American skater Mirai Nagasu just landed the triple axel nailed by Tonya Harding

If you've seen I, Tonya, you'll know how important this moment is.

Figure skater Mirai Nagasu just became the first U.S. woman to land a triple axel in the Winter Olympics.

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Nagasu was competing in the free skating portion of the Figure Skating Team Event on day three of the Winter Olympics at Gangneung Ice Arena, Pyeongchang on Feb. 12. And she did this:

Watching Team Canada erupt into applause when American skater Mirai Nagasu became only the third woman to land a triple axel at the #Olympics almost made me tear uppic.twitter.com/VKBg7Tnmkh

— Derek Lewis (@dereklew) February 12, 2018 Read more...

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