-inducing. And there's more excitement to come....
Actually I don't think her parents and boyfriend are there yet. They haven't shown up in her Instagram. I guess they are coming for the individual event.I'm thrilled for Mirai like so many others tonight. I was thinking of how her parents were finally able to close their sushi restaurant to watch Mirai compete at the Olympics, and they were there to witness that glorious moment. What a great, exciting night of skating! Mirai's expression at the end of her free skate was tear-inducing. And there's more excitement to come....
AWWW so cute... I am so happy for her!Mirai means the future and the future is here!
I knew she could. I just knew it!