Today, the 24-year-old Nagasu is riding high on the shoulders of her sport, having accomplished something only two women before her have done in the history of figure skating: land the vaunted triple axel in the Olympics.
Less than 30 seconds into her long program in the team competition Monday, Nagasu took off for the jump she has admirably been trying all season, with mixed results. This time, there was no doubt. She powered into the air with such strength and landed with such surety that for a moment, you wondered if the eye was playing tricks on you. It looked so easy, with so much space between Nagasu and the ice, could it really have been the triple axel?
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