It wasn’t the iron lotus but Mirai Nagasu did something at the Winter Olympics that’s almost just as rare, land a triple axel. In fact, Nagasu is the first American ever to land the forward facing jump and only the third women in the sports history to do so at the Olympics.
"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