Veteran Figure Skaters at 2018 Winter Olympics
We Need to Talk About These Veteran Figure Skaters Kicking Ass at the Olympics
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Nagasu made headlines after anchoring the ladies' free skate portion of the team event, in which she became only the third woman in history (and first American) to land a triple axel at the Olympics. But this is only the cherry on top of a long career that began with a first national championship in 2008 at the age of 14, followed by a fourth-place finish at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. While much attention has focused on the teenage "jumping beans" at home and abroad, Nagasu's hard work has given her a breakthrough season once again.